[ALL CLAMORING]

[ALL CLAMORING]

The World Solar Challenge is like the Formula 1 of solar cars.

世界太陽能挑戰賽就像太陽能汽車的一級方程式。

But there's so much more to this race than just a car.

但這場比賽的意義遠不止於車。

It's pushing to the limit, completely to the edge of engineering.

這是推到了極限，完全是工程的邊緣。

MAN: So that's the locked position?

所以這就是鎖定的位置？

It's a locked position.

這是一個鎖定的位置。

YANTE VAN HAM: Everything can happen.

YANTE VAN HAM：一切都可能發生。

Whoa!

哇！

Oh, my God.

哦，我的上帝。

Throttle and cruise not responding.

油門和巡航沒有反應。

WOMAN: Move away from the path!

從路上走開！

This is a tough race.

這是一場艱難的比賽。

It is the premier, most difficult

它是首要的、最難的

and original solar race in the world.

和世界上最初的太陽族。

Goes all the way back to 1987,

一直追溯到1987年。

and it's only getting harder.

而且只會越來越難。

Forty-four teams from 21 countries

來自21個國家的44支隊伍

are in the far north city of Darwin, Australia.

是在澳洲最北部的城市達爾文。

They've brought one-of-a-kind solar powered vehicles

他們帶來了獨一無二的太陽能汽車。

that have taken them years to design and build.

他們花了多年時間設計和建造的。

[MAN SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[男人說日語]

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is every two years,

普利司通世界太陽能挑戰賽每兩年舉辦一次。

and we refresh our team for every challenge

我們更新我們的團隊，迎接每一個挑戰

to design and build the car.

來設計和製造汽車。

It's insane, the amount of work that you put into this.

太瘋狂了，你在這上面投入了大量的精力。

[TOOL WHIRRING]

[工具呼嚕聲]

You've got people that have worked

你已經得到了人們已經工作

70-hour weeks, maybe 80-hour weeks

70小時周，也許80小時周

to live up to this moment to start the race.

以不辜負這一刻開始比賽。

MULLER: In a hi-tech convergence of man and machine,

在人與機器的高科技融合中。

they will attempt a 2,000-mile endurance race

他們將嘗試2000英里的耐力賽。

due south, straight through the middle of the Outback.

正南，直接穿過內陸地區的中部。

With future generations in mind,

考慮到子孫後代。

they're pressing the boundaries of science.

他們正在按科學的界限。

But today, they all have one dream,

但今天，他們都有一個夢想。

to be crowned the champion of the World Solar Challenge.

獲得世界太陽能挑戰賽的冠軍。

We're at the Hidden Valley circuit together with all the teams.

我們和所有的車隊一起在隱谷賽道。

We were just passing by a team or another team,

我們只是路過一個團隊或另一個團隊。

I started to feel a little bit nervous because

我開始覺得有點緊張，因為

a lot of them are good competitors.

他們中的很多人都是很好的競爭對手。

CHRIS SELWOOD: This event is nothing if it's not about the passion,

如果沒有激情，這個活動就不算什麼。

the passion of these young people,

這些年輕人的激情。

not only dreaming of finding cleaner, greener ways of doing things,

不僅夢想找到更清潔、更環保的做事方法。

but putting those dreams into reality.

但把這些夢想變成現實。

The piston rod of the engine.

發動機的活塞桿。

MULLER: Energy is so important to human civilization.

能源對人類文明如此重要。

When we learned to harness the power of fossil fuels,

當我們學會了利用化石燃料的力量。

it led to the prosperity that the world enjoys today.

它導致了今天世界的繁榮。

But now, as a by-product,

但現在，作為副產品。

we're releasing some 43 billion tons of carbon into the air every year.

我們正在釋放約430億噸 碳到空氣中每年。

With a devastating impact on Earth's climate.

對地球的氣候有著毀滅性的影響。

The innovations being tested in these cars

這些汽車正在測試的創新

show us new possibilities

吐故納新

in solar cells, batteries, aerodynamics,

在太陽能電池、電池、空氣動力學方面。

and electronics.

和電子產品。

These technologies might be a path

這些技術可能是一條道路

to getting the majority of our energy needs cleanly, just from the sun.

我們所需的大部分能源都是清潔的，只是來自太陽。

WILLEM-JAN CLAES: So, for us, pushing the boundaries of technology

WILLEM -JAN CLAES:所以，對我們來說，推動技術的發展邊界

is very important.

是非常重要的。

Apart from that, we also care about the environment

除此以外，我們還關注環境問題

and we want to push the technology

我們希望推動技術的發展

so we can take care of our planet.

所以我們可以照顧我們的星球。

MULLER: Representing mostly universities from all over the world,

穆勒：代表的主要是來自世界各地的大學。

these teams have designed and built vehicles

這些團隊設計和製造的車輛

powered only by the sun.

只由太陽提供動力。

They will never be plugged in.

它們永遠不會被插上。

Ready, one, two, three.

準備，一，二，三。

[GRUNTING] You're heavy.

[叫聲]你很重。

BRAD NADALINI: Obviously, the stress does get to you,

很顯然，壓力確實會讓你感到不安。

but you kind of feel blessed to be here

但你覺得自己有福氣在這裡。

because, you know, you really get to tie in the theoretical learnings

因為，你知道，你真的可以把理論學習結合起來了。

of your university course and studies and research and all that sort of stuff

你的大學課程，學習和研究和所有這些東西。

into a practical sense.

成實際意義上的。

MAN 1: All right, let's go. MAN 2: Let's go, put it on.

好了，我們走吧。走吧，穿上它。

MULLER: A solar car is basically a solar panel on wheels

MULLER：太陽能汽車基本上是一個車輪上的太陽能電池板。

with a battery to store energy and a motor to drive it forward.

用電池來儲存能量，用電機來驅動它前進。

The lighter and more aerodynamic it is,

越輕越符合空氣動力學原理。

the farther and faster it goes.

越遠越快。

For these vehicles, efficiency is everything.

對於這些車輛來說，效率就是一切。

So we build a fast and efficient solar car.

所以我們打造了一款快速高效的太陽能汽車。

[VAN ELBURG SPEAKING]

[VAN ELBURG演說]

There's nothing like a competition to really get people, you know,

沒有什麼能比得上一場比賽更能吸引人了，你知道的。

struggling, pulling all-nighters for years and years

長年累月，通宵達旦

innovating, trying to beat each other.

創新，試圖擊敗對方。

VAN ELBURG: You develop technologies that are not yet on the market.

VAN ELBURG：你開發的技術還沒有進入市場。

So, we are engineering on a higher level.

所以，我們是更高層次的工程。

MULLER: This event happens every two years.

這個活動每兩年發生一次。

As technology improves,

隨著技術的進步。

the event limits the size of the car's solar panels and batteries.

該活動限制了汽車的太陽能電池板和電池的尺寸。

They've also required upright seating.

他們還要求直立的座位。

That is why cars decades ago looked like this,

所以幾十年前的汽車才會是這個樣子。

and why today's cars look more like this.

以及為什麼今天的車更像這樣。

There's over 40 entries here,

這裡有40多個條目。

and no two solar cars are exactly alike.

而且沒有兩輛太陽能汽車是完全一樣的。

And now, after years of work,

而現在，經過多年的努力。

it's showtime.

它的表演時間。

They have only a few days to get their cars ready,

他們只有幾天時間來準備他們的車。

practice and pass criteria inspections.

做法，並通過標準檢查。

[ALL CHEERING]

[ALL CHEERING]

[ALL CHEERING]

[ALL CHEERING]

MULLER: Over the last 20 years,

在過去的20年裡。

one team has been absolutely dominant.

一支球隊已經佔據了絕對優勢。

That is Team Vattenfall from the Netherlands.

那是來自荷蘭的Vattenfall團隊。

We have competed in nine races and won seven of them.

我們已經參加了九場比賽，並贏得了其中的七場。

The two times we didn't became first we became second.

兩次我們沒有成為第一，我們成為第二。

That is quite funny, right?

這是相當有趣的，對不對？

'Cause a lot of teams are not talking about becoming first,

'因為很多球隊都談不上成為第一。

or winning the challenge. They're all talking about

或贏得挑戰。他們都在談論

"Beat the Dutch" I think. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

"擊敗荷蘭人 "我想。是啊，是啊，是啊。

This year, we have used a new innovation in the aerodynamic field.

今年，我們在空氣動力學領域採用了新的創新。

[BELLINGA SPEAKING]

[BELLINGA SPEAKING]。

MULLER: Shark skin is a film-wrapped coating with riblets,

鯊魚皮是一層薄膜包裹著紋路。

tiny grooves along the flow

溝壑縱橫

that let air pass over it with less turbulence.

讓空氣以較小的湍流通過它。

It can reduce drag by up to 8%.

它可以減少8%的阻力。

[BELLINGA SPEAKING]

[BELLINGA SPEAKING]。

MULLER: It's amazing how many different designs there are.

驚人的是，有這麼多不同的設計。

From the past, thinking about solar races,

從過去的情況看，思考太陽族。

I've always imagined the cars to look the same,

我一直想象著這些車的樣子。

this big, flat design.

這種大而平的設計。

But there's a lot of very different designs going on here.

但這裡有很多非常不同的設計。

I wanna check out some more.

我想再去看看

Among the top teams, there are two schools of thought in terms of design.

在頂尖團隊中，在設計方面有兩派。

The catamaran, which is wide, compact and possibly more stable.

雙體船，它寬大、緊湊，可能更穩定。

And the bullet design,

還有子彈的設計。

a long mono-hull shape, which is a newer concept

長單體船型

thought to create less wind drag.

認為可以產生較小的風阻。

The catamaran is the old style, it's tried and true,

雙體船是老式的，屢試不爽。

and the bullet are more of the trying to make the best use of the regulations

和子彈更多的是想盡辦法利用法規的規定

to get a really fast car.

以獲得一輛真正的快車。

We still don't really know which one is better,

我們還是不知道哪個更好。

and probably this event will show which one is better.

可能這次活動會顯示出哪一個更好。

MULLER: When it comes to teamwork,

談到團隊合作時。

the University of Tokai in Japan is extremely well-disciplined.

日本東海大學的學科非常齊全。

And they're the pioneers of the bullet-hull design.

而他們是彈殼設計的先驅。

BIKKANNAVAR: In the last event, Tokai sort of unveiled

BIKKANNAVAR：在上一次活動中，東海算是揭開了序幕。

the mono-hull or bullet design.

單殼體或子彈設計。

And I think it caught a lot of teams by surprise.

而我認為這讓很多球隊都感到意外。

What you see this year is, you know, ten or more of the top teams

今年你看到的是，你知道的，十支或更多的頂級球隊。

have switched to that design.

已改用該設計。

So, I think that's validation that

所以，我覺得這就是驗證了

"Oh, wow, that was a great idea and we should've all thought about it."

"哦，哇，這是個好主意，我們都應該想到的。"

MULLER: Tokai has a car that I can't believe is a one-of-a-kind build.

穆勒：東海有一輛車，我不相信是獨一無二的造車。

The craftsmanship looks like something that just rolled off

工藝看起來就像剛從車上下來的東西一樣

the production line of a major manufacturer.

某大廠的生產線。

It's kind of awe-inspiring.

這有點讓人敬畏。

Look at this car!

看看這車！

It's beautiful!

真漂亮！

(CHUCKLES)

（笑聲）

MULLER: Where's the motor?

馬達在哪裡？

[KOUHEI SAGAWA SPEAKING]

[相川幸平發言]

That's the motor right there?

那是馬達吧？

[SAGAWA SPEAKING]

[SAGAWA SPEAKING]

140 kilometers per hour?

每小時140公里？

But you can't even... You're not allowed to go that fast, right?

但你甚至不能...你不允許走那麼快，對嗎？

Yeah. Yeah.

是啊，是啊。對，對

Are you gonna win?

你會贏嗎？

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[模糊的哈拉]

[SAGAWA SPEAKING]

[SAGAWA SPEAKING]

Looks like everyone's very busy.

看來大家都很忙啊。

Yeah.

是啊。

MULLER: Is there any air flow through the cockpit?

駕駛艙內有空氣流動嗎？

SAGAWA: Yes, I will show that.

SAGAWA：是的，我會展示的。

[MULLER CHUCKLING]

[MULLER CHUCKLING]

That's the air coming in right there?

那是空氣進來的地方？

SAGAWA: Coming here. Maybe you can see from here.

來了.也許你可以從這裡看到。

And when you're in the car,

而當你在車上。

do you take that hose and... Like this?

你拿著那根軟管...像這樣？

-[LAUGHING] -Change of position.

-改變位置。

[CHUCKLES]

[笑聲]

[MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[男人說外語]

MULLER: Because these solar cars are so finely engineered for efficiency,

穆勒：因為這些太陽能汽車的效率設計得非常精細。

the tiniest detail can affect their performance.

最微小的細節都會影響他們的表現。

Even a small, flapping piece of tape

哪怕是一小塊飄揚的膠帶

can increase drag by more than 5%.

可以增加5%以上的阻力。

This is why teams try so hard not to damage their cars during testing.

這也是為什麼車隊在測試過程中儘量不損壞自己的賽車。

[MAN SPEAKING DUTCH OVER RADIO]

[MAN SPEAKING DUTCH OVER RADIO]

[RADIO BEEPS]

[RADIO BEEPS]

MULLER: But unfortunately for Vattenfall,

但不幸的是，對於Vattenfall。

they've got trouble already.

他們已經有麻煩了。

[SPEAKING]

[說話]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

[模糊的對話]

So, the aerodynamics are really important.

所以，空氣動力學真的很重要。

So one scratch on the aerodynamics, it's disastrous.

所以在空氣動力學上的一個劃痕，就會造成災難性的後果。

BELLINGA: We will investigate what's the problem what's broken,

BELLINGA：我們會調查是什麼問題什麼破綻。

and see if we can fix it in a night or a day.

看看我們是否能在一夜或一天內解決它。

We have to investigate everything.

我們必須調查一切。

It's gonna be hard work, because we didn't expect that

這將是一個艱難的工作，因為我們沒有想到，

something like this will happen.

這樣的事情會發生。

[TOOL WINDING]

[工具纏繞]

[ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[電子音樂播放]

MULLER: Stanford from the US

穆勒：來自美國的斯坦福

is a team that is expected to be a threat this year.

是一支今年有望成為威脅的球隊。

They've got a bullet design car

他們有一輛子彈設計的車

and they're one of the youngest teams in the competition.

而且他們是比賽中最年輕的隊伍之一。

They're almost all undergrads.

他們幾乎都是大學生。

How much of your life is this car? That's what I wanna know.

你的生活中有多少是這輛車？這就是我想知道的

The better question will be how much of our life isn't this car.

更好的問題將是我們的生活中有多少不是這輛車。

[LAUGHS]

[笑]

I mean, right now it's definitely 100%.

我是說，現在絕對是100%。

Why is it so important to you? Why does it mean that much?

為什麼它對你這麼重要？為什麼它有那麼大的意義？

I think, at least personally,

我想，至少個人。

it's beautiful to be able to see something, you know,

它是美麗的，能夠看到的東西，你知道的。

just morph from nothing

化為烏有

into this big, beautiful thing that we've all done together.

變成了我們一起做的這件大而美的事情。

And being able to do it with a group of complete strangers.

而且能夠和一群完全陌生的人一起做。

JULIA GORDON: This car that we built is powered by the sun.

JULIA GORDON：我們造的這輛車是由太陽驅動的。

The levels of ingenious and creativity

巧妙和創造性的水準

and just perseverance that our team put in to make this car happen.

以及我們團隊為實現這輛車所付出的毅力。

Like, this is the coolest thing I've ever done.

這是我做過的最酷的事情。

And I'm one of the drivers as well.

而我也是司機之一。

MULLER: You're the drivers?

你們是司機？

How did you get to be such gangster drivers?

你怎麼會成為這樣的黑幫司機？

-[ALL LAUGHING] -We're short,

-我們人手不夠。

our hips are small enough.

我們的臀部足夠小。

-We're willing to sit... -Speak for yourself.

-我們願意坐下來...

-[ALL LAUGHING] -Speak for yourself.

-你自己說吧。

We're willing to drive this oven across the Outback, so...

我們願意開著這臺烤箱穿越內陸，所以... ...

MULLER: How hot? GORDON: It's like a sauna in there.

有多熱？就像在蒸三溫暖一樣.

You just sweat for hours and hours.

你只是出了幾個小時的汗。

What is the driving strategy?

驅動策略是什麼？

We got our driver strategy from watching Talladega Nights.

我們從看《塔拉迪加之夜》得到了我們的駕駛策略。

-[ALL LAUGHING] -MULLER: There you go.

-這就對了。

[CROWD CHANTING]

[人群高呼]

[CHEERING AND CLAPPING]

[歡呼和鼓掌]

MULLER: Team Michigan is a huge crew.

密歇根隊是一個龐大的團隊。

And they have a very hi-tech car that they're pretty secretive about.

而且他們有一輛非常高科技的車，他們很神祕。

This is their 11th World Solar Challenge

這是他們的第11次世界太陽能挑戰賽

and they have never taken home the trophy.

而他們從來沒有拿過獎盃。

But they think their time has come.

但他們認為自己的時代已經到來。

We know our car is the best. We are almost certain.

我們知道我們的車是最好的。我們幾乎可以肯定。

I mean, you look at the critical performance

我的意思是，你看看關鍵性能

characteristics of a solar car,

太陽能汽車的特點。

aerodynamics, solar array, and the efficiency of the internal electrical system,

空氣動力學、太陽能陣列和內部電氣系統的效率。

we have the best car in the world in all three.

我們有世界上最好的車在所有三個。

Hey, Dan, make sure the battery's covered.

嘿，丹，確保電池的覆蓋。

MULLER: One thing Michigan is not short on is confidence.

穆勒：密歇根不缺的就是信心。

Uh, no filming the battery, please.

呃，不要拍電池，請。

Battery's our secret sauce.

電池是我們的祕訣。