Ka Shui Group’s Lightweight Metal Materials Support VTC Solar Car Team to Win Championship in the World-Class Competition
ARTICLE OF 2025-09-10
The Hong Kong Vocational Training Council (“VTC”) Solar Car Team recently clinched the Cruiser Class championship at the 2025 World Solar Challenge in Australia, making a historic breakthrough. Leveraging their self-developed solar-powered car, SOPHIE 8x, the team successfully traversed 3,000 kilometers of desert and wilderness in Australia, outperforming many world-renowned universities’ car teams and showcasing Hong Kong’s excellence in green technology and sustainable engineering.
As a key partner of the VTC Solar-powered Car Team, Ka Shui Group provided high-performance lightweight metal material solutions to SOPHIE 8x, including aluminum alloy suspension systems, magnesium alloy mechanical components, accessories, and seat brackets. These materials not only offer lightweight and high-strength properties but also significantly reduced the overall vehicle’s weight, which lowered energy consumption, enhanced solar energy conversion efficiency, and ensured stable performance in extreme environments, while achieving a lower carbon footprint at the same time.
The application of lightweight metals is a core part of Ka Shui Group’s carbon reduction strategy. Through the development and adoption of recyclable, low-carbon emission aluminum and magnesium alloys, Ka Shui Group supports clients in substantially reducing lifecycle carbon emissions during product design and manufacturing. SOPHIE 8x’s success in this competition exemplifies the synergy between lightweight materials and green technology, highlighting Ka Shui Group’s technical strength in supporting the development of new energy vehicles and renewable energy.
Ka Shui Group remains committed to its corporate philosophy of “Green Manufacturing and Sustainable Development,” and continues to drive innovative applications of lightweight metal materials in transportation, energy, and other sectors. Looking ahead, Ka Shui Group will continue to deepen its collaboration with education, research and industrial sectors to explore pathways for integrating low-carbon materials and clean energy, promoting the realization of global goal of carbon neutrality.
As a key partner of the VTC Solar-powered Car Team, Ka Shui Group provided high-performance lightweight metal material solutions to SOPHIE 8x, including aluminum alloy suspension systems, magnesium alloy mechanical components, accessories, and seat brackets. These materials not only offer lightweight and high-strength properties but also significantly reduced the overall vehicle’s weight, which lowered energy consumption, enhanced solar energy conversion efficiency, and ensured stable performance in extreme environments, while achieving a lower carbon footprint at the same time.
The application of lightweight metals is a core part of Ka Shui Group’s carbon reduction strategy. Through the development and adoption of recyclable, low-carbon emission aluminum and magnesium alloys, Ka Shui Group supports clients in substantially reducing lifecycle carbon emissions during product design and manufacturing. SOPHIE 8x’s success in this competition exemplifies the synergy between lightweight materials and green technology, highlighting Ka Shui Group’s technical strength in supporting the development of new energy vehicles and renewable energy.
Ka Shui Group remains committed to its corporate philosophy of “Green Manufacturing and Sustainable Development,” and continues to drive innovative applications of lightweight metal materials in transportation, energy, and other sectors. Looking ahead, Ka Shui Group will continue to deepen its collaboration with education, research and industrial sectors to explore pathways for integrating low-carbon materials and clean energy, promoting the realization of global goal of carbon neutrality.
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