But something was lacking in the most recent successful attempt: conventional gasoline. That's because speed wasn't the aim of the three friends who built and drove a solar-powered car across the country in a record-setting 13 days, 15 hours, and 19 minutes.
Danny Ezzo, a student at Michigan Tech and one of the engineers who helped build and drive the solar vehicle, said after arriving in Redondo Beach on Sunday night, 'Nobody's ever done it before. It was a challenge for everybody involved.'
This isn't the first time that Will Jones, Kyle Samluk, and Danny Ezzo have built a solar car together, nor is it the first time they've tried to complete the NYC-to-LA route in such a vehicle.
Jones kept chasing the sun while at the University of...
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