When they have successfully completed scrutineering and the qualifier, the selected teams out of 17 international teams from Canada, Germany, Taiwan and United States will wrestle at the 2010 American Solar Challenge for the solar car supremacy. The on-road challenge will expose their solar-powered cars to an 1100-mile drive from Broken Arrow, OK to Naperville, IL. Here we introduce you to some of the cars that are trying to make it to the final list:
SolarWorldNo.1:
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Created by Hochschule Bochum University of Applied Science, it is one of the most beautiful cars in the world. The Solar WorldNo.1 was originally built for the WSC 2007. It has earlier taken 3rd place in the American Solar Challenge 2008. Now, the 483 lbs car gets packed with AZUR SPACE 3G gallium arsenide solar cell and a carbon fiber chassis for maximum speed and low weight.
Nusolarsc5
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The 3rd place winner at the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2009, the Northwestern University’s solar car team has supplied their 624 lbs Nusolarsc5 with mono silicon (Sunpower A-300) solar cells for the ASC.
Apogee
apogee
Equipped with Sunpower C50 solar cells and a Carbon Monocoque, the Stanford University's Apogee solar car was placed 4th in its class and 10th overall in the recent Global Green Challenge in Australia.
SUN Hawk
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The 503 lbs car SUN Hawk equipped with SunPower C-50 silicon solar cells and a tubular aluminum chassis will seek to keep State University of New York New Paltz in race.
Gatodel Sol IV
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The University of Kentucky’s 450 lbs solar car features Emcore ATJ solar cells and a space frame 6061 Al tubing chassis.
Anthelion
anthelion
Iowa State University's tenth solar-powered vehicle Anthelion is a lighter than the previous versions and it offers less rolling resistance. The 460 lbs vehicle features SunPower A-300 solar cells and an aluminum space frame.
Solar Miner VII
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MO Univ. of Science & Tech's 375 lbs solar car flaunts Emcore ATG gallium arsenide solar cells atop a chromoly steel frame.
Centaurus II
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UofM's Centaurus II touts China Sunergy solar cells, BAK lithium polymer batteries and a fiberglass composite chassis.
Odyssey
odyssey
Oregon State University's solar car Odyssey is a 450 lbs vehicle with SolarWorldA-262 monocrystalline silicon solar cells framed within a titanium chassis.
Schulich Axiom
schulich axiom
Equipped with 1980 gallium arsenide solar cells, the University of Calgary's 441 lbs solar car houses itself within a composite chassis.
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