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This
Universities solar car team came from an idea for a Mechanical Engineering
senior project, to build a small remote-control solar-powered car.
This mushroomed into the largest undergraduate engineering project ever
undertaken at Auburn University. Their project gained momentum when GM
announced sponsorship of the 1990 GM Sunrayce
from Orlando, Florida to Detroit, Michigan.
Life
in the fast lane
Auburn's
participation allows students to refine management and design skills and
test improvements in real time. The SOL
of Auburn car has run in many races since the construction of the
first car. There has been a total of four cars built since this project
started, and please see the race history below.
The
Auburn University solar car team consists of about 25 dedicated Auburn
students. Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Non-Engineers
make up the team.
Each
Monday of the week the team discuss progress, then work on the car
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. Most of the new team members are
making their debut as solar car builders. The team say contact
them at any time if you want to become involved in Auburn's largest
undergraduate research project. All students are welcome to join -
Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
General
Information
Ask
a Question
How
to Find the Team - Map and Directions
Team
List - 2007
Team
List - 2005 (old)
Team
List - 1997 (old)
Past
Team Captains
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Dimensions:
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Length:
Width:
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6m
(19.7 ft)
2m (6.5 ft)
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Weight:
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336
kg (740 lb)
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Top
Speed:
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112
km/h (70 mph)
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Estimated
Vehicle Cost:
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$100,000
(includes donated materials)
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Chassis:
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Chromolly
steel space-frame
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Body:
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Composite
materials, mostly Kevlar
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Motor:
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Type:
Power:
Efficiency:
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In-Wheel,
Brushless DC
8.5 kW (11 hp)
95%
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Batteries:
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Type:
Energy:
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Lithium
Polymer
5.5 kW-hr
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Solar
Cells:
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Type:
Efficiency:
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Monocrystalline
Silicon
16%
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Safety
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Five-point
harness
turn signals
horn
brake lights
rear view mirrors
radio communication
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Auburn
University solar car
Pictures
2001,
2002 Frame Work
2001,
2002 Body Work
1999
Solar Car
1999
Solar Car at Ogeltree Elementary
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Event
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Route
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Distance
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Result
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GM
Sunrayce USA 1990
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Orlando,
FL to Detroit, MI
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1644
Miles
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15th
out of 32
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California
Clean Air Race 1991
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Sacramento,CA
to Los Angles, CA
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760
Miles
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3rd
out of 7
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Sunrayce
Eastern Qualifier 1993
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Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, IN
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50
Miles
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4th
out of 20
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Sunrayce
1993
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Arlington,
TX to Minneapolis, MN
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1110
Miles
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25th
out of 35
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Sunrayce
1997
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Indianapolis,
IN to Denver,CO
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1150
Miles
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30th
out of 33*
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ASC
Qualifier, May 2003
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Heartland
Park; Topeka, KS
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248
Miles
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5th
out of 15 registered teams
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American
Solar Challenge, July 2003
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Chicago,
IL to Los Angeles, CA
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2234
Miles
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12th
out of 31 registered teams
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Formula
Sun Grand Prix 2005
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Heartland
Park; Topeka, KS
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586
miles
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3rd
overall out of 30 registered teams (2nd in stock class)
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North
American Solar Challenge 2005
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Austin,
TX to Calgary, Canada
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2495
miles
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12th
overall out of 28 registered teams (4th in stock class)
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History
The
SOL of Auburn at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World
Sponsorship
Sponsorship
List
Sponsorship
Form
Team
Information
How
to Find the Team
Team
List - 2002
Printable
Team List - 2002
Team
List - 1997 (old)
SOL
of Auburn
c/o Department of Mechanical Engineering
202 Ross Hall
Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5341
Attention: Dr. Sushil Bhavnani
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ORGANISATION
A-Z
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CAR'S
NAME
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TEAM
NAME
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Aristotle
Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios
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Helios
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Faculty
of Engineering
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team - USA |
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team |
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Auburn
University |
Sol
of Auburn |
Sol
of Auburn |
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Aurora
Team, Australia |
Aurora |
Aurora
Vehicle Association |
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Bochum
Solar Car Team |
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Das
SolarCar der Fachhochschule |
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California
Poly S University |
SLO
Burn Sidewinder |
San
Luis Obispo |
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Clarkson
Uni Solar Car Team, USA |
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The
Solar Knights |
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Delft
University - Holland |
NUNA
I & II
2003
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Dell
Winston School |
The
Hunter |
Solar
Car Challenge |
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Desert
Rose, Northern Territory Uni |
FUJI
DESERT ROSE |
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Drexel
SunDragon Home Page |
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École
de technologie supérieure Quebec |
Eclipse
V (5) |
Éclipse
Vehicular Solaire |
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École
Polytechnique de Montréal
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Esteban
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Eko-Auto
Poland |
Eko-Auto |
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Electron
Analytic Corporation
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Dark
Horse
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EAC
Skunkworks
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George
Washington University |
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George
Washington Uni Solar Car |
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Georgia
Institute of Technology |
Solar
Jackets |
Solar
Jackets |
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Heliodet,
Germany |
Heliodet |
Heliodet,
Solar Car Team |
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Helios
- Lille, France |
Hélios IV |
Hautes
Etudes d'Ingénieur |
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Honda
Car Company |
Honda |
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Illinois
State University
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Surya,
Ratha, Mercury
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Illinois
State University
Team
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Iowa
State University
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Fusion
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Team
PrISUm
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Jonasun
Japan |
Orbit |
Solar
Car Paviion |
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Kansas
State University
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Paragon
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Solar
Car Racing Team
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Los
Altos Academy of Engineering |
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Los
Altos Solar Car Team |
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Tesseract
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MIT
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McGill
University
Monteal, Canada
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iSun
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Team
iSun
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McMaster
University
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Phoenix
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McMaster
Uni
Solar Car Project
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Messiah
College
Grantham, Penns |
Genesis
II |
Genesis
II Solar Racing Team |
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Michigan
State University
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Solar
Racing Team
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Michigan
Technological University |
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Solar
Car Team |
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Minnesota
S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni |
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Minnesota
Solar
Car Team |
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North
Dakota State University
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The
Double Deuce
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Sunsetters
- Solar Race Team
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Northwestern
University
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N'Uvation
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Northwestern
University
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Nuon
Solar Team, Netherlands |
Nuon
3 |
Het
Nuon Solar Team |
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Osaka
Sangyo University, Japan |
OSU
model S |
Solar
Car Team |
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Prairie
View A&M University
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Solaris
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Sun
Panthers
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Principia
College
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RA
6
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Principia
College
Solar Car Team
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Purdue
University
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SPOT
2
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Purdue
University
Solar Racing
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Queen's
University Canada
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Radiance
Gemini
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Queen's
Solar Vehicle Team
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Red
River College
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Red
River Raycer
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Red
River College Solar
Car Team
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Rice
University |
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Rice
University |
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Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
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Rose-Hulman
Solar Car Team |
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Southern
Illinois Uni Edwardsville
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Cougar
Cruiser
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Southern
Illinois University
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South
Bank University, UK |
Mad
Dog |
South
Bank Mad Dog Team |
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South
Dakota School Mines & Tech |
Solar
Motion |
South
Dakota Solar Motion Team |
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Southern
Taiwan University Tech |
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Southern
Taiwan Solar Team |
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Stanford
University
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Solstice
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Stanford
Solar Car Project
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Tamagawa
University - Japan |
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Tamagawa
Solar Challenge Project |
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Team
Futura, Italy |
FUTURA
2 |
Team
Futura |
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Team
SunLake - Japan |
Phaethon
model |
Team
SunLake TOYOBO |
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Texas
A&M University
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Columbia
Sunraycer
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Texas
A&M
Motorsports Team
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The
Power of One
- Toronto |
Xof1 |
The
Xof1 solar car team |
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Tufts
University
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ANNE
E. B. II
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Nerd
Girls
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University
of Alberta |
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University
of Alberta Team |
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University
of Arizona
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Drifter
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Solar
Racing Team
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University
of Calgary
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UC
Calgary
Solar Car Team
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University
of California-Berkeley |
CalSol |
California
Calsol Team |
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University
of Kansas |
Solution,
CATalyst |
KSU
Solar Car Racing Team |
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University
of Kentucky
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Gato
del Sol II
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Solar
Car Team
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University
of Massachusetts |
Spirit
of Mass 413 |
Lowell
Solar Racing Team |
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University
of Michigan
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Momentum
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University
of Michigan
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University
of Minnesota
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Borealis
III
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U
of M Solar Vehicle Project
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University
of Missouri
- Columbia
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Suntiger
VI
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The
Mizzou Solar Car Project
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University
of Missouri -
Rolla
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Solar
Miner V
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Solar
Minor Car Team
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University
of North Dakota |
Subzero
3 |
Team
SubZero |
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University
of Ontario Institute of Tech |
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UOI
Solar Vehicle Team |
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Uni
of New South Wales SCR Team |
UNSW
Sunswift III |
New
South Wales SCR Team |
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University
of Patras, Hermes |
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Solar
Car Team |
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University
of Pennsylvania
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Keystone
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Penn
Solar Racing
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University
of Queensland |
Sunshark |
Queensland
Solar Team |
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University
of South Australia |
Ned
KELLY |
SA
Solar Car Consortium |
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University
of Texas at Austin
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Solar
Steer
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Solar
Vehicles Team
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University
of Texas at El Paso
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Solraycers
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University
of Toronto
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Blue
Sky
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Blue
Sky Solar Racing
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University
of Toulouse |
Heliotrope |
Heliotrope
Solar Car Team |
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University
of Utah
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Vehicle
Design Team
Utah
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University
of Virginia
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UVa
Solar Car Team
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University
of Waterloo
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Midnight
Sun VIII
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Midnight
Sun Solar Race Team
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University
of Western Ontario
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Sunstang
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Sunstang
USP
Solar Car Team
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USP
Solar Car Team |
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USP
Solar Car Team |
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Western
Michigan University
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Sunseeker
05
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W
Michigan Solar Car Team
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Yale
University
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The
John Lee
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Team
Lux
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SOLAR CAR EVENTS
American
Solar Challenge American
Tour de Sol
American
World Solar Challenge - Formula Sun
Australian
World Solar Challenge
Canadian
Solar Discovery Challenge
Dream
Cup Solar Car Race Suzuka 2003 - Japan
Japanese
World Solar Car Rallye
North
American Solar Challenge
Phaethon
2004
Solar
Express - Solar Bike Race
Sunrayce
SunRace
2003 - Australia
World
Solar Car Rally - Japan
World Solar Rallye
- Japan
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