Last night a group of University of Waikato mechanical
engineering students unveiled their masterpiece – an electric car they will
race 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide over six days next month.
Refurbishment
The team has been working on the refurbishment of the car
for the last six months in preparation for the 2013 Bridgestone World Solar
Challenge which begins in Darwin on 6 October.
The UltraCommuter car was unveiled at an exclusive event at
the University’s Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, before its trans-Tasman
journey to Darwin later this week, ahead of the team.
The University’s electric car was built in 2007. Its latest
refurbishment has included reformatting of the suspension system and upgrading
control systems, brakes and the body shell.