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Rutgers Solar Car
Team Mission
The Rutgers Solar Car Team is a nonprofit, passionate, student-led organization committed to advancing innovation, sustainability, and collaboration in solar-powered vehicle development.
Through the design, manufacturing, and testing of solar vehicles, we work on developing competitive, road-legal, fully solar-powered race cars, driven by our mission to compete in the American Solar Challenge.
Our team provides students with a hands-on, inclusive learning environment where they can exercise creative freedom while pushing the boundaries of automotive design and technology.
We equip students with real-world engineering, teamwork, and leadership experience, fostering growth in innovation, supply chain, finance, and marketing, ensuring all disciplines contribute meaningfully.
What Is Solar Racing?
Since 1987, the American Solar Challenge has brought together college teams for a race that tests strategy, endurance, and cutting-edge engineering. Teams must design and build solar-powered vehicles, relying solely on solar cells embedded in the car. This multi-stage endurance race spans over 1,700 miles, covering several days in a Tour de France-style format.
However, the competition embodies a greater objective than engineering prowess; it represents the awesome power and applicability of solar energy. Educating people about sustainable energy is revolutionizing our daily lives, and how it will be integrated in the years to come with cars and other modes of transport is the cornerstone of our team's mission.
"Solar car teams' technologies are often ahead of their time in terms of looking at [the] next best generation of batteries, best solar panels, best motors and converters, things like that."
— J.B. Straubel, Co-Founder of Tesla Motors
Contact Us
We're happy to answer any questions you may have about the team. If you're interested in becoming a member or learning more, don't hesitate to reach out to any of our e-board members on Discord!