History: Across Australy by Sunpower

The first who crossed Australia by a solar-powered vehicle was Hans Tholstrup with the Quiet Achiever. This was the precursor of the World Solar Challenge. An article (written by Hans Tholstrup and Larry Perkins) about this achievement appeared in the National Geographic magazine (Nov 1983).

Emiel Koopmans (Team Twente 2009) scanned the original article, so you can download it here (PDF, 6MB)!