From October 13 to 20, 2019, the world-renowned solar car event sponsored by Bridgestone – “2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge” will kick off in Australia. This year’s event ushered in 53 teams from 24 countries and regions around the world, mainly college students. They will practice their innovative ideas and technologies in the 8-day race with a total length of about 3,000 kilometers, and explore innovative travel for people. Set new milestones.
The “World Solar Challenge” is hosted by the South Australian Tourism Bureau and has a history of more than 30 years. Bridgestone Group has been the title sponsor of the World Solar Challenge since 2013. Over the past seven years, it has continued to provide participating teams with tire solutions tailored for solar vehicles—the “ECOPIA” tires that use Aurora technology. with Ologic” tires for solar vehicles. This tire adopts the “large diameter, narrow tread” tire specification design, which achieves a high balance between low rolling resistance and safety performance, and ensures the superior performance of the vehicle.
“ECOPIA with Ologic” Tires for Solar Vehicles Using Ologic Technology
It is particularly worth mentioning that the “Prismatic Vehicle Solar Vehicle Team” sponsored by Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and composed of teachers and students of Beijing Institute of Technology will challenge the “Cruising” group for the first time. This is also the third time that Beijing Institute of Technology has participated in this competition. During the departure ceremony to cheer for the participating teams on September 19, Bridgestone executives, together with the leaders of China Rubber Industry Association and China Automotive Research Center Co., Ltd., sent blessings to participating teachers and students at Beijing Institute of Technology.
Just as General Manager Morita Taihiro of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. said, with the continuous enhancement of the current environmental protection awareness and the rise of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the new energy automobile industry is entering a new stage of accelerated development. This also stimulates people’s exploration and pursuit of sustainable mobility. Bridgestone Group has made a corporate social responsibility commitment to the world around the three main areas of mobility, people and the environment – Our Way to Serve. The concept of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is highly consistent with this commitment, aiming to contribute to the sustainable development of solar vehicles and the global environment, and to help young engineers realize their ambitions.
Wang Weida, Assistant Dean of the School of Vehicles and Mechanics, Beijing Institute of Technology (1st left in the front row), Dr. Bin Liu, Director of the Political Research Office of the Information Institute of China Automotive Technology and Research Center (2nd left in the front row), and Liu from the Technical and Economic Committee & Public Relations Department of China Rubber Industry Association Fang (3rd from the left in the front row), Hiroshi Uda, director of Bridgestone Beijing Office (front row, 4th from the left in the front row), Taihiro Morita, general manager of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (3rd from the right in the front row) , Professor Zhang Youtong, team leader of Beijing Institute of Technology (front row 2 from right), Chen Mingyue, Director of Brand Promotion Department of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (front row 1 from right),
Professor Zhang Youtong, the team advisor of Beijing Institute of Technology, said: “This competition is a challenge for the team members and the research and development of solar vehicles. In the process of facing challenges and solving problems, the team members not only gained valuable competition experience, but also improved teamwork. It has also gained valuable experience for the development of my country’s solar vehicle technology and to rank among the forefront of the world’s solar vehicle technology.”
Beijing Institute of Technology “Prismatic Vehicle Solar Vehicle”
As a world-renowned tire brand, Bridgestone aims to realize a sustainable mobile society, actively promotes the research and development of environmentally friendly innovative technologies, and is always committed to using innovation and technology to improve the way people move, live, work and play .
