This is a list of solar car racing teams.
Australia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Vehicle Association | 1987 | 5+ | 101 | 101 | URL |
|
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1995 | 2 | ACTEW Spirit of Canberra no longer active |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 | URL |
|
Sungroper ( Sungroper Solar Car Association) |
2001 | 2+ | Sungroper 3 | 6 | URL |
| Sunshark ( University of Queensland) |
1996 | 1 | no longer active | URL | |
|
UNSW Solar Racing Team ( University of New South Wales) |
1995 | 5 | Sunswift eVe | 75 | URL |
|
Western Sydney Solar Team ( Western Sydney University) |
2012 | 4 | UNLIMITED 3.0 | 15 | URL |
| Team Arrow (Team Arrow Racing Association) |
2012 | 2 | ArrowSTF | 30 | URL |
|
MTAA Super Solar Racing ( Australian National University) |
2015 | 3 | Super Charge 3.0 | URL | |
| 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2000 to 2020 | 3 | Kelly, SolarSpirit, SAV (no longer active) |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 # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agoria Solar Team ( KU Leuven) |
2004 | 9 | BluePoint | 8 | URL |
Brazil
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP Solar ( University of São Paulo) |
1997 | 1 | The Banana Enterprise | 88 | URL |
Canada
Chile
| Team name(Affiliation) | Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Emu Alpha ( Adolfo Ibáñez University) |
2017 | 1 | Emu Alpha | 11 | URL |
|
Eolian ( University of Chile) |
2007 | 5 | Eolian Fénix | URL | |
|
ESUS Solar Team ( University of Santiago, Chile) |
2011 | 3 | Apolo 3 | URL | |
|
Antakari Solar Team ( University of La Serena) |
2011 | 3 | Intikallpa 3 | URL | |
| Equipo Solar ( University of Concepción) |
2011 | 2 | Antünekul | URL |
Colombia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAFIT-EPM Solar Car Team ( EAFIT University) |
2012 | 2 | Primavera | 05 | 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 | 6 | thyssenkrupp SunRiser | 11 | URL |
|
Sonnenwagen Aachen ( RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences) |
2015 | 4 [1] | Covestro Adelie [1] | 7 [2] | URL |
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 # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Electro-X India ( Galgotias University) |
2017 | 1 | V1 | [1] | |
|
DJS Helios ( Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering) |
2015 | 3 | TBA | URL | |
| D.T.U Solar Car (D.T.U {DCE}) |
2006 | 4 | Arka | SOLARIS007 | URL |
|
NSIT Solar Car ( NSIT) |
2007 | 4 | Phoenix 1 | 99 | URL |
|
SolarMobil Manipal - (Manipal Institute of Technology Solar Car) ( Manipal Institute of Technology) |
2011 | 4 | SM-S2 (5th Car in progress) | URL | |
|
RVCE Solar Car Team ( R.V. College of Engineering) |
2013 | 2 | Arka | 34 | URL |
|
Team Hyperion (Sinhgad College of Engineering) |
2016 | 2 | INFINITI 4.0 | 3 | URL |
|
Team Saurveg ( Finolex Academy of Management and Technology Ratnagiri Maharashtra) |
2016 | 3 | SOLEX | URL |
Iran
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Persian Gazelle Solar Car Team ( University of Tehran) |
2004 | 4 | Persian Gazelle IV | 38 | URL |
|
Havin Solar Car Team ( Qazvin Islamic Azad University) |
2009 | 2 | HAVIN 2 | 73 | URL |
Italy
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Onda_solare ( University of Bologna) |
2003 | 4 | Emilia 4 | 9 | URL |
|
Futuro Solare ( Futuro Solare Association) |
2006 | 2 | Archimede1.1 | 7 | URL |
Jordan
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia University | 2013 | 1 | Ben Ben | 1 | URL |
Japan
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita University | |||||
| Ashiya University Solar Car Project | 1992 | 3 | Ashiya SkyAceTIGA | URL | |
| Honda | 1990 | 3 | Honda Dream | 3 | |
| Junk Yard | 1998 | 1 | Spirit of Junkyard | 16 | URL |
|
Kyocera and Kitami Institute of Technology |
1987 | Son of Sun | 77 | ||
| Mitsubishi Materials | 1996 | 1 | Sun Challenger | 33 | |
| Nagoya Institute of Technology | 1992 | URL | |||
| Tokai University | 1991 | 9 |
Tokai Challenger Tokai Spirit Tokai Falcon |
60 11 3 |
URL URL |
| Toyota | 1989 | ? | Toyota RaRa X | 8 | |
| Osaka Institute of Technology | Iris Type ONE | URL | |||
| Osaka Sangyo University | OSU Model S | URL | |||
| Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 1999 | 4 | KIT Golden Eagle4 | URL | |
| Team Shimon | |||||
| Hama Zero | |||||
| TEAM SUNLAKE | 1993 | 12 | SUNLAKE EVO | URL | |
| Hoxan | |||||
| Team Jona Sun | 1994 | 6 | RAZARTE Jona Sun | 9 | URL |
| Ritsumeikan University | Vi-mana09 | URL | |||
| Tottori University | |||||
| Waseda University | 1990 | Sky Blue Waseda | |||
| Yamaguchi University | URL | ||||
| Zero to Darwin Project | 1991 | 3 | 151 | URL | |
| Team OKINAWA | 2009 | 3 | LEQUION | 90 | URL |
| Kogakuin University | 2009 | 3 | OWL | URL |
Indonesia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ITS Solar Car Racing Team ( Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya) |
1985 | 4 | Sapu Angin Surya | 32 | URL |
Malaysia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UTM Solar Car Team ( Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) |
1995 | 2 | Suriakar 2 | 9 | URL |
Morocco
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mines Rabat Solar Team ( École nationale supérieure des mines de Rabat) |
2013 | 4 | Eleadora 2 | 2 | WebSite |
The Netherlands
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nuon Solar Team ( Delft University of Technology) |
2001 | 10 | Nuna X | 3 | URL |
|
Solar Team Twente ( University of Twente) |
2004 | 8 | Red E | 21 | URL |
|
Solar Team Eindhoven ( Eindhoven University of Technology) |
2012 | 4 | Stella Vita | 40 | URL |
| Top Dutch Solar Racing | 2017 | 2 | Green Spirit | 6 | URL |
Pakistan
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | 67 | pakistani 12 | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Solar Samba ( NED University, Karachi) |
1987 | 1 |
Poland
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AGH Eko-Energia ( AGH University of Science and Technology) |
2022 | 0 | Perła | 1 | URL |
|
Lodz Solar Team ( Lodz University of Technology) |
2014 | 2 | Eagle 2 | 45 | URL |
| PUT Solar Dynamics ( Poznań University of Technology) |
2018 | 1 | Klara | 777 | URL |
Puerto Rico
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Engineering Research Racing Team ( University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez) |
1989 | 4 | El Wanabi | 787 | URL |
Saudi Arabia
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraaj Team ( King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals) |
2011 | 2 | Wahj1 & Wahj2 | 63 | URL |
South Africa
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UJ Solar ( University of Johannesburg) |
2011 | 2 | Ilanga I.I | 7 | URL |
| Wits Solar Car ( University of the Witwatersrand) |
2010 | 2 | Parhelion | 3 | URL |
| 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 |
| NWU Solar Team (North-West University) |
2012 | 5 | Naledi 2.0 | 23 | URL |
|
UKZN Solar Team ( University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
2012 | 2 | iKlwa | 31 | URL |
| TUT Solar Car Team (Tshwane University of Technology) |
2012 | 4 | Sunchaser 4 | 4 | URL |
| Sonke (St. Alban's College and St. Augustine's LEAP School) |
2018 | 1 | Siyakude | 24 | URL |
| CUT Solar Racing Team (Central University of Technology) |
2018 | 2 | Seilatsatsi | 22 | URL |
| Genuine JV (HTS John Vorster) |
2022 | 1 | Voltwagen | 60 | URL |
| Team UFS (University of the Free State) |
2022 | 1 | Lengau | 99 | URL |
Sweden
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JU Solar Team ( Jönköping University) |
2013 | 4 | Axelent | 46 | URL |
|
Chalmers Solar Team ( Chalmers University of Technology) |
2019 | 1 | Alfrödull | 51 | URL |
|
Halmstad University Solar Team ( Halmstad University, Sweden) |
2019 | 1 | Heart 3 | 23 | URL |
|
MDH Solar Team ( Mälardalen University College) |
2017 | 2 | Viking | 22 | URL |
Switzerland
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spirit of Biel ( Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne) |
1987 | 4 | |||
|
Heliox Solar Team ( Dominic de Vries) |
2007 | 1 | [2] | ||
| SWISSPIRIT [3] | 2009 | 1 | SWISSPIRIT | 71 | URL |
Turkey
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurkMekatronik Solar Car Team ( Kocaeli University) |
2000 | 7 | GAYRET | URL | ||
| Anadolu Solar Team ( Anadolu University) |
2006 | 4 | Sunatolia 2 | 26 | URL | |
| ORET ( Gaziantep University) |
2005 | 4 | ORETRON-2 | 27 | URL | |
| ATILIM SOLLAR ( Atılım University) |
2003 | 2 | HASAT, MELIH TURGUT | URL | ||
|
OSCAR Solar Car Team ( Eskişehir Osmangazi University) |
2009 | 2 | OSCAR/9 | 009 | URL | |
| METU Robot Society ( Middle East Technical University) |
2003 | 3 | ODTU-TEK | URL | ||
| SAITEM-Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Application Community ( Sakarya University) |
2003 | 5 | SAGUAR II | 6 | URL | |
| Boğaziçi University Solar Car Team ( Boğaziçi University) |
2006 | 2 | Theia | 59R | URL | |
| EGETET ( Ege University) |
2006 | 1 | EgEFE, EgEFE+, EgEFE jr. | URL | ||
| H.Ü. Formula G Team ( Hacettepe University) |
2007 | 2 | Hünkar, Hünkar-D | #23, Unknown | URL | |
| SOCRAT ( Istanbul University) |
2008 | 5 | SOCRAT'12 | 1 | URL | |
| ITU Solar Car Team ( Istanbul Technical University) |
2003 | 9 | B.O.W. | 34 | URL | |
| EcoMagnesia Solar Car Team ( Celal Bayar University) |
2007 | 4 | Bayaraba, Magar, Tarzan I, Tarzan II | URL | ||
| METU SoularCAR TEAM ( Middle East Technical University) |
2003 | 2 | SoularCar 1&2 | URL | ||
| SOLAMAR ( Marmara University) |
2006 | 1 | Marti | |||
|
Solar Team Solaris ( Dokuz Eylül University) |
2003 | 12 | S11 | 81 | URL | |
| Yenerji ( Middle East Technical University) |
2006 | 1 | Myst | |||
| YTU Ae2 Project ( Yıldız Technical University) |
2010 | 2 | Ae2 Solar | 418 (SEM) | URL | |
| YTU AESK ( Yıldız Technical University) |
2004 | 7 | Barracuda X | URL | ||
| Hitit Gunesi Solar Car Team ( Ankara University) |
2003 | 2 | Günebakan | URL | ||
| YASARGUNES1 Yasar University |
2009 | 2 | YASAR GUNES-1, YASAR GUNES-2 | URL |
United Arab Emirates
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Solar Car Team ( The Petroleum Institute) |
2014 | 1 | YAS | 1 | URL |
United Kingdom
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Durham University Solar Car ( Durham University) |
2002 | 4 | DUSC2023 | 20 | URL |
|
Cambridge University Eco Racing ( University of Cambridge) |
2007 | 5 | Mirage | URL | |
|
UCL SolarFox ( University College London) |
2007 | 1 | SolarFox3 | URL | |
|
Edinsolar ( University of Edinburgh) |
2014 | 1 | TBA | 1 | URL |
United States
| Team name (Affiliation) |
Year started | Number of cars | Current car | Car # | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App State Solar Vehicle Team | 2015 | 2 | ROSE | 828 | URL | |
| Arizona Solar Racing Team ( University of Arizona) |
1997 | 5 | Drifter 2.0 | 8 | URL | |
| Arizona State University Solar Vehicle Team ( Arizona State University) |
1990 | 2 | Sun Devil Cruiser | URL | ||
| Belmont Solar Car Team ( Belmont High School) |
2011 | 1 | URL | |||
| Bloomington High School South Solar Racing ( Bloomington High School South) |
1997 | 5 | Komachi | URL | ||
| CalSol - UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team ( University of California, Berkeley) |
1991 | 9 | Tachyon | 6 | URL | |
|
Cal State LA Solar Car Team ( California State University, Los Angeles) |
1990 | 3 | Solar Eagle III | 8 | URL | |
|
Georgia Southern University Solar Vehicle Team ( Georgia Southern University) |
2007 | 1 | URL | |||
| Georgia Tech Solar Racing ( Georgia Institute of Technology) |
2001 | 3 | Endurance [4] | 49 | URL | |
|
Hypernova Solar ( George Mason University) |
2018 | 1 | Orion | 77 | URL | |
| Illini Solar Car ( University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) |
2014 | 2 | Brizo | 22 | URL | |
| Illinois State University Solar Race Team ( Illinois State University) |
2004 | 6 | Mercury 6 | 17 | URL | |
| KSU Solar Racing Team ( Kansas State University) |
1995 | 5 | ReParagon (2008) | 28 | URL | |
| KSU Solar Vehicle Team ( Kennesaw State University) |
2016 | URL | ||||
| 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 | URL | |
| Missouri S&T Solar Car Team ( Missouri University of Science and Technology) |
1991 | 12 | Independence | 42 | URL | |
| MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
1985 | 15 | Nimbus | 4 | URL | |
| Mizzou Solar Car Team ( University of Missouri) |
1992 | 6 | SunTiger VI | 43 | URL | |
| Montana State University ( Montana State University) |
1995 | 2 | Double Black Diamond | 406 | URL | |
| Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team (NFA Solar Racing Team) |
2007 | Sol Machine VII | URL | |||
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Solar Car Team ( New Jersey Institute of Technology) |
2017 | 1 | Eleos | 86 | URL | |
| NUsolar ( Northwestern University) |
1999 | 6 | sc6 |
11 | URL | |
| Ohio State Solar Vehicle Team ( Ohio State University) |
1993 [5] | 1 | Firefly | URL | ||
| Oregon Solar Car Team ( Bend-LaPine School District) |
2007 | 3 | Lumidos | URL | ||
| Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team ( Oregon State University) |
2005 | 3 | Phoenix | 256 | URL | |
| 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 | URL | |
| Project SARA ( Project SARA) |
2007 | 1 | SARA I | 1 | URL | |
|
PrISUm ( Iowa State University) |
1989 | 14 | Eliana | 9 | URL | |
| Purdue Solar Racing ( Purdue University) |
1991 | 10 | Lux | 314 | URL | |
| Rice Solar Car Team ( Rice University) |
2010 | 1 | Enterprise | 103 | URL | |
| Rose-Hulman Solar Phantom ( Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) |
1990 | 6 | Solar Phantom VI | 74 | URL | |
| RPI Solar Car Racing Team ( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
2008 | 2 | 'Photon' | URL | ||
| Rutgers Solar Car Team ( Rutgers University) |
2009 | 1 | Solar Jeffreys | 1 | URL | |
| SIUE Solar Car Racing Team ( Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) |
2004 | 4 | Nova | 57 | URL | |
| SOL of Auburn ( Auburn University) |
1989 | 6 | "TIGER" | 7 | URL | |
| Solar Racing Team at TTU ( Texas Tech University) |
2009 | 1 | Raider 1 | 23 | URL | |
| SolarPack ( North Carolina State University) |
2017 | 1 | 99 | URL | ||
| SPHS Solar Knights ( South Plantation High School) |
2005 | 3 | The Solar Knight III | URL | ||
|
Stanford solar car project ( Stanford University) |
1989 | 14 | Black Mamba | 16 | URL | |
|
Sunseeker ( Western Michigan University) |
1990 | 9 | Aethon | 786 | URL | |
| Sunsetters NDSU Solar Race Team ( North Dakota State University) |
2001 | 2 | Prairie Fire GT | 22 | URL | |
| Team New England ( MIT) (no longer affiliated) ( UMASS Lowell) (no longer affiliated) ( Northern Essex Community College) (historic affiliation) |
1993 | 5 | 28 | URL | ||
| Texas A&M Solar Racing Team ( Texas A&M University) |
1993 | 5 | 12 | |||
| Triton Solar Car ( University of California, San Diego) |
2015 | URL | ||||
| West Point ( United States Military Academy) |
1995 | 1 | Onondaga | 27 | URL | |
|
University of Florida Solar Gators ( University of Florida) |
2014 | 3 | Sunrider | 5 | URL | |
|
University of Kentucky Solar Car Team ( University of Kentucky) |
1999 | 6 | Gato del Sol VI | 3 | URL | |
|
University of Michigan Solar Car Team ( University of Michigan) |
1989 | 16 | Aevum | 2 | URL | |
|
University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project ( University of Minnesota) |
1990 | 14 | Freya | 35 | URL | |
|
University of Texas Solar Vehicle Team ( University of Texas at Austin) |
1988 | 9 | Lonestar | URL | ||
|
University of Toledo Solar Car Team ( University of Toledo) |
2010 | 1 | URL | |||
| University of Utah Solar Vehicle Design Team University of Utah |
2001 | 1 | Steel Sun Beast | URL | ||
| UVA Solar Car Team ( University of Virginia) |
1998 | 3 | Solar Revolution III | 87 | URL | |
| Viking XX Team ( Western Washington University) |
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 ( Universidad Simón Bolívar) |
2005 | 2 | KÄI CS2 | 8 | 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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
