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Hitting the heights for solar power

[ December 15, 2023   //   ]

Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss’ Peak Evolution Team has driven a truck powered exclusively by solar energy up the Ojos del Salado volcano in Chile, setting a new world altitude record for e-vehicles at 6,500 meters above sea level.

Gebrüder Weiss moved the vehicle by seafreight to South America as well as co-financing the venture.

The extreme terrain and environmental conditions of the world’s highest volcano not only put the high-tech vehicle to the test, but also put the team under extreme physical and mental strain. 

 The logistics company is supporting a number of other forward-looking projects. January will see a dress rehearsal of the Austrian Space Forum’s Mars mission take place at the Gebrüder Weiss site in Maria Lanzendorf near Vienna. The company will also test an autonomous truck next year and send an international research team to Greenland to gain important insights into climate change.

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