{"id":12862,"date":"2018-05-08T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T07:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2018-12-03T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T12:24:12","slug":"indian-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/08\/indian-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Solar car team DJS Helios have had a meteoric rise to success. Last year (2017) they took part in their first ever competition &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldsolarproject.com\" target=\"_blank\">Electric Solar Vehicle Challenge 17<\/a>\u00a0 &#8230;so far this year they have won both competitions they entered!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Their vehicle is powered by a 2kW motor and can reach speeds of over 55kmh. Very impressive &#8211; yet winning the competition demands more than just a great turn of speed. Entrants have to demonstrate their vehicle performing a number of demanding tasks &#8230;and also show how they have developed design and commercial skills, as a team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brake and acceleration &#8211; accelerate for 50m, then stop within 5m.<\/li>\n<li>Cross pad test &#8211; negotiate a slalom course, keeping in lane, against the clock.<\/li>\n<li>Hill Climb &#8211; inclined road, fastest to the top.<\/li>\n<li>Solar Only &#8211; disconnect the battery, then complete 50m powered by the sun.<\/li>\n<li>Endurance &#8211; how far can you travel in 90 minutes?<\/li>\n<li>Design and Innovation &#8211; each car is evaluated on its merits<\/li>\n<li>Business Plan &#8211; Is the vehicle commercially viable?<\/li>\n<li>Weight test &#8211; lightest vehicle gets maximum points&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winning three categories (Acceleration, Hill Climb, Business Plan) &#8211; DJS Helios came second in all other categories, with a third place in Design. Their consistently high-achievement easily won the competition for them &#8211; outstripping the runner-up by 150 points.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Trophies_68500609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-12866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Trophies_68500609-690x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Trophies_68500609-690x716.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Trophies_68500609-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Trophies_68500609.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second competition <a href=\"http:\/\/iasc.amtmotocorp.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Indo-Asian Challenge 18<\/a>\u00a0runs &#8211; not on a course, but on actual roads. \u00a0In this event the team came either <em>first<\/em> or <em>second<\/em> in five categories. A major highlight of the event was the team&#8217;s ability to travel 94km in 2 hours. Great!<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the team, Pranay Shah, who is their Captain wishes to thank Victron for our sponsorship &#8211; and, using <em>his<\/em> entrepreneurial skills, has gone to some length to promote <em>Victron Energy<\/em> as a brand &#8211; thank you Pranay! We wish you and your team continued success.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow the team as they trail-blaze future events on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DJSHelios\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> page.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-12867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-690x458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-690x458.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-730x485.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Crowning-Moment-ESVC-18_68500659.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/new-blogger-justin-tyers-burning-building-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Tyers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar car team DJS Helios have had a meteoric rise to success. 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