I want to start with a picture it shows me on the right side and down on the
me on the right side and down on the
me on the right side and down on the left side Megan Frazier on holiday this
left side Megan Frazier on holiday this
left side Megan Frazier on holiday this picture can tell you two things first if
picture can tell you two things first if
picture can tell you two things first if one arm is broken the other ones it’s
one arm is broken the other ones it’s
one arm is broken the other ones it’s quickly broken to second that’s where
quickly broken to second that’s where
quickly broken to second that’s where true friendship started this picture can
true friendship started this picture can
true friendship started this picture can show you however that with that
show you however that with that
show you however that with that friendship came in in Cuba tear and
friendship came in in Cuba tear and
friendship came in in Cuba tear and drive to rethink the status quo to think
drive to rethink the status quo to think
drive to rethink the status quo to think about society about mobility and finally
about society about mobility and finally
about society about mobility and finally to come to an idea to build a solar car
to come to an idea to build a solar car
to come to an idea to build a solar car and at first was just an idea
and at first was just an idea
and at first was just an idea going billion in our heads and partly to
going billion in our heads and partly to
going billion in our heads and partly to escape school to be honest
escape school to be honest
escape school to be honest for example we called the supplies in
for example we called the supplies in
for example we called the supplies in the breaks and wanted to sound like a
the breaks and wanted to sound like a
the breaks and wanted to sound like a real company and so we did not have to
real company and so we did not have to
real company and so we did not have to call them in the evening and by then it
call them in the evening and by then it
call them in the evening and by then it went so far we even thought about
went so far we even thought about
went so far we even thought about quitting same people made us dismiss the
quitting same people made us dismiss the
quitting same people made us dismiss the idea and I think that’s why we call them
idea and I think that’s why we call them
idea and I think that’s why we call them parents so after two weeks after our
parents so after two weeks after our
parents so after two weeks after our graduation we started up in the same
graduation we started up in the same
graduation we started up in the same same people’s garage and this is
same people’s garage and this is
same people’s garage and this is actually the first picture ever taken on
actually the first picture ever taken on
actually the first picture ever taken on the project and we were so arcane and
the project and we were so arcane and
the project and we were so arcane and mysterious about the project we didn’t
mysterious about the project we didn’t
mysterious about the project we didn’t even tell them what we actually started
even tell them what we actually started
even tell them what we actually started in their garage had no idea and to be
in their garage had no idea and to be
in their garage had no idea and to be honest we had no idea how to build a
honest we had no idea how to build a
honest we had no idea how to build a solar car nothing
solar car nothing
solar car nothing the internet was our biggest resource
the internet was our biggest resource
the internet was our biggest resource and YouTube our greatest teacher we
and YouTube our greatest teacher we
and YouTube our greatest teacher we learned how to weld how to solder how to
learned how to weld how to solder how to
learned how to weld how to solder how to put a whole electric circuit for the
put a whole electric circuit for the
put a whole electric circuit for the vehicle and it was a great time it was
vehicle and it was a great time it was
vehicle and it was a great time it was actually a dream coming true for us
actually a dream coming true for us
actually a dream coming true for us until we found out we hit a certain
until we found out we hit a certain
until we found out we hit a certain boundary we couldn’t cross it was the
boundary we couldn’t cross it was the
boundary we couldn’t cross it was the limit of our pocket money so we found it
limit of our pocket money so we found it
limit of our pocket money so we found it another company called cocoa
another company called cocoa
another company called cocoa and smoothies on the weekends without
and smoothies on the weekends without
and smoothies on the weekends without smoothies providing us the money to work
smoothies providing us the money to work
smoothies providing us the money to work on the car the rest of the week
on the car the rest of the week
on the car the rest of the week and things weren’t quite well we even
and things weren’t quite well we even
and things weren’t quite well we even moved to a bigger place outside of town
moved to a bigger place outside of town
moved to a bigger place outside of town and that much more advanced tools and
and that much more advanced tools and
and that much more advanced tools and people coming in and sharing with us to
people coming in and sharing with us to
people coming in and sharing with us to the knowledge but because it was so far
the knowledge but because it was so far
the knowledge but because it was so far out of town we didn’t want to waste time
out of town we didn’t want to waste time
out of town we didn’t want to waste time on commuting so we even installed a
on commuting so we even installed a
on commuting so we even installed a bedroom there but talking about precious
bedroom there but talking about precious
bedroom there but talking about precious time that’s also where one of our
time that’s also where one of our
time that’s also where one of our biggest mistakes came into place and
biggest mistakes came into place and
biggest mistakes came into place and that’s because at that time range
that’s because at that time range
that’s because at that time range anxiety and battery capacity at electric
anxiety and battery capacity at electric
anxiety and battery capacity at electric vehicles was still a big thing and even
vehicles was still a big thing and even
vehicles was still a big thing and even for us I would say so we came up with
for us I would say so we came up with
for us I would say so we came up with the idea we thought was pretty smart at
the idea we thought was pretty smart at
the idea we thought was pretty smart at that time we developed a range extender
that time we developed a range extender
that time we developed a range extender that’s an onboard generator that burns
that’s an onboard generator that burns
that’s an onboard generator that burns fossil fuels to recharge the batteries
fossil fuels to recharge the batteries
fossil fuels to recharge the batteries and it was highly efficient and we
and it was highly efficient and we
and it was highly efficient and we thought well that was a good concept
thought well that was a good concept
thought well that was a good concept only to find out in the end that not the
only to find out in the end that not the
only to find out in the end that not the range is a problem but to keep burning
range is a problem but to keep burning
range is a problem but to keep burning fossil fuels so by then we had a huge
fossil fuels so by then we had a huge
fossil fuels so by then we had a huge time problem we were way behind our time
time problem we were way behind our time
time problem we were way behind our time table and we knew that so we went all-in
table and we knew that so we went all-in
table and we knew that so we went all-in we lived there through a whole summer
we lived there through a whole summer
we lived there through a whole summer day and night only with the risen to
day and night only with the risen to
day and night only with the risen to stop the burning of fossil fuels and
stop the burning of fossil fuels and
stop the burning of fossil fuels and then we had it our own solar car you see
then we had it our own solar car you see
then we had it our own solar car you see this car recharges its battery during
this car recharges its battery during
this car recharges its battery during standing time 96% of the time a car is
standing time 96% of the time a car is
standing time 96% of the time a car is standing on the street doing nothing
standing on the street doing nothing
standing on the street doing nothing this car is recharging the battery to
this car is recharging the battery to
this car is recharging the battery to provide you free of charge electric
provide you free of charge electric
provide you free of charge electric range of up to 30 kilometers a day so
range of up to 30 kilometers a day so
range of up to 30 kilometers a day so where’d our car everything’s good and
where’d our car everything’s good and
where’d our car everything’s good and while we had the knowledge of building a
while we had the knowledge of building a
while we had the knowledge of building a car we absolutely had no idea how to
car we absolutely had no idea how to
car we absolutely had no idea how to bring it to the streets so we to show
bring it to the streets so we to show
bring it to the streets so we to show you we didn’t even have a name for that
you we didn’t even have a name for that
you we didn’t even have a name for that car we
car we
car we worked three years on a car which we
worked three years on a car which we
worked three years on a car which we didn’t have a name for so one day Lauren
didn’t have a name for so one day Lauren
didn’t have a name for so one day Lauren passed by his way on a local Munich
passed by his way on a local Munich
passed by his way on a local Munich Helles and he walked by every day but um
Helles and he walked by every day but um
Helles and he walked by every day but um one day he noticed a small graffiti
one day he noticed a small graffiti
one day he noticed a small graffiti almost too small to be visible sign and
almost too small to be visible sign and
almost too small to be visible sign and that’s when you knew we had to found a
that’s when you knew we had to found a
that’s when you knew we had to found a company so back then novena came into
company so back then novena came into
company so back then novena came into place
place
place novena was learned through Matt at that
novena was learned through Matt at that
novena was learned through Matt at that time and she showed us a totally new
time and she showed us a totally new
time and she showed us a totally new thing we never solved before was called
thing we never solved before was called
thing we never solved before was called design sadly where the brand where the
design sadly where the brand where the
design sadly where the brand where the name rented logo wet weird everything we
name rented logo wet weird everything we
name rented logo wet weird everything we collected all the man who had skipped
collected all the man who had skipped
collected all the man who had skipped all these business plan competitions and
all these business plan competitions and
all these business plan competitions and went straight to the notary without even
went straight to the notary without even
went straight to the notary without even knowing what we really signed there so
knowing what we really signed there so
knowing what we really signed there so by then as with these smoothly so you
by then as with these smoothly so you
by then as with these smoothly so you could say we had another boundary we
could say we had another boundary we
could say we had another boundary we knew we couldn’t do this alone
knew we couldn’t do this alone
knew we couldn’t do this alone so from the beginning we thought about
so from the beginning we thought about
so from the beginning we thought about crowdfunding and now it was just about
crowdfunding and now it was just about
crowdfunding and now it was just about the right time our team grew bigger and
the right time our team grew bigger and
the right time our team grew bigger and we just launched a crowdfunding campaign
we just launched a crowdfunding campaign
we just launched a crowdfunding campaign and to be honest we didn’t even know
and to be honest we didn’t even know
and to be honest we didn’t even know until day one if people would actually
until day one if people would actually
until day one if people would actually be interested until the first day of
be interested until the first day of
be interested until the first day of that campaign we didn’t know if anybody
that campaign we didn’t know if anybody
that campaign we didn’t know if anybody would ever click on it fortunately
would ever click on it fortunately
would ever click on it fortunately things weren’t viral our video got
things weren’t viral our video got
things weren’t viral our video got millions of views and people all over
millions of views and people all over
millions of views and people all over the world came to us and we’re excited
the world came to us and we’re excited
the world came to us and we’re excited about the ideas and newspapers have
about the ideas and newspapers have
about the ideas and newspapers have reported understand television and we
reported understand television and we
reported understand television and we saw that actually the people wanted to
saw that actually the people wanted to
saw that actually the people wanted to see finally a sign on the street so by
see finally a sign on the street so by
see finally a sign on the street so by now as of today we still rely on the
now as of today we still rely on the
now as of today we still rely on the crowd and private investors as our
crowd and private investors as our
crowd and private investors as our vision grew much larger because by 2017
vision grew much larger because by 2017
vision grew much larger because by 2017 we want to produce three prototypes to
we want to produce three prototypes to
we want to produce three prototypes to offer test drives
offer test drives
offer test drives with these test drives we will go into a
with these test drives we will go into a
with these test drives we will go into a pre-sale so raising crowdfunding to a
pre-sale so raising crowdfunding to a
pre-sale so raising crowdfunding to a whole new level and keeping our
whole new level and keeping our
whole new level and keeping our independence together we can really show
independence together we can really show
independence together we can really show that we can make a difference we can
that we can make a difference we can
that we can make a difference we can show the industry that things finally
show the industry that things finally
show the industry that things finally have to change but here comes a question
have to change but here comes a question
have to change but here comes a question what does it take to build a solar car
what does it take to build a solar car
what does it take to build a solar car so little because you actually don’t
so little because you actually don’t
so little because you actually don’t feel the power of how much you can
feel the power of how much you can
feel the power of how much you can change until you actually do it what
change until you actually do it what
change until you actually do it what does it take to stick to a vision a –
does it take to stick to a vision a –
does it take to stick to a vision a – and honest friendship thank you very
and honest friendship thank you very
and honest friendship thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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