Comment on World’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Sahara

jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BaroqueInMind@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  "Off road" but the car only stayed on undeveloped roads rather than actually going off the fucking road.

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  • Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    undeveloped roads rather than actually going off the fucking road.

    I’ve driven on some “undeveloped” roads that were worse than actual off-roading.

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    • jawa21@startrek.website ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It was developed and abandoned, but The Rubicon comes to mind.

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  • abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Europe’s definition of “off road” generally doesn’t include driving over boulders. That’s a uniquely American obsession.

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    • BaroqueInMind@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes the massive continent has enormous biome diversity, unlike the boringly homogenous and safer soft limp-wrist European country you likely live in.

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