# SolUTra

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Solar car

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Photo: Raedthuys Group - The SolUTra during the Panasonic World Solar Challenge 2005 in Australia

The **Solutra** is the first [solar car](/source/Solar_car) designed by a group of students, the Raedthuys Solar Team, of the [University of Twente](/source/University_of_Twente). It participated in the 8th [World Solar Challenge](/source/World_Solar_Challenge) in 2005 and finished 9th place. Another Dutch team won the race with their car [Nuna](/source/Nuna) 3.

This [solar car](/source/Solar_car_racing) is the current [FIA](/source/FIA) world record holder on the 1 km with a flying start. This record has been set on August 28, 2005, at the Gronausestraat in [Enschede](/source/Enschede), [The Netherlands](/source/The_Netherlands).

## Specifications

Length 4999mm Width 1799mm Height 800mm Vehicle Weight 210 kg Drag coefficient 0,08 CdA Panel efficiency 24,5% Battery capacity 5.5kWh Top speed 125 km/h 1000 km average 85 km/h

## See also

- The [Twente One](/source/Twente_One) [TU](/source/Twente_University) car which succeeded the Solutra

- The [Nuna 4](/source/Nuna_4) another Dutch solar car that won the 2007 World Solar Challenge.

- The main article about the [Nuna](/source/Nuna) series of Dutch solar cars.

- [List of solar car teams](/source/List_of_solar_car_teams)

## External links

- [SolUtra](http://www.solarteam.nl/project/solutra/), official page

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