A solar-powered car has returned from a record-breaking voyage along one of the longest ice roads in the world, by completing an unscheduled return trip on April 10. It was a next to impossible thing for an electric vehicle, to travel on the ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk in freezing temperatures.

The designer of the car, Marcelo da Luz, said, "I was inspired to start the project in 1987 when I saw a news glimpse about a solar car race in Australia, the World Solar Challenge. I thought, 'That's the future. Wow, cars powered by light, how cool!".

The car coasted more than $250,000 and was partially built at Pinawa's Acsion Industries. Though, the parts for the XOF1 were built at Acsion, but the final assembling was done in Toronto.

The car is powered by almost 900 solar cells and measures five feet long and 1.8 meters wide. Luz said, "To date the solar car has travelled over 36,000 km and counting".

The XOF1 team departed Tuktoyaktuk at 1:30pm April 10, with only 85% charge, after showing the car at a local school. Da Luz shared that it is like a dream come true to see the car accomplish such an amazing feat.