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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

Solar-powered Tesla shoots for the stars

Charged up: L-R Ben Vaughan, Matthew Bergin, Paul Dastoor and Michael Dickinson. Picture: Sheena Martin

The Newcastle-based pioneer of printed solar cell technology, Professor Paul Dastoor, believes it is possible that the cells could be incorporated into a commercially available vehicle within the next five years.

Professor Dastoor and his team of University of Newcastle researchers are presently testing a cell array that will power a Tesla electric car on the 15,100-kilometre Charge Around Australia challenge in September.

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