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Paris is not new to extreme machines. The world throngs to the French
capital every year to be wowed by the cutting-edge technology in either
automobiles, at the Paris Motor Show, or aircrafts, at the Paris Air
Show. This week, the world’s largest solar-powered boat eased into the
Seine, ending its transatlantic voyage.Docked at the quay in front of Paris’ western Parc André Citroën, the Turanor PlanetSolar catamaran, whose body is made of carbon fibre, exemplifies state-of-the-art solar-powered engineering.