The Aurora Vehicle Association is a group of volunteers who are dedicated to achieving and demonstrating extreme efficiency in transport. Aurora was started in 1980 by building high-fuel-efficiency petrol-powered vehicles. Between 1983 and 1985 Aurora held the world record for fuel economy at 1808 km per litre (5107 miles per imperial gallon). In 1987, when Hans Tholstrup devised the first trans-Australian World Solar Challenge, Aurora turned to solar car development and has been a contestant in every World Solar Challenge and has achieved 1 win, 4 second places, 1 third place, 1 fifth place, 1 sixth place and 1 crash.
Aurora is a non-profit group which is sustained by corporate sponsorship from companies such as CSIRO, Mazda and Sumitomo (amongst many others).
At various points in its history, Aurora has also been associated with some of Australia's leading universities such as UNSW, University of Technology, Sydney, University of Melbourne and RMIT.
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of which completed the course. The overall winner was Aurora 101, built by the AuroraSolarCar Team of Australia at an average speed of 72.96km/h. It...
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of solarcar racing teams. Renewable energy portal Energy portal World Solar Challenge North American Solar Challenge "Covestro Adelie solarcar makes...
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enjoyed with the earlier Aurora and Borealis series cars. Most notably, Centaurus II placed 2nd and 3rd in the 2010 American Solar Challenge, and Formula...
academic, and entrepreneur known for his work on self-driving car technology. He cofounded Aurora Innovation, a company developing self-driving technology...
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while Power-One has introduced the AURORA 250 and 300. Other major players around 2010 included Enecsys and SolarBridge Technologies, especially outside...
a gasoline-powered car to a hybrid electric, developing an interest in sustainable energy, specifically in the idea of using solar power to make music...
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who hosted the event, fielded two cars, bringing the total number of cars to eleven. A twelfth car, the #101 from Aurora Vehicle Association in Australia...
a solarcar developed by the Delft University of Technology in 2006-2007 for the 2007 World Solar Challenge. It succeeded the Nuna 3, the solarcar that...
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by electric motors, which are powered by either on-board battery packs, solar panels or generators. While a significant majority of water vessels are...
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an internationally renowned solar research and development industry in the Negev Desert. Israel had a modern electric car infrastructure involving a countrywide...
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