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VWSA-NMMU Solar Car Ready For The Challenge

VWSA-NMMU Solar Car Ready For The Challenge

Date: 2012-09-05
With the move towards 'Think Blue', Volkswagen Group South Africa is leading the charge by supporting the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's (NMMU) dream of racing a solar car in the 3rd South African Solar Challenge on 18 - 29 September 2012.

The solar car, which has been named 'Photon' was unveiled today, 3 September 2012 at NMMU in Port Elizabeth by Tom du Plessis, Director for Production at Volkswagen Group South Africa. 'Photon' will be competing against a number of international teams from countries such as Japan and Netherlands.

In May 2011, Volkswagen made a substantial financial and technical contribution towards establishment of the project, which has culminated in the VWSA-NMMU Solar Car team participating in this bi-annual event.

"Volkswagen is excited to be involved in such a unique project with the NMMU engineering students. Renewable energy will play a significant role in the future of the automotive industry and by embarking on such a project, the students will gain valuable knowledge that they can bring into the engineering field," said Du Plessis.