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For those of us in the US, 88 km/h is roughly 55 mph. (54.68 to be more precise)

EDIT: Also, later on, 103 km/h is mentioned, which is 64 mph.

Still, this is extremely cool for a solar car to get that fast.

For those people not in the US, the US school system has been teaching the metric system since at least since the late 70's. We do know the conversions (eg .62, 2.2, and 1.8). It might take another decade but we will get to the metric system.

Funny, I'm in the US, and I moved around a ton in primary school days (I went to 6 schools from K-5). I managed to never get instruction on the 'US' system of measure. I have no idea how many feet are in a mile, how many quarts in a gallon, cups in a quart, etc.

I did manage to hit each school districts 'metric' year...6 times in a row. So I know the SI system like the back of my hand - it's kind of awkward really.

Also, for those of us who think in terms of horsepower, 1200 watts is about 1.6 hp. A blender might be a more useful kitchen appliance comparison than a toaster to grasp the amount of mechanical power that this car produces.

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