List of solar car teams
This is a list of solar car racing teams.
Australia
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Vehicle Association | 1987 | 5+ | 101 | 101 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College Solar Car Association (Lake Tuggeranong College) |
1995 | 2 | ACTEW Spirit of Canberra no longer active |
5, 10 |
| Sol Invictus - ANU (Australian National University) |
2015 | 2 | MTAA SuperCharge 2 | 41 |
| Sungroper (Sungroper Solar Car Association) |
2001 | 2+ | Sungroper 3 | 6 |
| Sunshark (University of Queensland) |
1996 | 1 | no longer active | |
| UNSW Solar Racing Team (University of New South Wales) |
1995 | 5 | Sunswift eVe | 75 |
| Western Sydney Solar Team (Western Sydney University) |
2012 | 4 | UNLIMITED 3.0 | 15 |
| Team Arrow (Team Arrow Racing Association) |
2012 | 2 | ArrowSTF | 30 |
| MTAA Super Solar Racing (Australian National University) |
2015 | 3 | Super Charge 3.0 | |
| TAFE South Australia Solar Vehicle Team (TAFE South Australia) |
2000 to 2020 | 3 | Kelly, SolarSpirit, SAV (no longer active) |
42 |
Belgium
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innoptus Solar Team (KU Leuven) |
2004 | 9 | Infinite | 8 |
Brazil
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP Solar (University of São Paulo) |
1997 | 1 | The Banana Enterprise | 88 |
Canada
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Solar Racing (University of Toronto) |
1996 | 10 | Viridian | 77 |
| Eclipse solar car team (École de technologie supérieure) |
1992 | 10 | Éclipse X | 101 |
| Esteban (École Polytechnique de Montréal) |
1998 | 9 | Esteban 9 | 55 |
| McGill University Solarcar Team - Team iSun (McGill University) |
1992 | 3 | iSun | 66 |
| McMaster Solar Car Project (McMaster University) |
1997 | 5 | Spitfire | 116 |
| Midnight Sun (University of Waterloo) |
1990 | 12 | Midnight Sun XII | 24 |
| Omega Solar (Durham College and UOIT) |
2008 | 1 | Arctic Sun | |
| Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team (Queen's University at Kingston) |
1988 | 11 | Aurum | 100 |
| SunStang Solar Car Project (University of Western Ontario) |
1991 | 9 | Icarus | 96 |
| UBC Solar (University of British Columbia) |
2008 | 3 | Brightside | 26 |
| University of Calgary Solar Car Team (University of Calgary) |
2004 | 4 | Schulich Delta | 65 |
| University of Ottawa Solar Race Team (University of Ottawa) |
1989 | 2 | RALOS II | 125 |
| The Power of One, solar car project (Marcelo da Luz) |
1999 | 1 | Xof1 | 125 |
Chile
[edit]| Team name(Affiliation) | Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emu Alpha (Adolfo Ibáñez University) |
2017 | 1 | Emu Alpha | 11 |
| Eolian (University of Chile) |
2007 | 5 | Eolian Fénix | |
| ESUS Solar Team (University of Santiago, Chile) |
2011 | 3 | Apolo 3 | |
| Antakari Solar Team (University of La Serena) |
2011 | 3 | Intikallpa 3 | |
| Equipo Solar (University of Concepción) |
2011 | 2 | Antünekul |
Colombia
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAFIT-EPM Solar Car Team (EAFIT University) |
2012 | 2 | Primavera | 05 |
Denmark
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) | Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvogn Danmark (Sønderborg Teknikum) |
1986 | 3 | TheThird (1996) | 23 |
France
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios | 1992 | 4 | Helios IV | 4 |
Germany
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS Bochum Solar Car Team (Hochschule Bochum) |
1999 | 6 | thyssenkrupp SunRiser | 11 |
| Sonnenwagen Aachen (RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences) |
2015 | 4[1] | Covestro Adelie[1] | 7[2] |
Greece
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Patras | 2005 | 1 | HERMES II (Unfinished) |
India
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electro-X India (Galgotias University) |
2017 | 1 | V1 | |
| DJS Helios (Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering) |
2015 | 3 | TBA | |
| D.T.U Solar Car (D.T.U {DCE}) |
2006 | 4 | Arka | SOLARIS007 |
| NSIT Solar Car (NSIT) |
2007 | 4 | Phoenix 1 | 99 |
| SolarMobil Manipal - (Manipal Institute of Technology Solar Car) (Manipal Institute of Technology) |
2011 | 4 | SM-S2 (5th Car in progress) | |
| RVCE Solar Car Team (R.V. College of Engineering) |
2013 | 2 | Arka | 34 |
| Team Hyperion (Sinhgad College of Engineering) |
2016 | 2 | INFINITI 4.0 | 3 |
| Team Saurveg (Finolex Academy of Management and Technology Ratnagiri Maharashtra) |
2016 | 3 | SOLEX |
Iran
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Gazelle Solar Car Team (University of Tehran) |
2004 | 4 | Persian Gazelle IV | 38 |
| Havin Solar Car Team (Qazvin Islamic Azad University) |
2009 | 2 | HAVIN 2 | 73 |
Italy
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onda solare (University of Bologna) |
2003 | 4 | Emilia 4 | 9 |
| Futuro Solare (Futuro Solare Association) |
2006 | 2 | Archimede1.1 | 7 |
Jordan
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia University | 2013 | 1 | Ben Ben | 1 |
Japan
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita University | ||||
| Ashiya University Solar Car Project | 1992 | 3 | Ashiya SkyAceTIGA | |
| Honda | 1990 | 3 | Honda Dream | 3 |
| Junk Yard | 1998 | 1 | Spirit of Junkyard | 16 |
| Kyocera and Kitami Institute of Technology |
1987 | Son of Sun | 77 | |
| Mitsubishi Materials | 1996 | 1 | Sun Challenger | 33 |
| Nagoya Institute of Technology | 1992 | |||
| Tokai University | 1991 | 9 | Tokai Challenger Tokai Spirit Tokai Falcon |
60 11 3 |
| Toyota | 1989 | ? | Toyota RaRa X | 8 |
| Osaka Institute of Technology | Iris Type ONE | |||
| Osaka Sangyo University | OSU Model S | |||
| Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 1999 | 4 | KIT Golden Eagle4 | |
| Team Shimon | ||||
| Hama Zero | ||||
| TEAM SUNLAKE | 1993 | 12 | SUNLAKE EVO | |
| Hoxan | ||||
| Team Jona Sun | 1994 | 6 | RAZARTE Jona Sun | 9 |
| Ritsumeikan University | Vi-mana09 | |||
| Tottori University | ||||
| Waseda University | 1990 | Sky Blue Waseda | ||
| Yamaguchi University | ||||
| Zero to Darwin Project | 1991 | 3 | 151 | |
| Team OKINAWA | 2009 | 3 | LEQUION | 90 |
| Kogakuin University | 2009 | 3 | OWL |
Indonesia
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITS Solar Car Racing Team (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya) |
1985 | 4 | Sapu Angin Surya | 32 |
Malaysia
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTM Solar Car Team (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) |
1995 | 2 | Suriakar 2 | 9 |
Morocco
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mines Rabat Solar Team (École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat) |
2013 | 4 | Eleadora 2 | 2 |
The Netherlands
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuon Solar Team (Delft University of Technology) |
2001 | 10 | Nuna X | 3 |
| Solar Team Twente (University of Twente) |
2004 | 8 | Red E | 21 |
| Solar Team Eindhoven (Eindhoven University of Technology) |
2012 | 4 | Stella Vita | 40 |
| Top Dutch Solar Racing | 2017 | 2 | Green Spirit | 6 |
Pakistan
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Samba (NED University, Karachi) |
1987 | 1 | 'pakistani 12 | 67 |
Poland
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGH Eko-Energia (AGH University of Science and Technology) |
2022 | 0 | Perła | 1 |
| Lodz Solar Team (Lodz University of Technology) |
2014 | 2 | Eagle 2 | 45 |
| PUT Solar Dynamics (Poznań University of Technology) |
2018 | 1 | Klara | 777 |
Puerto Rico
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Engineering Research Racing Team (University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez) |
1989 | 4 | El Wanabi | 787 |
Saudi Arabia
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraaj Team (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals) |
2011 | 2 | Wahj1 & Wahj2 | 63 |
South Africa
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UJ Solar (University of Johannesburg) |
2011 | 2 | Ilanga I.I | 7 |
| Wits Solar Car (University of the Witwatersrand) |
2010 | 2 | Parhelion | 3 |
| Sunna (Divwatt) |
2008 | 1 | Sunna | 15 |
| Advanced Energy Foundation (Non-profit Group) |
2008 | 1 | Sanyo Iritron | 12 |
| Deutsche Schule Johannesburg (German Intl high school) |
2009 | 1 | tba | 1 |
| NWU Solar Team (North-West University) |
2012 | 5 | Naledi 2.0 | 23 |
| UKZN Solar Team (University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
2012 | 2 | iKlwa | 31 |
| TUT Solar Car Team (Tshwane University of Technology) |
2012 | 4 | Sunchaser 4 | 4 |
| Sonke (St. Alban's College and St. Augustine's LEAP School) |
2018 | 1 | Siyakude | 24 |
| CUT Solar Racing Team (Central University of Technology) |
2018 | 2 | Seilatsatsi | 22 |
| Genuine JV (HTS John Vorster) |
2022 | 1 | Voltwagen | 60 |
| Team UFS (University of the Free State) |
2022 | 1 | Lengau | 99 |
Sweden
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JU Solar Team (Jönköping University) |
2013 | 4 | Axelent | 46 |
| Chalmers Solar Team (Chalmers University of Technology) |
2019 | 1 | Alfrödull | 51 |
| Halmstad University Solar Team (Halmstad University, Sweden) |
2019 | 1 | Heart 3 | 23 |
| MDH Solar Team (Mälardalen University College) |
2017 | 2 | Viking | 22 |
Switzerland
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Biel (Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne) |
1987 | 4 | ||
| Heliox Solar Team (Dominic de Vries) |
2007 | 1 | ||
| SWISSPIRIT[3] | 2009 | 1 | SWISSPIRIT | 71 |
| aCentauri Solar Racing (ETH Zurich) | 2022 | 1 | Aletsch | 85 |
Turkey
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurkMekatronik Solar Car Team (Kocaeli University) |
2000 | 7 | GAYRET | |
| Anadolu Solar Team (Anadolu University) |
2006 | 4 | Sunatolia 2 | 26 |
| ORET (Gaziantep University) |
2005 | 4 | ORETRON-2 | 27 |
| ATILIM SOLLAR (Atılım University) |
2003 | 2 | HASAT, MELIH TURGUT | |
| OSCAR Solar Car Team (Eskişehir Osmangazi University) |
2009 | 2 | OSCAR/9 | 009 |
| METU Robot Society (Middle East Technical University) |
2003 | 3 | ODTU-TEK | |
| SAITEM-Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Application Community (Sakarya University) |
2003 | 5 | SAGUAR II | 6 |
| Boğaziçi University Solar Car Team (Boğaziçi University) |
2006 | 2 | Theia | 59R |
| EGETET (Ege University) |
2006 | 1 | EgEFE, EgEFE+, EgEFE jr. | |
| H.Ü. Formula G Team (Hacettepe University) |
2007 | 2 | Hünkar, Hünkar-D | #23, Unknown |
| SOCRAT (Istanbul University) |
2008 | 5 | SOCRAT'12 | 1 |
| ITU Solar Car Team (Istanbul Technical University) |
2003 | 9 | B.O.W. | 34 |
| EcoMagnesia Solar Car Team (Celal Bayar University) |
2007 | 4 | Bayaraba, Magar, Tarzan I, Tarzan II | |
| METU SoularCAR TEAM (Middle East Technical University) |
2003 | 2 | SoularCar 1&2 | |
| SOLAMAR (Marmara University) |
2006 | 1 | Marti | |
| Solar Team Solaris (Dokuz Eylül University) |
2003 | 12 | S11 | 81 |
| Yenerji (Middle East Technical University) |
2006 | 1 | Myst | |
| YTU Ae2 Project (Yıldız Technical University) |
2010 | 2 | Ae2 Solar | 418 (SEM) |
| YTU AESK (Yıldız Technical University) |
2004 | 7 | Barracuda X | |
| Hitit Gunesi Solar Car Team (Ankara University) |
2003 | 2 | Günebakan | |
| YASARGUNES1 Yasar University |
2009 | 2 | YASAR GUNES-1, YASAR GUNES-2 |
United Arab Emirates
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Solar Car Team (The Petroleum Institute) |
2014 | 1 | YAS | 1 |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University Solar Car (Durham University) |
2002 | 4 | DUSC2023 | 20 |
| Cambridge University Eco Racing (University of Cambridge) |
2007 | 5 | Mirage | |
| UCL SolarFox (University College London) |
2007 | 1 | SolarFox3 | |
| Edinsolar (University of Edinburgh) |
2014 | 1 | TBA | 1 |
United States
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App State Solar Vehicle Team (Appalachian State University) |
2015 | 2 | ROSE | 828 |
| Arizona Solar Racing Team (University of Arizona) |
1997 | 5 | Drifter 2.0 | 8 |
| Arizona State University Solar Vehicle Team (Arizona State University) |
1990 | 2 | Sun Devil Cruiser | |
| Belmont Solar Car Team (Belmont High School) |
2011 | 1 | ||
| Bloomington High School South Solar Racing (Bloomington High School South) |
1997 | 5 | Komachi | |
| CalSol - UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team (University of California, Berkeley) |
1991 | 9 | Tachyon | 6 |
| Cal State LA Solar Car Team (California State University, Los Angeles) |
1990 | 3 | Solar Eagle III | 8 |
| Georgia Southern University Solar Vehicle Team (Georgia Southern University) |
2007 | 1 | ||
| Georgia Tech Solar Racing (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
2001 | 3 | Endurance[4] | 49 |
| Hypernova Solar (George Mason University) |
2018 | 1 | Orion | 77 |
| Illini Solar Car (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) |
2014 | 3 | Calypso | 22 |
| Illinois State University Solar Race Team (Illinois State University) |
2004 | 6 | Mercury 6 | 17 |
| KSU Solar Racing Team (Kansas State University) |
1995 | 5 | ReParagon (2008) | 28 |
| KSU Solar Vehicle Team (Kennesaw State University) |
2016 | |||
| LATI Solar Car Team Lake Area Technical Institute |
2012 | 1 | Tombstone | |
| Los Altos Solar Vehicle Team Los Altos High School |
2001 | Solar Shadow III | ||
| Michigan State University (Michigan State University) |
2010 | 2 | Leonidas | 13 |
| Missouri S&T Solar Car Team (Missouri University of Science and Technology) |
1991 | 12 | Independence | 42 |
| MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
1985 | 15 | Nimbus | 4 |
| Mizzou Solar Car Team (University of Missouri) |
1992 | 6 | SunTiger VI | 43 |
| Montana State University (Montana State University) |
1995 | 2 | Double Black Diamond | 406 |
| Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team (NFA Solar Racing Team) |
2007 | Sol Machine VII | ||
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Solar Car Team (New Jersey Institute of Technology) |
2017 | 1 | Eleos | 86 |
| NUsolar (Northwestern University) |
1999 | 6 | sc6 | 11 |
| Ohio State Solar Vehicle Team (Ohio State University) |
1993[a] | 1 | Firefly | |
| Oregon Solar Car Team (Bend-LaPine School District) |
2007 | 3 | Lumidos | |
| Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team (Oregon State University) |
2005 | 3 | Phoenix | 256 |
| Prairie View A&M University Solar Car Team (Prairie View A&M University) |
1995 | 1 | ||
| Principia Solar Car Team (Principia College) |
1991 | 11 | Ra XI | 32 |
| Project SARA (Project SARA) |
2007 | 1 | SARA I | 1 |
| PrISUm (Iowa State University) |
1989 | 14 | Eliana | 9 |
| Purdue Solar Racing (Purdue University) |
1991 | 10 | Lux | 1 |
| Rice Solar Car Team (Rice University) |
2010 | 1 | Enterprise | 103 |
| Rose-Hulman Solar Phantom (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) |
1990 | 6 | Solar Phantom VI | 74 |
| RPI Solar Car Racing Team (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
2008 | 2 | 'Photon' | |
| Rutgers Solar Car Team (Rutgers University) |
2009 | 1 | Solar Jeffreys | 1 |
| SIUE Solar Car Racing Team (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) |
2004 | 4 | Nova | 57 |
| SOL of Auburn (Auburn University) |
1989 | 6 | "TIGER" | 7 |
| Solar Racing Team at TTU (Texas Tech University) |
2009 | 1 | Raider 1 | 23 |
| SolarPack (North Carolina State University) |
2017 | 1 | 99 | |
| SPHS Solar Knights (South Plantation High School) |
2005 | 3 | The Solar Knight III | |
| Stanford solar car project (Stanford University) |
1989 | 14 | Black Mamba | 16 |
| Sunseeker (Western Michigan University) |
1990 | 9 | Aethon | 786 |
| Sunsetters NDSU Solar Race Team (North Dakota State University) |
2001 | 2 | Prairie Fire GT | 22 |
| Team New England (MIT) (no longer affiliated) (UMASS Lowell) (no longer affiliated) (Northern Essex Community College) (historic affiliation) |
1993 | 5 | 28 | |
| Texas A&M Solar Racing Team (Texas A&M University) |
1993 | 5 | 12 | |
| Triton Solar Car (University of California, San Diego) |
2015 | |||
| West Point (United States Military Academy) |
1995 | 1 | Onondaga | 27 |
| University of Florida Solar Gators (University of Florida) |
2014 | 3 | Sunrider | 5 |
| University of Kentucky Solar Car Team (University of Kentucky) |
1999 | 6 | Gato del Sol VI | 3 |
| University of Michigan Solar Car Team (University of Michigan) |
1989 | 17 | Astrum | 2 |
| University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project (University of Minnesota) |
1990 | 14 | Freya | 35 |
| University of Texas Solar Vehicle Team (University of Texas at Austin) |
1988 | 9 | Lonestar | |
| University of Toledo Solar Car Team (University of Toledo) |
2010 | 1 | ||
| University of Utah Solar Vehicle Design Team University of Utah |
2001 | 1 | Steel Sun Beast | |
| UVA Solar Car Team (University of Virginia) |
1998 | 3 | Solar Revolution III | 87 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger Solar Racing (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
2021 | 1 | Helios | 608 |
| Viking XX Team (Western Washington University) |
1990 | 1 | 20 | |
| Virginia Tech Solar Car Team (Virginia Tech) |
1990 | 5 | Sun Gobbler | 21 |
| Winston Solar Car Team (The Winston School) |
1990 | 9 | The Hunter |
Venezuela
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USB Solar (Universidad Simón Bolívar) |
2005 | 2 | KÄI CS2 | 8 |
New Zealand
[edit]| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Fern (Solar Fern Racing) |
2006 | 1 | Solar Fern | 35 |
See also
[edit]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The OSU solar team was formed shortly after the beginning of the 1993-1994 school year in September, 1993; they first competed in Sunrayce 95
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Covestro Adelie solar car makes debut in Leverkusen". www.compositesworld.com. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Team Sonnenwagen Aachen | World Solar Challenge 2023". worldsolarchallenge.org. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ (Schools of Switzerland : HSB Biel/Bienne, IMT Neuchâtel EPFL, HEIG Yverdon-les-Bains, EIF Fribourg, EIG Genève, HE-ARC Le Locle, CPLN Neuchâtel)
- ^ "SR-2: Odyssey (2018) – GTSR". Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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