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Racing with the sun

MIT students' solar-vehicle team makes a strong showing down under.
Eleanor charges her battery pack in the hot Australian sun before a test drive in the 2009 World Solar Challenge in October.
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Eleanor charges her battery pack in the hot Australian sun before a test drive in the 2009 World Solar Challenge in October.
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Photo: Chris Pentacoff

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