{"id":18083,"date":"2026-07-21T15:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18083"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:34:29","slug":"dutch-students-unveil-world-first-solar-powered-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18083","title":{"rendered":"Dutch students unveil &#8216;world-first&#8217; solar-powered ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>A Dutch student team Tuesday unveiled what they believe to be the world\u2019s first solar-powered ambulance, which they hope can bring much-needed medical care to the remotest parts of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>The sleek, futuristic-looking, white and yellow vehicle boasts solar panels on the roof that power its engine but also medical devices from x-ray machines to defibrillators.<\/p>\n<p>The two-seater ambulance, named Stella Juva, can reach a top speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles per hour) and is designed for inaccessible off-road terrain.<\/p>\n<p>With a range of 715 kilometres on a sunny day, the car has a solar power-charged battery to ensure the vehicle and equipment works at night or when it is cloudy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStella Juva is fully equipped to deliver medical healthcare in hard-to-reach areas,\u201d said project leader Mathijs van Gerven, a 21-year-old student of biomedical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle is designed to bring healthcare to the patient, rather than transport them to hospitals. It contains testing kits for tuberculosis, cooled storage for vaccines, and ultrasound for pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>The team plans to travel to Kenya next month to put the car through its paces.<\/p>\n<p>The innovation responds to a pressing real-world need, said Femke Maurits, Partnerships Manager at Amref Health Africa, a humanitarian organisation providing health services in African countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue that many African countries have is that the distance between very remote villages and healthcare facilities is really big,\u201d Maurits, 34, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s little public transportation, fuel is very expensive, electricity networks are unreliable. So a really cool innovation like the Stella Juva can help us solve such big challenges in healthcare delivery,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Really large distances\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Many of the team have put their studies on hold to work on the project, which has taken a year to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The front of the vehicle features a dashboard showing current speed and battery power, and the medical equipment is packed into the rear.<\/p>\n<p>When AFP visited for the unveiling, riding in the vehicle was a smooth experience on the flat concrete roads of the test centre at Barneveld, central Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>But Van Gerven and his team are aware the challenges will be very different in remote areas of Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a robustness that we need to take into account if we want to drive off-road\u2026 where the healthcare really needs to be delivered,\u201d he told AFP, showing the spare tyres and shovels in case the car needs to be dug out.<\/p>\n<p>Stella Juva is a prototype and Van Gerven said there was a need to scale up to make a real impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we are 23 students and we built this within just one year. The technical industry should be able to do this way better and way faster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we would like to invite any technical company and industry partner, come talk to us. We would like to scale this up with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the key advantages of a solar-powered car for providing healthcare in somewhere like Kenya is its adaptability, said Maurits from the Amref NGO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really designed to reach large distances. It\u2019s powered by the sun, so even when it reaches a destination, it doesn\u2019t have to go back to a central point,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can go on and on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isabella Wanningen, 22, a computer science student who worked on the energy functions of the car, said the vehicle\u2019s name encapsulated the team\u2019s hopes for the impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStella is our family name. Our first car was called Stella and we\u2019ve taken it to each car,\u201d she told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course, we want to make a societal impact and Juva in Latin means \u2018to help\u2019. 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