IVE Solar Car in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017

2017-11-01   |  

Sophie VI Day 1 WSC2017

Tong Seng Comapny, together with Bridgestone, sponsored Hong Kong Institute of Technology (IVE) to develop the sixth-generation solar car SOPHIE VI. Year 2017 marked the second attempt of SOPHIE to compete in the cruiser class of the World Solar Challenge in Australia.

This is also the first time for IVE to use our sponsored ECOPIA ologic tyres for actual competition. Sophie VI beat the US team in the 3000km journey and was honoured as the 3rd Runner Up in the competition. Sophie VI has prove to the world the excellence of our engineering student of Hong Kong.

Rank Car No. Team Charges P-km External energy Efficiency (P-km/kWh) Efficiency score
1 40 Solar Team Eindhoven
Stella Vie
Pace: 69 km/h, 118 mins ahead		 6 10197 45.7 kWh 223.2 80
2 11 HS Bochum SolarCar-Team
Thyssenkrupp Blue.Cruiser
Pace: 69 km/h, 120+ mins ahead		 6 7865 88.2 kWh 89.2 32
3 30 Clenergy Team Arrow
Arrow STF
Pace: 67 km/h, 70 mins ahead		 6 5263 91.5 kWh 57.5 20.6
4 35 IVE Solar Car Team
SOPHIE VI
Pace: 65 km/h, 18 mins behind		 6 3021 45.4 kWh 66.5 0
5 94 University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project
Eos II
Pace: 63 km/h, 120+ mins behind		 6 3644 40.5 kWh 90 0