Nuna8 brought the world trofee for the sixth time to Delft. With a total time of 33:26:12 over 3022 km with Solar Team Twente 3 minutes behind. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has never been this exciting. The Nuon Solar Team placed itself first on the fourth day and stayed here until the finish.
Although Nuna8 was 30 kilograms lighter than Nuna7 and reduced her aerodynamic resistance with 9%, the competition was fiercer than ever since all designs looked like eachother: an asymmetrical car with four wheels.
An extra challenge for Nuna8 was that everything being used during static charging should be brought within the car. This makes Nuna8 the first Nuna which can static charge by herself.