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The Driven Podcast: Across Australia by solar car

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UNSW students Matthew Holohan and Jed Cruickshank join The Driven podcast to describe the challenge of driving a solar-powered electric car across Australia.

Matthew was the project leader and Jed one of the drivers of Violet, the UNSW entry in the “cruiser class” of the World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide? Will we all be driving solar cars some time in the future?

You can find previous episodes of The Driven here, or on your favourite podcast platform.

SolarEdge is a proud sponsor of The Driven Podcast

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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