A solar-powered car carrying four people hit speeds of 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) on Tuesday as it raced across the Australian desert in this year's World Solar Challenge.
The car, called Stella, was built by the Eindhoven University of Technology and is currently leading the cruiser class of the biennial solar car endurance race. The cruisers are a newly added class or car intended to carry more than one person and be more practical than the typical sleek, slim and single-person vehicles that compete in the race.
At the end of day three of racing, Stella leads three competitors in the class.
The University of New South Wales is 17 minutes behind in second place, up one place from Monday, followed by the Hochschule Bochum Solar Car Team a further 12 minutes back. The University of Minnesota's Solar Vehicle Project is in fourth place almost four hours behind the leader.
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