About this project
EDF Team 1 took part in Sun Trip Tour 2019, the long-distance adventure on solar-powered bikes held since 2013.
The machine is a solar bike.
This first EDF team, made up of staff from EDF’s hydro engineering centre (CIH), rode from Le Puy-en-Velay to Chamonix: the Auvergne mountains, Vulcania, detours to EDF hydro plants, the crossing of the Ain and the climb below Mont Blanc. The team rode rental solar bikes from Déclic’Eco with Sun Travel trailers carrying Photowatt modules – an all-French setup.
Technical data
| Name | EDF Team 1 |
|---|---|
| Sun Trip | Sun Trip Tour 2019 |
| Vehicle | CUBE e-bikes + Sun Travel trailers |
| Battery | 730 Wh |
| Solar | Special Photowatt modules, 220 Wp |
Sources
The details on this page are based on the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.
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