List of solar car teams
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This is a list of solar car
teams.
North American Solar Challenge
Solar car racing
Solar car racing refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car . The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985 which led to several similar races in Europe, USA and Australia...
teams.
Australia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Vehicle Association Aurora Solar Car The Aurora Vehicle Association is a group of volunteers who are dedicated to achieving and demonstrating extreme efficiency in transport. Aurora was started in 1980 by building high-fuel-efficiency petrol-powered vehicles. Between 1983 and 1985 Aurora held the world record for fuel economy at... |
1987 | 5+ | 101 | 101 | URL |
| Sungroper (Sungroper Solar Car Association) |
2001 | 2+ | Sungroper 3 | 6 | URL |
| Sunshark Sunshark Solar Car Team The Sunshark Solar Car Team was a solar car racing team at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.The Sunshark team was made up of students from the University of Queensland. Through sponsorship the team was able to enter solar car races in Australia and overseas.-Car:The Sunshark... (University of Queensland University of Queensland The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation... ) |
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| UNSW Solar Racing Team Sunswift The UNSW Solar Racing Team is a solar car racing team from the University of New South Wales. The team has built four cars since 1996... (University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... ) |
1995 | 4 | Sunswift Sunswift The UNSW Solar Racing Team is a solar car racing team from the University of New South Wales. The team has built four cars since 1996... IV |
73 | URL |
Belgium
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umicore Solar Team (Group T - Leuven Engineering College) |
2004 | 4 | Umicar Imagine | 8 | URL |
Brazil
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP Solar (University of São Paulo University of São Paulo Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious... ) |
1997 | 1 | The Banana Enterprise | 88 | URL |
Canada
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Solar Racing Blue Sky Solar Racing Blue Sky Solar Racing is a student-run initiative at the University of Toronto. The team aims to promote environmentally friendly technologies through the design, construction and showcasing of world class solar powered vehicles... (University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... ) |
1998 | 5 | Cerulean | 77 | English |
| Éclipse (École de technologie supérieure École de technologie supérieure Founded in 1974, the École de technologie supérieure is part of the Université du Québec system. Specialized in applied teaching in engineering and technology transfer to companies, it teaches engineers and researchers who are recognized for their practical and innovative approach... ) |
1992 | 7 | Éclipse 7 | 92 | French English |
| Esteban (École Polytechnique de Montréal École Polytechnique de Montréal The École Polytechnique de Montréal is an engineering school/faculty affiliated with the University of Montreal in Montreal, Canada. It ranks first in Canada for the scope of its engineering research. It is occasionally referred to as Montreal Polytechnic, although in Quebec English its French... ) |
1998 | 5 | Esteban V | 55 | French English |
| McGill University Solarcar Team McGill University Solarcar Team -History:McGill University's Solar Car Team is composed of students from the faculties of Engineering and Computer Science. For the past ten years, the team has been building and perfecting solar powered vehicles for road racing in international competitions... - Team iSun (McGill University McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... ) |
1992 | 3 | iSun | 66 | French English |
| McMaster Solar Car Project (McMaster University McMaster University McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens... ) |
1997 | 4 | Phoenix II | 116 | English |
| Midnight Sun Midnight Sun Solar Race Team The "" is a Canadian solar car race team affiliated with the University of Waterloo of Waterloo, Ontario. Founded in 1988, the Midnight Sun team is a student-run organization which designs and builds a solar vehicle biennially to compete in two solar challenges; the World Solar Challenge, held in... (University of Waterloo University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff... ) |
1990 | 10 | Midnight Sun X | 24 | English |
| Omega Solar (Durham College Durham College Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in the Durham Region with campuses in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Whitby and additional locations in Uxbridge, Port Hope, Port Perry and Beaverton... and UOIT) |
2008 | 1 | Arctic Sun | None | English |
| Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team The Queen’s University Solar Vehicle Team was a dynamic, multidisciplinary student design project at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, whose goal was to design and build vehicles that are solely powered by the sun’s energy. One of the two original Canadian teams, the Queen’s... (Queen's University Queen's University Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England... ) |
1988 | 11 | Aurum | 100 | English |
| SunStang Solar Car Project SunStang Solar Car Project The SunStang Solar Car Project is a non-profit, student-run mega project at the University of Western Ontario that participates in international solar races, most notably the World Solar Challenge and the North American Solar Challenge. The team consists of undergraduate and graduate students from... (University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and... ) |
1991 | 6 | SunStang | 96 | English |
| UBC Solar (University of British Columbia University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley... ) |
2008 | 1 | Raven | None | English |
| University of Calgary Solar Car Team (University of Calgary University of Calgary The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently... ) |
2004 | 3 | Schulich Axiom | 65 | English |
| University of Ottawa Solar Race Team (University of Ottawa University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate... ) |
1989 | 2 | RALOS II | 125 | English |
| The Power of One, solar car project (Marcelo da Luz) |
1999 | 1 | Xof1 | 125 | English french |
Chile
| Team name(Affiliation) | Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UChile Conecta (ingenieria.uchile.cl/) |
2007 | 1 | Eolian | 35 | URL |
Denmark
| Team name(Affiliation) | Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvogn Danmark (Sønderborg Teknikum) |
1986 | 3 | TheThird (1996) | 23 | URL |
France
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios |
1992 | 4 | Helios IV | 4 | URL |
Germany
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS Bochum Solar Car Team (Hochschule Bochum) |
1999 | 3 | Solarworld No.1 BOcruiser |
42(WSC) 10 (ASC 2010) - 12(WSC) |
Team Sponsor (german) Sponsor (english) |
| FH-SW Solar Racing e.V. (Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt) |
2007 | 1 (planned) | SSC1 | Team |
India
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.T.U Solar Car (D.T.U {DCE}) |
2006 | Three {03} | Avenir Avenir Avenir may refer to:* Avenir , designed by Adrian Frutiger* Avenir Business Solutions, a IT resourcing and Software Development company based in London,UK* Avenir Telecom, a telecommunications company based in Marseille, France... |
SOLARIS007 | Web Portal Sponsor |
| NSIT Solar Car (NSIT) |
2008 | 1 | Advay | N.A. | URL |
Iran
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Gazelle Solar Car Team (University of Tehran University of Tehran The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian... ) |
2004 | 2 | Persian Gazelle 1 & 2 | 7 | |
| Havin Solar Car Team (Qazvin Islamic Azad University Qazvin Islamic Azad University -History:Qazvin Azad University Established in 1992.The University now has about 25 thousand students in 81 programs and gives out degrees at the Associate Degree, Bachelor, Master discontinuous, Masters and PhD level.-Faculties:... ) |
2009 | 1 | HAVIN 1 | 73 |
Japan
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita University Akita University Akita University is a university in Akita City, Japan. It has three faculties: the Faculty of Education and Human Studies, the School of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science.-External links:*... |
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| Ashiya University Ashiya University is a private university in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan, founded in 1964.- External links :* in Japanese... Solar Car Project |
1992 | 3 | Ashiya SkyAceTIGA | URL | |
| Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
1990 | 3 | Honda Dream | 3 | |
| Junk Yard | 1998 | 1 | Spirit of Junkyard | 16 | URL |
| Kyocera Kyocera is a multinational manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. The company has diversified its founding technology in ceramic materials through internal development as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions... and Kitami Institute of Technology Kitami Institute of Technology is a national university in Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded as the Kitami Junior College of Technology on 1 April 1960, it was chartered as a university on 1 April 1966. In 2004, it became part of the National University Corporation.... |
1987 | ? | Son of Sun | 77 | |
| Mitsubishi Materials Mitsubishi Materials , or MMC, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group. It is listed on the Nikkei 225.-Business Summary:Mitsubishi Materials Corporation has 7 business sections, which are:* Cement Business* Metals Business... |
1996 | 1 | Sun Challenger | 33 | |
| Nagoya Institute of Technology Nagoya Institute of Technology The , or less commonly Nitech, is a public highest-level educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan.Nagoya Institute of Technology was founded on 1905 as Nagoya Higher Technical School, renamed Nagoya College of Technology in 1944 then merged under the new... |
1992 | ' | URL | ||
| Tokai University Tokai University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1943 by Shigeyoshi Matsumae, who had formerly been the engineering president of the Ministry of Communications... |
1991 | 9 | Tokai Challenger Tokai Challenger Tokai Challenger is a solar car from the Japanese Tokai University. The Tokai Challenger became the winner of the 2011 and 2009 World Solar Challenge, a race for solar cars across Australia... Tokai Spirit Tokai Falcon |
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| Toyota | 1989 | ? | Toyota RaRa X | 8 | |
| Osaka Institute of Technology Osaka Institute of Technology is a private university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its main campus is located in Asahi-ku, Osaka City. Another campus is in Hirakata City.- History :... |
Iris Type ONE | URL | |||
| Osaka Sangyo University Osaka Sangyo University is a private university in Daitō, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1928, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1950. It became a four-year college in 1965. Osaka Sangyo University operated a satellite campus in Studio City, based on the former campus of Corvallis... |
OSU Model S | URL | |||
| Kanazawa Institute of Technology Kanazawa Institute of Technology is an institution of higher learning in Japan. It is often called KIT, or for short.It is known for its unique educational policy that attaches importance to initiative of students... |
KIT Golden Eagle4 | URL | |||
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| Hama Zero | ' | ||||
| TEAM SUNLAKE | 1993 | 12 | SUNLAKE EVO | URL | |
| Hoxan | ' | ||||
| Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "... |
Vi-mana09 | URL | |||
| Tottori University Tottori University , abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Koyama-cho-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. Another campus is in Yonago, Tottori.- History :... |
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| Waseda University Waseda University , abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate... |
1990 | Sky Blue Waseda | |||
| Yamaguchi University Yamaguchi University is a national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi and Ube.- History :The root of the university was , a private school founded by Ueda Hōyō in 1815... |
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| Zero to Darwin Project | 1991 | 3 | ' | 151 | URL |
| Team OKINAWA | 2009 | 3 | LEQUION | 90 | URL |
The Netherlands
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Team Twente Twente One The Twente One is the second solar car developed by the University of Twente and Saxion University in 2007, and succeeds the SolUTra... (University of Twente) |
2004 | 3 | 21revolution | 21 | URL |
| Nuon Solar Team Nuna Nuna is the name of a series of manned solar powered vehicles that won the World solar challenge in Australia four times in a row, in 2001 , 2003 , 2005 and 2007... (Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands... ) |
2001 | 5 | Nuna Nuna Nuna is the name of a series of manned solar powered vehicles that won the World solar challenge in Australia four times in a row, in 2001 , 2003 , 2005 and 2007... 5 |
3 | URL |
Pakistan
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Samba (NED University, Karachi) |
1997 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraaj (KFUPM) |
2011 | 1 | Seraaj | 63 | URL |
South Africa
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunna (Divwatt) |
2008 | 1 | Sunna | 15 | URL |
| Advanced Energy Foundation (Non-profit Group) |
2008 | 1 | Sanyo Iritron | 12 | URL |
| Deutsche Schule Johannesburg (German Intl high school) |
2009 | 1 | tba | 1 | URL |
Switzerland
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sCHooler (United High Schools of Biel/Bienne) |
1996 | 1 | [] | ||
| Spirit of Biel (Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne) |
1987 | 1 | [] | ||
| Spirit of Biel II (Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne) |
1990 | 1 | [] | ||
| Spirit of Biel III (Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne) |
1993 | 1 | [] | ||
| Heliox Solar Team (Dominic de Vries) |
2007 | 1 | http://www.heliox.ch/ | ||
| SWISSPIRIT |
2009 could not start: official version as damaged | 1 | SWISSPIRIT | 71 | URL |
Turkey
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORET (Gaziantep University) |
2005 | 4 | ORETRON-2 | 27 | ORET WEB & FORUM | |
| ATILIM SOLLAR (Atilim University Atilim University Atılım University is a private university founded in 1996. It is located in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The language of instruction for most courses is English. Education programs are at international standards Atılım University (In Turkish: Atılım Üniversitesi) is a private university founded... ) |
2003 | 2 | HASAT , MELIH TURGUT | ATILIMSOLLAR | ||
| OSCAR Solar Car Team (Eskisehir Osmangazi University Eskisehir Osmangazi University Eskisehir Osmangazi University , abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey... ) |
2009 | 2 | OSCAR/9 | 009 | OSCAR/9 | |
| METU Robot Society (Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey... ) |
2003 | 3 | ODTU-TEK | ' | ODTU-TEK | |
| SAITEM-Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Application Community (Sakarya University Sakarya University Sakarya University is located in Sakarya, Turkey. It is one of the most popular universities of Turkey. Since there is a large student body, the city of Sakarya is influenced by the university. It was founded as Sakarya Engineering and Architecture in 1970. It renamed as Sakarya State Engineering... ) |
2003 | 5 | SAGUAR II | 6 | SAITEM | |
| Bogazici University Solar Car Team (Bogazici University Bogaziçi University Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees... ) |
2006 | 2 | Theia | 59R | B.U. solar car web site | |
| EGETET (Ege University Ege University Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture... |
2006 | 1 | EgEFE, EgEFE+, EgEFE jr. | http://www.egefe.org | ||
| H.Ü. Formula G Team (Hacettepe University Hacettepe University Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre... |
2007 | 2 | Hünkar, Hünkar-D | #23, Unknown | HUNKAR website | |
| SOCRAT (Istanbul University Istanbul University Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the... ) |
2008 | 1 | SOCRAT | 1 | SOCRAT WebSite | |
| ITU Solar Car Team (Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey... ) |
2003 | 4 | ARIba 4 | 34(WSC) | ITU-SCT | |
| ecoMAGNESIA Solar Car Team (Celal Bayar University Celal Bayar University Celal Bayar University or ' is a state university located in Manisa, Turkey. It is one of the third largest universities in Aegean Region with close to 25,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members.- History :... ) |
2007 | 1 | MAGAR H2 | EcoMagnesia Website | ||
| METU SoularCAR TEAM (Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey... ) |
2003 | 2 | SoularCar 1&2 | URL | ||
| SOLAMAR (Marmara University Marmara University Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country... ) |
2006 | 1 | Marti | |||
| SOLARIS (Dokuz Eylul University Dokuz Eylül University Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools... ) |
2004 | 2 | Solaris 3 | URL | ||
| Yenerji (Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey... ) |
2006 | 1 | Myst | |||
| YTU AESK (Yildiz Technical University Yildiz Technical University Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began... ) |
2004 | 7 | Barracuda X | URL | ||
| Hitit Gunesi Solar Car Team (Ankara University Ankara University Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic.... ) |
2003 | 2 | Günebakan | hititgunesi.net | ||
| YASARGUNES1 Yasar University |
2009 | 2 | YASAR GUNES-1,YASAR GUNES-2 | YASARGUNES SOLAR CAR TEAM WEB SITE |
United Kingdom
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge University Eco Racing Cambridge University Eco Racing Cambridge University Eco Racing is a student-run team which designs, builds and races solar vehicles. Founded in 2007, its first prototype vehicle, Affinity became the first solar-powered car to drive legally on UK roads... (University of Cambridge University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... ) |
2007 | 1 | Affinity (codenamed Alice) | URL | |
| Durham University Solar Car Durham University Solar Car Durham University is undertaking the development of a high-performance solar powered car. The vehicle toured the UK in the summer of 2004, visiting secondary schools to promote science and engineering... (Durham University Durham University The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837... ) |
2004 | 1 | DUSC2008 | 175 | URL |
| UCL SolarFox (University College London University College London University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London... ) |
2007 | 1 | SolarFox3 | URL |
United States of America
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Solar Racing Team (University of Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885... ) |
1997 | 5 | Drifter 2.0 | 8 | URL |
| Arizona State University Solar Vehicle Team (Arizona State University) |
1990 | 2 | Sun Devil Cruiser | URL | |
| Bloomington High School South Solar Racing (Bloomington High School South Bloomington High School South Bloomington High School South is a high school in Bloomington, Indiana. The school currently uses a schedule consisting of three 12-week trimesters. Each class period is 65 minutes, with a 45-minute SRT period on Mondays, 45-minute Panther Plus Periods on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday... ) |
1997 | 5 | Komachi | URL | |
| CalSol (University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... ) |
1991 | 6 | Impulse | 254 | URL |
| Cal State LA Solar Car Team Cal State LA Solar Car Team The Cal State LA Solar Car Team is an engineering team from California State University, Los Angeles. The team develops the Solar Eagle, a series of solar cars that have taken part in solar car races in the United States and in Australia.-Solar Eagle:... (Cal State, Los Angeles) |
1990 | 3 | Solar Eagle III | 8 | URL |
| Georgia Southern University Solar Vehicle Team (Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive... ) |
2007 | 1 | URL | ||
| SolarJackets (Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... ) |
2001 | 1 | URL | ||
| ISU Solar Race Team (Illinois State University Illinois State University Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest... ) |
2004 | 4 | Mercury IV | 5 | URL |
| KSU Solar Racing Team (Kansas State University Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... ) |
1995 | 5 | ReParagon (2008) | 28 | URL |
| Los Altos Solar Vehicle Team Los Altos High School |
2001 | Solar Shadow III | |||
| Missouri S&T Solar Car Team (Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, United States, and part of the University of Missouri System... ) |
1991 | 9 | Solar Miner VII (2010) | 42 | URL |
| MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... ) |
1985 | 11 | Chopper Del Sol | 4 | URL |
| Mizzou Solar Car Team (University of Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... ) |
1992 | 6 | SunTiger VI | 43 | URL |
| Montana State University (Montana State University Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System... ) |
1995 | 2 | Double Black Diamond | 406 | URL |
| Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team (NFA Solar Racing Team) |
2007 | Sol Machine VII | URL | ||
| NUsolar (Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... ) |
1999 | 5 | sc5 |
11 | URL |
| Ohio State Solar Vehicle Team (The Ohio State University) |
1993 | 1 | Firefly | URL | |
| Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team (Oregon State University Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... ) |
2005 | 1 | Raindancer | URL | |
| Prairie View A&M University Solar Car Team (Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools... ) |
1995 | 1 | |||
| Principia Solar Car Team (Principia College Principia College Principia College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River between Alton and Grafton, located about thirty miles north of St. Louis. In 1934, Principia College graduated its first class as a full... ) |
1991 | 8 | Ra 7s | 32 | URL |
| Project SARA (Project SARA) |
2007 | 1 | SARA I | 1 | URL |
| Purdue Solar Racing (Purdue University Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... ) |
1993 | 8 | Pulsar Celeritas |
314 | URL |
| RPI Solar Car Racing Team (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's... ) |
2008 | 2 | 'Photon' | URL | |
| Rutgers Solar Car Team (Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... ) |
2009 | 1 | 1 | URL | |
| SOL of Auburn (Auburn University Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... ) |
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| SIUE Solar Racing Team (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest... ) |
2004 | 1 | Cougar Cruiser 9000 | 57 | URL |
| Solar Racing Team at TTU (Texas Tech University Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the... ) |
2009 | 1 | Raider 1 | 23 | URL |
| SPHS Solar Knights (South Plantation High School) |
2005 | 2 | The Solar Knight II | URL | |
| Stanford solar car project Stanford solar car project The Stanford Solar Car Project is a student group at Stanford University that designs, builds, tests, and races solar powered vehicles. The SSCP, a student-run, donation-funded organization, has been building and racing solar-powered vehicles since 1986. The team's most recent car, Xenith , was... (Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... ) |
1989 | 10 | Xenith | 16 | URL |
| Sunseeker Sunseeker (solar vehicle) The Sunseeker is Western Michigan University’s solar powered racecar. Each vehicle is designed, assembled and maintained by students. WMU competed in the 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 GM Sunrayce, and in the 2001 and 2003 American Solar Challenge, and the 2005 and 2008 North American Solar... (Western Michigan University Western Michigan University Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045.... ) |
1990 | 5 | Sunseeker Sunseeker (solar vehicle) The Sunseeker is Western Michigan University’s solar powered racecar. Each vehicle is designed, assembled and maintained by students. WMU competed in the 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 GM Sunrayce, and in the 2001 and 2003 American Solar Challenge, and the 2005 and 2008 North American Solar... |
786 | URL |
| Sunsetters NDSU Solar Race Team (North Dakota State University North Dakota State University North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size... ) |
2001 | 2 | Prairie Fire GT | 22 | URL |
| Team New England Team New England Team New England is a solar car racing team based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It is known for its innovative and sometimes controversial approach to solar car racing and heartbreaking losses... (MIT) (no longer affiliated) (UMASS Lowell) (no longer affiliated) (Northern Essex Community College Northern Essex Community College Northern Essex Community College is a state-assisted, two-year college, located in Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts... ) (historic affiliation) |
1993 | 5 | 28 | URL Team New England Team New England is a solar car racing team based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It is known for its innovative and sometimes controversial approach to solar car racing and heartbreaking losses... |
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| PrISUm PrISUm Team PrISUm is the multidisciplinary student-run solar car racing team from Iowa State University that designs and builds solar powered vehicles to compete in the American Solar Challenge . The club was founded in 1989 by a group of engineering honor students from Tau Beta Pi and was simply known... (Iowa State University Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... ) |
1989 | 9 | Sol Invictus | 9 | URL |
| Texas A&M Solar Motorsports Team (Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
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| West Point (United States Military Academy United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
1995 | 1 | Onondaga | 27 | URL |
| University of Kentucky Solar Car Team University of Kentucky Solar Car Team The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team is an independent, student-led project that operates as part of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. In 2008, the Solar Car Team completed its first North American Solar Challenge, finishing 11th of 15 teams in the 2400 mile race from Plano,... (University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... ) |
1999 | 4 | Gato del Sol IV | 3 | URL |
| University of Michigan Solar Car Team University of Michigan Solar Car Team The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is a 501 non-profit organization at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It is the most successful solar car team in North America, having won the North American Solar Challenge six times and is currently the defending three time Champion... (University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... ) |
1989 | 11 | Quantum | 2 | URL |
| University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project, or UMNSVP, is a team of undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota that designs and constructs solar cars... (University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... ) |
1990 | 9 | Centaurus II | 35 | URL |
| University of Toledo Solar Car Team (University of Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... ) |
2010 | 1 | URL | ||
| University of Texas at Austin Solar Vehicle Team (University of Texas at Austin) |
1989 | 3 | Samsung Solorean | URL | |
| University of Utah Solar Vehicle Design Team University of Utah |
2001 | 1 | Steel Sun Beast | URL | |
| UVA Solar Car Team (University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... ) |
1998 | 3 | Solar Revolution III | 87 | URL |
| Viking XX Team (Western Washington University Western Washington University Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:... ) |
1990 | 1 | 20 | URL | |
| Winston Solar Car Team (The Winston School) |
1990 | 9 | The Hunter | URL |
Venezuela
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USB Solar Venezuela (Universidad Simón Bolívar Universidad Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar University or USB, is a public institution located in Miranda State, Venezuela with scientific and technological orientation.... ) |
2005 | 1 | USB SOLAR, Araguaney I | 206 | URL |
New Zealand
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Fern (Solar Fern Racing) |
2006 | 1 | Solar Fern | 35 | URL |
See also
World Solar ChallengeWorld Solar Challenge
The World Solar Challenge is a solar-powered car race which covers through the Australian Outback, from Darwin to Adelaide.The race attracts teams from around the world, most of which are fielded by universities or corporations although some are fielded by high schools...
North American Solar Challenge