Named Unlimited 2.0, the car from Western Sydney University will drive into the Historical Aircraft and Restoration Society's museum at Shellharbour Airport on Tuesday as well as visiting primary and high schools.

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Brad Nadalini, Team Manager and Project Officer, said the student-led team wanted to share their passion for sustainability and educate people about renewable energy and the future of transportation.

"We're excited to take this opportunity to travel to regional NSW with the aim of inspiring the next generation of sustainable thinkers and getting 'race ready'," he said.

"History has shown we're capable of designing and building world-class solar cars but ultimately, it's the team that wins the race.

"The roadshow will provide us with a fantastic opportunity to train our new recruits in running a solar vehicle on road."

The vehicle previously has won the prestigious American Solar Challenge with the team now setting their sights on the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023.

The roadshow will pass through the NSW Renewable Energy Zones of Goulburn, Bathurst, Lithgow, Dubbo and the Hunter Region, to stimulate conversation around sustainable solutions.

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Western Sydney University's Solar Car Team is made up of 26 students from the fields of Engineering, Industrial Design, Computer Science and Visual Communications.

Team member Genevieve Bryant said women were making significant and growing contributions to STEM.

"We're seeing an increasing number of female team members - mechanics, drivers and creatives - who are all making waves in our team and as part of international solar car racing," she said.

"Solar Car is a fantastic hands-on project that we share with schools to encourage further participation in the STEM disciplines. We're very proud and excited to take the solar car to students in these regions."

Producing four cars, over a rich ten-year history, the team placed 6th overall and were the first Australian team to finish the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 2017. In 2018, the team became the first international team to win the American Solar Challenge, beating Michigan University's 18-year winning streak. The team also broke the record in 2019 for the lightest solar-powered vehicle ever to race weighing only 116.8 kilograms.

Other key stops for the team during the roadshow will include:

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