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By Brian Afuang
There must be some form of irony
in the whole thing when Sinag, the first Philippine made solar car,
was unveiled on a day (September 1) when the sun seemed a bit lazy
to show itself, and intermittent drizzles threatened the car’s
first public test run. This, after Sinag’s original launch date
fell squarely on the day Typhoon Dodong visited Metro Manila. That,
however, was nothing compared to the daunting task the car—and
everybody involved in its creation—had overcome and still face in
the future. If not irony then, it’s metaphor.
Sinag will participate in the
20th World Solar Challenge in Australia in October, where it needs
to traverse almost 3,000 kilometers from Darwin to Adelaide. Over 30
countries, most of whom have decades of experience in solar car
technology and are backed by large finances, will take part in the
challenge. By contrast, Sinag was designed and built by students
from the Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering
departments of De La Salle University-Manila.
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