The German team at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023 in Australia.

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia is the world's best-known and most demanding race for solar cars. It runs 3000 kilometres from Darwin in the north across the continent to Adelaide in the south and is regarded as the most innovative solar race with a focus on efficiency and environmentally friendly mobility. The team from RWTH & FH Aachen University has successfully established itself on the global scene and regularly takes part in the race.
The film ‘Sonnenwagen - Future Mobility’ shows the development of the ‘Covestro Adelie’ solar car and sheds light on the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in light of the current mobility and energy debate. In addition, science journalist and author Ranga Yogeshwar, neuroscientist and author Prof Dr Maren Urner, former Opel boss and CEO of Continental Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann, the Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Covestro Sucheta Govil, the CEO DACH of Siemens Digital Industries Software Klaus Löckel, the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia Oliver Krischer, the Rector of RWTH Aachen University Prof. Dr Ulrich Rüdiger, the former Head of Aerodynamics at Mercedes-Benz Teddy Woll and the Managing Director of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Chris Selwood.

Cameras: Adrian Vidak, Henry Pohl, Moritz Mitzel, Thomas Pohl
Concept, script & direction: Thomas Pohl
Media team Sonnenwagen: Clemens Odendahl, Moritz Mitzel
Film production: Department Studios Frankfurt

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