Gebrüder Weiss promotes visions
Support for ETH Zurich team in solar car race through the Australian outback
At Technopark Zurich, the aCentauri team from ETH Zurich is working on a solar car that could revolutionize the transport sector. With this high-tech vehicle, the students will take part in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October - an adventurous race through the Australian outback. Together with 31 other teams, they will cover 3000 kilometers - from Darwin to Adelaide - in their home-made solar cars.
Gebrüder Weiss promotes visions
Support for ETH Zurich team in solar car race through the Australian outback
At Technopark Zurich, the aCentauri team from ETH Zurich is working on a solar car that could revolutionize the transport sector. With this high-tech vehicle, the students will take part in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October - an adventurous race through the Australian outback. Together with 31 other teams, they will cover 3000 kilometers - from Darwin to Adelaide - in their home-made solar cars.
Our support
Gebrüder Weiss is taking responsibility for the safe transport of the solar car from Zurich to Adelaide and back. Katharina Zimmerling, Branch Manager Air & Sea Zurich, is supporting the team with her expertise.
She was already involved in the organization of the Hyperloop project in America and is looking forward to working with young people again on the mobility of tomorrow: "The students at ETH Zurich are true drivers of innovation. Their approach to challenges is inspiring and I am happy to once again be able to support them with the right logistics solutions."
Why us?
Experience
Experience
As the world’s oldest transport and logistics company, we bring the necessary experience to handle this complex transport assignment.
Sustainability
Sustainability
We share aCentauri Solar Racing's vision for sustainable mobility and actively promote environmentally friendly solutions.
Commmitment
Commmitment
We are proud to support young talents and help shape the future of mobility. In addition to the students at ETH Zurich, we support other young scientists in their projects in this area.
"As a global logistics company, we want to play an active role in shaping the mobility of tomorrow. This mobility must be efficient and ecologically sound. That is why we support the aCentauri Solar Racing team."
Frank Haas
Head of Corporate Brand Strategy & Communications, Gebrüder Weiss
The vision
"Thanks to the support of Gebrüder Weiss, we can push ahead with our vision of an environmentally friendly future. With the solar car, we want to show that sustainable mobility is possible."
Alexandr Ebnöther
Team Manager, aCentauri
At Gebrüder Weiss, we share this vision. We firmly believe that sustainable mobility is a key to shaping a better future. For this reason, we support numerous projects in this area and offer young scientists a platform. Together we can achieve great things! 🚀
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