Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

== Objective ==
The objective of the challenge is to promote the innovation of [[solar vehicle|solar-powered cars]]. It is a design competition at its core, and every team/car that successfully crosses the finish line is considered successful. Teams from universities and enterprises participate. In 2015, 43 teams from 23 countries competed in the challenge.<ref name="wsc-team-2015">{{cite web |title=2015 Team List |url=http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/team_info/2015_team_list |publisher=World Solar Challenge |access-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613003450/http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/team_info/2015_team_list |archive-date=13 June 2015 |language=en-AU |date=5 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Except [[Nuna|Nuna team and cars]] from [[Delft University of Technology]] ([[Netherlands]]), team from [[Delft University of Technology]] ([[Netherlands]]), known as the [[Nuna|Nuna team and cars]], have won seven out of ten races since 2001. The [[Tokai Challenger]], built by the [[Tokai University]] of Japan, won in 2009 and 2011. The Belgian [https://www.solarteam.be/ Innoptus Solar Team] formerly known as the Agoria Solar Team from [[KU Leuven]] University won in 2019 and 2023. 

Remarkable technological progress has been achieved since the [[General Motors]] led, highly experimental, single-seat ''[[Sunraycer]]'' prototype first won the WSC with an average speed of {{convert|66.9|km/h|mph|1|abbr=on}}. Once competing cars became steadily more capable to match or exceed legal maximum speeds on the Australian highway, the challenge rules were consistently made more demanding and challenging — for instance after [[Honda]]'s ''Dream'' car first won with an average speed exceeding {{convert|88.5|km/h|mph|1|abbr=on}} in 1996. In 2005 the Dutch Nuna team were the first to beat an average speed of {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.

The 2017 Cruiser class winner, the five-seat ''Stella Vie'' vehicle, was able to carry an average of 3.4 occupants at an average speed of {{convert|69|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. Like its two predecessors, the vehicle was successfully road registered by the Dutch team, further emphasizing the great progress in real-world compliance and practicality that has been achieved.<ref name="team-eind-legal-2017">{{cite web |date=23 August 2017 |title=Stella Vie is officially road legal! |url=https://solarteameindhoven.nl/stella-vie-officially-road-legal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405123629/https://solarteameindhoven.nl/stella-vie-officially-road-legal/ |archive-date=5 April 2019 |access-date=13 February 2021 |website=Solar Team Eindhoven}}</ref><ref name="autoweek-ketenken">{{cite web |date=6 August 2017 |title=KENTEKEN CHECK PP-301-S (Dutch public registration info for license-plate PP-301-S) |url=https://www.autoweek.nl/kentekencheck/PP-301-S |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008154027/https://www.autoweek.nl/kentekencheck/PP-301-S |archive-date=8 October 2017 |access-date=13 February 2021 |publisher=Autoweek.nl |language=nl}}</ref>