List of solar car teams

This is a list of solar car racing teams.

Australia

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no longer active		 5, 10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(University of Queensland)		 1996 1 no longer active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(no longer active)		 42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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Innoptus Solar Team
(KU Leuven)		 2004 9 Infinite 8

Brazil

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
USP Solar
(University of São Paulo)		 1997 1 The Banana Enterprise 88

Canada

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

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
EAFIT-EPM Solar Car Team
(EAFIT University)		 2012 2 Primavera 05

Denmark

Team name (Affiliation) Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Solvogn Danmark
(Sønderborg Teknikum)		 1986 3 TheThird (1996) 23

France

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Helios 1992 4 Helios IV 4

Germany

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

Team name
(Affiliation) 		Year started Number of cars Current car Website
University of Patras 2005 1 HERMES II (Unfinished)

India

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
Solaris 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
Team Solarium

(Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering)

2016 8 Invictus 6.0

Iran

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

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Philadelphia University 2013 1 Ben Ben 1

Japan

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

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
UTM Solar Car Team
(Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)		 1995 2 Suriakar 2 9

Morocco

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Nuon Solar Team
(Delft University of Technology)		 2001 13 Nuna 13 3
Solar Team Twente
(University of Twente)		 2004 11 Red XI 21
Solar Team Eindhoven
(Eindhoven University of Technology)		 2012 6 Stella Terra 40
Top Dutch Solar Racing

(Hanzehogeschool Groningen and University of Groningen)

2017 3 Green Thunder 6

Pakistan

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Solar Samba
(NED University, Karachi)		 1987 1 'pakistani 12 67

Poland

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

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

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

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

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

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 2 Silvretta 85

Turkey

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
PI Solar Car Team
(The Petroleum Institute)		 2014 1 YAS 1

United Kingdom

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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
App State Team Sunergy
(Appalachian State University)		 2013 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 15 Azimuth 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

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
USB Solar
(Universidad Simón Bolívar)		 2005 2 KÄI CS2 8

New Zealand

Team name
(Affiliation)		 Year started Number of cars Current car Car #
Solar Fern
(Solar Fern Racing)		 2006 1 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. ^ a b "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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