List of solar car teams

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This is a list of solar car racing teams.

Australia

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Aurora Vehicle Association 19875+101101
Lake Tuggeranong College Solar Car Association
(Lake Tuggeranong College)		19952ACTEW Spirit of Canberra
no longer active		5, 10
Sol Invictus - ANU
(Australian National University)		20152MTAA SuperCharge 241
Sungroper
(Sungroper Solar Car Association)		20012+Sungroper 36
Sunshark
(University of Queensland)		19961no longer active
UNSW Solar Racing Team
(University of New South Wales)		19955 Sunswift eVe75
Western Sydney Solar Team
(Western Sydney University)		20124UNLIMITED 3.015
Team Arrow
(Team Arrow Racing Association)		20122ArrowSTF30
MTAA Super Solar Racing
(Australian National University)		20153Super Charge 3.0
TAFE South Australia Solar Vehicle Team
(TAFE South Australia)		2000 to 20203Kelly, SolarSpirit, SAV
(no longer active)		42

Belgium

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Innoptus Solar Team
(KU Leuven)		200411Infinite Apollo8

Brazil

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
USP Solar
(University of São Paulo)		19971The Banana Enterprise88

Canada

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Blue Sky Solar Racing
(University of Toronto)		199610Viridian77
Eclipse solar car team
(École de technologie supérieure)		199210Éclipse X101
Esteban
(École Polytechnique de Montréal)		19989Esteban 955
McGill University Solarcar Team - Team iSun
(McGill University)		19923iSun66
McMaster Solar Car Project
(McMaster University)		19975Spitfire116
Midnight Sun
(University of Waterloo)		199012Midnight Sun XII24
Omega Solar
(Durham College and UOIT)		20081Arctic Sun
Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team
(Queen's University at Kingston)		198811Aurum100
SunStang Solar Car Project
(University of Western Ontario)		19919Icarus96
UBC Solar
(University of British Columbia)		20083Brightside26
University of Calgary Solar Car Team
(University of Calgary)		20044Schulich Delta65
University of Ottawa Solar Race Team
(University of Ottawa)		19892RALOS II125
The Power of One, solar car project
(Marcelo da Luz)		19991Xof1125

Chile

Team name(Affiliation)Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Emu Alpha
(Adolfo Ibáñez University)		20171Emu Alpha11
Eolian
(University of Chile)		20075Eolian Fénix
ESUS Solar Team
(University of Santiago, Chile)		20113Apolo 3
Antakari Solar Team
(University of La Serena)		20113 Intikallpa 3
Equipo Solar
(University of Concepción)		20112 Antünekul

Colombia

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
EAFIT-EPM Solar Car Team
(EAFIT University)		20122Primavera05

Denmark

Team name (Affiliation)Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Solvogn Danmark
(Sønderborg Teknikum  [ da ])		19863 TheThird (1996) 23

France

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Helios19924Helios IV4

Germany

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
HS Bochum Solar Car Team
(Hochschule Bochum  [ de ])		19996thyssenkrupp SunRiser11
Sonnenwagen Aachen
(RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences)		20154 [1] Covestro Adelie [1] 7 [2]

Greece

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carWebsite
University of Patras 20051HERMES II (Unfinished)

India

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Electro-X India
(Galgotias University)		20171V1
DJS Helios
(Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering)		20153TBA
Solaris D.T.U Solar Car
(D.T.U {DCE}) 		20064ArkaSOLARIS007
NSIT Solar Car
(NSIT)		20074 Phoenix 1 99
SolarMobil Manipal - (Manipal Institute of Technology Solar Car)
(Manipal Institute of Technology)		20114 SM-S2 (5th Car in progress)
RVCE Solar Car Team
(R.V. College of Engineering)		20132Arka34
Team Hyperion
(Sinhgad College of Engineering)		20162INFINITI 4.03
Team Saurveg
(Finolex Academy of Management and Technology Ratnagiri Maharashtra)		20163SOLEX
Team Solarium

(Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering)

20168Invictus 6.0

Iran

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Persian Gazelle Solar Car Team
(University of Tehran)		20044Persian Gazelle IV 38
Havin Solar Car Team
(Qazvin Islamic Azad University)		20092HAVIN 2 73

Italy

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Onda solare
(University of Bologna)		20034Emilia 49
Futuro Solare
(Futuro Solare Association)		20062Archimede1.1 7

Jordan

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Philadelphia University 20131Ben Ben1

Japan

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Akita University
Ashiya University Solar Car Project19923Ashiya SkyAceTIGA
Honda 19903Honda Dream3
Junk Yard19981Spirit of Junkyard16
Kyocera
and Kitami Institute of Technology 		1987Son of Sun77
Mitsubishi Materials 19961Sun Challenger33
Nagoya Institute of Technology 1992
Tokai University 19919 Tokai Challenger
Tokai Spirit
Tokai Falcon		60
11
3
Toyota 1989?Toyota RaRa X8
Osaka Institute of Technology Iris Type ONE
Osaka Sangyo University OSU Model S
Kanazawa Institute of Technology 19994KIT Golden Eagle4
Team Shimon
Hama Zero
TEAM SUNLAKE199312SUNLAKE EVO
Hoxan
Team Jona Sun19946RAZARTE Jona Sun9
Ritsumeikan University Vi-mana09
Tottori University
Waseda University 1990Sky Blue Waseda
Yamaguchi University
Zero to Darwin Project19913151
Team OKINAWA20093LEQUION90
Kogakuin University 20093OWL

Korea, Republic of

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Seoul National University Solar EV
(Seoul National University)		20251 SNUONE 82

Indonesia

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
ITS Solar Car Racing Team
(Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya)		19854 Sapu Angin Surya 32

Malaysia

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
UTM Solar Car Team
(Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)		19952 Suriakar 2 9

Morocco

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Mines Rabat Solar Team
(École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat)		20134Eleadora 22

The Netherlands

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Nuon Solar Team
(Delft University of Technology)		200113 Nuna 13 3
Solar Team Twente
(University of Twente)		200411Red XI21
Solar Team Eindhoven
(Eindhoven University of Technology)		20126 Stella Terra 40
Top Dutch Solar Racing

(Hanzehogeschool Groningen and University of Groningen)

Contents

20173Green Thunder6

Pakistan

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Solar Samba
(NED University, Karachi)		19871'pakistani 1267

Poland

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
AGH Eko-Energia
(AGH University of Science and Technology)		20220Perła1
Lodz Solar Team  [ pl ]
(Lodz University of Technology)		20142Eagle 245
PUT Solar Dynamics
(Poznań University of Technology)		20181Klara777

Puerto Rico

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Solar Engineering Research Racing Team
(University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez)		19894El Wanabi787

Saudi Arabia

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Seraaj Team
(King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals)		20112 Wahj1 & Wahj2 63

South Africa

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
UJ Solar
(University of Johannesburg)		20112Ilanga I.I7
Wits Solar Car
(University of the Witwatersrand)		20102 Parhelion 3
Sunna
(Divwatt)		20081Sunna15
Advanced Energy Foundation
(Non-profit Group)		20081Sanyo Iritron12
Deutsche Schule Johannesburg
(German Intl high school)		20091tba1
NWU Solar Team
(North-West University)		20125Naledi 2.023
UKZN Solar Team
(University of KwaZulu-Natal)		20122iKlwa31
TUT Solar Car Team
(Tshwane University of Technology)		20124Sunchaser 44
Sonke
(St. Alban's College and St. Augustine's LEAP School)		20181Siyakude24
CUT Solar Racing Team
(Central University of Technology)		20182Seilatsatsi22
Genuine JV
(HTS John Vorster)		20221Voltwagen60
Team UFS
(University of the Free State)		20221Lengau99

Sweden

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
JU Solar Team
(Jönköping University)		20134Axelent46
Chalmers Solar Team
(Chalmers University of Technology)		20191Alfrödull51
Halmstad University Solar Team
(Halmstad University, Sweden)		20191Heart 323
MDH Solar Team
(Mälardalen University College)		20172Viking22

Switzerland

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Spirit of Biel
(Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne)		19874
Heliox Solar Team
(Dominic de Vries)		20071
SWISSPIRIT [3] 20091SWISSPIRIT71
aCentauri Solar Racing (ETH Zurich)20222Silvretta85

Turkey

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
TurkMekatronik Solar Car Team
(Kocaeli University)		20007GAYRET
Anadolu Solar Team
(Anadolu University)		20064Sunatolia 226
ORET
(Gaziantep University)		20054ORETRON-227
ATILIM SOLLAR
(Atılım University)		20032HASAT, MELIH TURGUT
OSCAR Solar Car Team
(Eskişehir Osmangazi University)		20092OSCAR/9009
METU Robot Society
(Middle East Technical University)		20033ODTU-TEK
SAITEM-Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Application Community
(Sakarya University)		20035SAGUAR II6
Boğaziçi University Solar Car Team
(Boğaziçi University)		20062Theia59R
EGETET
(Ege University)		20061EgEFE, EgEFE+, EgEFE jr.
H.Ü. Formula G Team
(Hacettepe University)		20072Hünkar, Hünkar-D#23, Unknown
SOCRAT
(Istanbul University)		20085SOCRAT'121
ITU Solar Car Team
(Istanbul Technical University)		20039B.O.W.34
EcoMagnesia Solar Car Team
(Celal Bayar University)		20074Bayaraba, Magar, Tarzan I, Tarzan II
METU SoularCAR TEAM
(Middle East Technical University)		20032SoularCar 1&2
SOLAMAR
(Marmara University)		20061Marti
Solar Team Solaris
(Dokuz Eylül University)		200312S1181
Yenerji
(Middle East Technical University)		20061Myst
YTU Ae2 Project
(Yıldız Technical University)		20102Ae2 Solar418 (SEM)
YTU AESK
(Yıldız Technical University)		20047Barracuda X
Hitit Gunesi Solar Car Team
(Ankara University)		20032Günebakan
YASARGUNES1
Yasar University		20092YASAR GUNES-1, YASAR GUNES-2

United Arab Emirates

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
PI Solar Car Team
(The Petroleum Institute)		20141YAS1

United Kingdom

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Durham University Solar Car
(Durham University)		20024DUSC202320
Cambridge University Eco Racing
(University of Cambridge)		20075Mirage
UCL SolarFox
(University College London)		20071SolarFox3
Edinsolar
(University of Edinburgh)		20141TBA1

United States

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
App State Team Sunergy
(Appalachian State University)		20132ROSE828
Arizona Solar Racing Team
(University of Arizona)		19975Drifter 2.08
Arizona State University Solar Vehicle Team
(Arizona State University)		19902Sun Devil Cruiser
Belmont Solar Car Team
(Belmont High School)		20111
Bloomington High School South Solar Racing
(Bloomington High School South)		19975Komachi
CalSol - UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team
(University of California, Berkeley)		19919Tachyon6
Cal State LA Solar Car Team
(California State University, Los Angeles)		19903Solar Eagle III8
Georgia Southern University Solar Vehicle Team
(Georgia Southern University)		20071
Georgia Tech Solar Racing
(Georgia Institute of Technology)		20013Endurance [4] 49
Hypernova Solar
(George Mason University)		20181Orion77
Illini Solar Car
(University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign)		20143Calypso22
Illinois State University Solar Race Team
(Illinois State University)		20046Mercury 617
KSU Solar Racing Team
(Kansas State University)		19955ReParagon (2008)28
KSU Solar Vehicle Team
(Kennesaw State University)		2016
LATI Solar Car Team
Lake Area Technical Institute		20121Tombstone
Los Altos Solar Vehicle Team
Los Altos High School 		2001Solar Shadow III
Michigan State University
(Michigan State University)		20102Leonidas13
Missouri S&T Solar Car Team
(Missouri University of Science and Technology)		199112Independence 42
MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)		198515Nimbus4
Mizzou Solar Car Team
(University of Missouri)		19926SunTiger VI43
Montana State University
(Montana State University)		19952Double Black Diamond406
Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team
(NFA Solar Racing Team)		2007Sol Machine VII
New Jersey Institute of Technology Solar Car Team
(New Jersey Institute of Technology)		20171Eleos86
NUsolar
(Northwestern University)		19996sc611
Ohio State Solar Vehicle Team
(Ohio State University)		1993 [a] 1Firefly
Oregon Solar Car Team
(Bend-LaPine School District)		20073Lumidos
Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team
(Oregon State University)		20053Phoenix256
Prairie View A&M University Solar Car Team
(Prairie View A&M University)		19951
Principia Solar Car Team
(Principia College)		199111Ra XI32
Project SARA
(Project SARA)		20071SARA I1
PrISUm
(Iowa State University)		198914Eliana9
Purdue Solar Racing
(Purdue University)		199110Lux1
Rice Solar Car Team
(Rice University)		20101Enterprise103
Rose-Hulman Solar Phantom
(Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)		19906Solar Phantom VI74
RPI Solar Car Racing Team
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)		20082'Photon'
Rutgers Solar Car Team
(Rutgers University)		20091Solar Jeffreys1
SIUE Solar Car Racing Team
(Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)		20044Nova57
SOL of Auburn
(Auburn University)		19896"TIGER"7
Solar Racing Team at TTU
(Texas Tech University)		20091Raider 123
SolarPack
(North Carolina State University)		2017199
SPHS Solar Knights
(South Plantation High School)		20053The Solar Knight III
Stanford solar car project
(Stanford University)		198915Azimuth16
Sunseeker
(Western Michigan University)		19909Aethon786
Sunsetters NDSU Solar Race Team
(North Dakota State University)		20012Prairie Fire GT22
Team New England
(MIT) (no longer affiliated)
(UMASS Lowell) (no longer affiliated)
(Northern Essex Community College) (historic affiliation)		1993528
Texas A&M Solar Racing Team
(Texas A&M University)		1993512
Triton Solar Car
(University of California, San Diego)		2015
West Point
(United States Military Academy)		19951Onondaga27
University of Florida Solar Gators
(University of Florida)		20143Sunrider5
University of Kentucky Solar Car Team
(University of Kentucky)		19996Gato del Sol VI3
University of Michigan Solar Car Team
(University of Michigan)		198917Astrum2
University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project
(University of Minnesota)		199014Freya35
University of Texas Solar Vehicle Team
(University of Texas at Austin)		19889Lonestar
University of Toledo Solar Car Team
(University of Toledo)		20101
University of Utah Solar Vehicle Design Team
University of Utah		20011Steel Sun Beast
UVA Solar Car Team
(University of Virginia)		19983Solar Revolution III87
University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger Solar Racing
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)		20211Helios608
Viking XX Team
(Western Washington University)		1990120
Virginia Tech Solar Car Team
(Virginia Tech)		19905Sun Gobbler21
Winston Solar Car Team
(The Winston School)		19909The Hunter
ZotSun - UC Irvine Solar Car Team
(University of California, Irvine)		20161SolEater95

Venezuela

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
USB Solar
(Universidad Simón Bolívar)		20052KÄI CS28

New Zealand

Team name
(Affiliation)		Year startedNumber of carsCurrent carCar #
Solar Fern
(Solar Fern Racing)		20061 Solar Fern 35

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. 1 2 "Covestro Adelie solar car makes debut in Leverkusen". www.compositesworld.com. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Team Sonnenwagen Aachen | World Solar Challenge 2023". worldsolarchallenge.org. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ↑ (Schools of Switzerland : HSB Biel/Bienne, IMT Neuchâtel EPFL, HEIG Yverdon-les-Bains, EIF Fribourg, EIG Genève, HE-ARC Le Locle, CPLN Neuchâtel)
  4. ↑ "SR-2: Odyssey (2018) – GTSR" . Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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