Great premiere in Aachen
Documentary film ¡°SONNENWAGEN - Future Mobility¡± celebrates world premiere
- Movie premiere on August 27, 2024 in Aachen
- Documentary shows development of ÃÜÌÒAV Adelie and everyday racing life in Australia
- Documentary is also available on YouTube from 6:15 p.m.
On August 27, 2024, the documentary ¡°SONNENWAGEN - Future Mobility¡± will celebrate its film premiere in Aachen. At 6:15 p.m., the film will be shown live in front of an audience for the first time in the main building of RWTH Aachen University on Templergraben. The premiere promises a fascinating insight into the pioneering work of the .
The film documents the development of the innovative solar racing car ¡°ÃÜÌÒAV Adelie¡± and the participation of the team of around 50 students in the Bridgestone Solar World Challenge 2023 in the Australian outback. Using state-of-the-art technology and innovative high-performance materials from ÃÜÌÒAV, the students have designed an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly racing car. The solar racer paves the way for the development of environmentally friendly vehicle technologies.
¡°I am impressed every time I meet the students from Team Sonnenwagen. Their passion for alternative drives, lightweight construction and the highest possible efficiency is inspiring for me. They are already showing today how the sustainable automobility of the future will be possible. They deserve to be the stars of this documentary,¡± says Sucheta Govil, Board Member for Marketing and Sales at ÃÜÌÒAV. ¡°For us at ÃÜÌÒAV, it is a matter of course to support this team and its mission: I am all the more proud that they are also relying on high-performance materials from ÃÜÌÒAV.¡±
From design to the race track
The documentary follows Team Sonnenwagen from the design of the ¡°ÃÜÌÒAV Adelie¡± through to qualifying and then the race across Australia. In addition to the technical aspects of the racing car, the documentary also focuses on the emotions, challenges and tireless team spirit behind this ambitious project. In addition to the interviews with the dedicated students, numerous experts also have their say, including the renowned science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar, the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport in NRW, Oliver Krischer, the former Opel boss and CEO of Continental, Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, and Sucheta Govil from ÃÜÌÒAV.
Available online on YouTube
¡°We are extremely proud that there is a documentary about our team and the great work of the past two years. This project is so important because it can play a small part in solving an important sustainability problem - greenhouse gas-neutral mobility,¡± says Sonnenwagen team leader Leonie Brandt.
The documentary ¡°SONNENWAGEN - Future Mobility¡± will be available online on from August 27, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. The trailer is already available .
About ÃÜÌÒAV:
ÃÜÌÒAV is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. ÃÜÌÒAV supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from ÃÜÌÒAV are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, ÃÜÌÒAV aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group¡¯s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. ÃÜÌÒAV generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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