Longest journey by solar electric car
- Who
- Solar Car Project Hochschule Bochum
- What
- 29753 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Germany (Bochum)
- When
- 15 December 2012
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The longest journey by solar electric vehicle is 29,753 km (18,487 miles) and was achieved by the Solar Car Project Hochschule Bochum (Germany) who travelled around the world departing Adelaide, South Australia, on 26 October 2011 and finishing in Mount Barker, South Australia, on 15 December 2012.
The team spent a total of 168 days driving and 8 days solely recharging the vehicle. The other days were spent exhibiting the Solar Car at a variety of locations, events and universities as well as being transported between continents.