Axalta Technology Helps Solar Car Take Third Place in 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
WUPPERTAL, Germany - The ThyssenKrupp SunRiser, a solar sports coupé, placed third in the Cruiser Class of this year’s 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The competition was based on solar kilometers travelled, passenger kilometers, speed, energy efficiency and design and practicality. Students at Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany, with the support of Axalta Coating Systems, built the car.
The students chose Axalta’s Voltatex® 4250 low-emission, one-component impregnating resin for critical aspects of the electric motors: to insulate and to protect them from the harsh external influences and to improve heat transfer. Voltatex 4250 also offers excellent resistance to liquid chemicals, oil and distilled water. The 2013 team from Bochum also used Voltatex 4250 and placed second that year.