HMAS Albatross Navy Base Airstrips in Nowra , Australia, has been the witness for the breaking record of fastest solar-powered car in the world today by Sunswift Ivy which managed to reach the speed of 88.738 km / h (55.077 mph). Records have also been recorded in the Guinness World Record as the fastest solar-powered vehicle.
Sunswift Ivy is a three-Wheeled Vehicle, the work of the students of the University of New South Wales "(UNSW) beat the previous record ever achieved by the GM Sunraycer in 1987 with the speed of 78 km/h (48.5 mph). The vehicle is made of monocoque carbon fiber body and it has brushless CSIRO 3 phase DC 1800 W motor.
The vehicle use about 1200 W power generate by solar array and a 24.75 kg lithium ion polymer battery pack. But for the record achievement test, the batteries were removed to determine the ability of vehicles that are powered entirely by the silicon solar cells.
Actually the team is optimistic in achieving record can reach speeds of up to 90 km / h but due to unfavorable weather so that they can not make further efforts. Previously, UNSW's Sunswift Ivy also has ever won the category in the Global Green Challenge race in 2009.
