World altitude record for electric vehicles At the end of 2023, the Gebrüder Weiss Peak Evolution Team set a new world altitude record for electric vehicles at Ojos del Salado in Chile: driving a solar-powered electric truck, the team reached a height of 6,500 meters. The record under extreme conditions – on demanding terrain and in very cold temperatures – is an impressive demonstra- tion of the potential offered by alternative drive technologies. The goal of the project is to draw attention to the use of these technologies in areas such as mining and high altitude land transport. Gebrüder Weiss has accompanied the project as the logistics partner and main sponsor from the very start and provided financial support in order to actively drive innovations in the field of sustainable mobility.
Logistics for the Mars analog mission As part of the AMADEE-24 Mars analog simulation mission, Gebrüder Weiss once again provided the Austrian Space Forum (OEWF) with support as its logistics partner. Back in January 2024, our location in Maria Lanzendorf served as a test site for the equipment and experiments of the OEWF and the analog astronauts. The actual mission took place in Armenia in March 2024. Gebrüder Weiss took on the entire logistics operation: from the secure transport of the highly sensitive equipment, includ- ing packing and customs clearance, to pinpoint delivery in the remote test region. An international team uniting specialist expertise also ensured the smooth return of the equipment – under difficult geographical and climate conditions.
“The Greenland Project” climate expedition Greenland is an important site for climate research. An inter- national research team set off on a special mission at the end of April 2024: two scientists, a physician and a photographer wanted to cross Greenland on foot in order to measure the thickness of the ice. Gebrüder Weiss supported the expedition by providing equipment and the necessary means of transport. The team traversed Greenland from Kangerlussuaq to Isortoq at a latitude of around 70 degrees north. Traveling a total distance of 600 kilometers on skis, they took regular measure- ments of the thickness of the ice. The results were analyzed at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia and shared internationally in order to gain insights into climate change in Greenland and its global impacts.
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