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These solar-powered cars are racing across Australia

To showcase the future of electric vehicles, 38 teams set out from Darwin in the north on a 3,000km route across the outback. Finishing in Adelaide on 29 October. They’ll face extreme conditions from heavy winds in the Great Victoria Desert to scorching 40°C temperatures. Camping in regions that house the world’s deadliest snakes.

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