Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

=== 2013 ===
{{Main|World Solar Challenge 2013}}

The 2013 WSC featured the introduction of the Cruiser Class, which comprised more 'practical' solar cars with 2–4 occupants. The inaugural winner was Solar Team Eindhoven's ''[[Stella (solar vehicles)|Stella]]'' from [[Eindhoven University of Technology]] in the [[Netherlands]] with an average speed of {{convert|74.52|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}, while second place was taken by the [[PowerCore SunCruiser]] vehicle from team [[Hochschule Bochum]] in Germany, who inspired the creation of the Cruiser Class{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} by racing more practical solar cars in previous WSC events. The Australian team, the [[University of New South Wales]] solar racing team [[Sunswift]] was the fastest competitor to complete the route, but was awarded third place overall after points were awarded for 'practicality' and for carrying passengers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/493_final_results_sunday_cruiser_class.pdf |title=WSC 2013 Cruiser class results |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309234634/http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/493_final_results_sunday_cruiser_class.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=9 | Cruiser Results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Person kilometers
!External energy (kWh)
!Practicality (%)
!Final score (%)
|-
| 1 || [[Eindhoven University of Technology|TU Eindhoven]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 40:14 || 9093 || 64.0 || 88.3 || 97.5
|-
| 2 || HS [[Bochum]] || Germany || 3022 || 41:38 || 6484 || 63.5 || 87.0 || 93.9
|-
| 3 || [[University of New South Wales|Sunswift]] || Australia || 3022 || 38:35 || 3022 || 64.0 || 70.7 || 92.3
|-
| 4 || [[University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project|University of Minnesota]] || United States || 3022 || 51:41 || 5454 || 64.0 || 69.3 || 79.2
|-
| 5 || Goko HS || Japan || 2288 || || || || 70.7
|-
| 6 || Apollo || [[Taiwan]] || 1558 || || || || 50.3
|-
| 7 || TAFE SA Solar Spirit || Australia || 1469 || || || || 71.7
|-
| 8 || [[University of Calgary]] || Canada || 719 || || || || 78.0
|}

[[File:PowerCore SunCruiser.jpg|thumb|The 2013 German [[PowerCore SunCruiser]] entry for the new for 2013 Cruiser Class]]
In the Challenger Class, the Dutch team from [[Delft University of Technology]] took back the title with ''Nuna 7'' and an average speed of {{convert|90.71|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}, while defending champions [[Tokai University]] finished second after an exciting close competition, which saw a 10–30 minute distance, though they drained the battery in final stint due to bad weather and finished some 3 hours later; an opposite situation of the previous challenge in 2011.<ref>[http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/492_final_results_sunday_challenger_class.pdf WSC 2013 Challenger class results]</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=6 |Challenger results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Speed (km/h)
|-
| 1 || [[Nuna|Nuon]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 33:03 || 90.71
|-
| 2 || [[Tokai University]] || Japan || 3022 || 36:22 || 82.43
|-
| 3 || [[University of Twente]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 37:38 || 79.67
|-
| 4 || [[Stanford University]] || United States || 3022 || 39:31 || 75.86
|-
| 5 || [[Buhler Group|Solar Energy Racers]] || Switzerland || 3022 || 40:13 || 74.54
|-
| 6 || Punch Powertrain ([[KU Leuven]]) || Belgium || 3022 || 40:28 || 74.08
|-
| 7 || Team Arrow || Australia || 3022 || 43:38 || 68.71
|-
| 8 || [[University of Toronto]] || Canada || 3022 || 45:38 || 65.71
|-
| 9 || [[University of Michigan]] || United States || 3022 || 45:55 || 65.29
|-
| 10 || Onda Solare || Italy || 3022 || 48:25 || 61.92
|-
| 11 || [[University of Western Sydney]] || Australia  || 2891
|-
| 12 || [[Kanazawa Institute of Technology]] || Japan || 2564
|-
| 13 || EAFIT-EPM || [[Colombia]] || 2505
|-
| 14 || [[Kogakuin University]] || Japan || 2450
|-
| 15 || KUST || [[South Korea]] || 2013
|-
| 16 || SunSPEC || [[Singapore]] || 1676
|-
| 17 || [[Istanbul Technical University]] || [[Turkey]] || 1613
|-
| 18 || [[École de technologie supérieure|ETS]] || Canada || 1530
|-
| 19 || Sun Shuttle || China || 1398
|-
| 20 || [[Jonkoping University]] || Sweden || 1301
|-
| 21 || ITS || [[Indonesia]] || 748
|-
| 22 || UMP || [[Malaysia]] || 616
|}

The Adventure Class was won by [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora's]] ''Aurora Evolution''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/491_final_results_sunday_adventure_class.pdf |title=WSC 2013 Adventure class results |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309072841/http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/491_final_results_sunday_adventure_class.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
!colspan=6| Adventure results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Speed (km/h)
|-
| 1 || [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora]] || Australia || 3022 || 38:39 || 77.57
|-
| 2 || [[Antakari Solar Team|Antakari]] || [[Chile]] || 3022 || 49:31 || 60.54
|-
| 3 || Sikat Solar || [[Philippines]] || 2487
|-
| 4 || IVE || [[Hong Kong]] || 2105
|-
| 5 || KAIT || Japan || 1533
|-
| 6 || Solaris || [[Turkey]] || 1481
|-
| 7 || Mississippi Choctaw HS || United States || 164
|}