Teijin's advanced carbon fiber technology used to build a car for the World Solar Challenge

The biennial World Solar Challenge is the world's biggest solar car race which covers 3000 km across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide. OWL, an advanced solar-powered car developed by Kogakuin University using Teijin's carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its chassis and body structure, participated in the race from Japan and finished in second place.