RUTGERS SOLAR CAR
Team Mission
The Rutgers Solar Car Team is a passionate, student-led engineering group driven by the ambition to compete in the American Solar Challenge.
We’re actively seeking donations, tools, and new team members to help us build a renowned organization, providing hands-on experience in renewable energy and electric vehicle innovation.
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.
“Solar car team’s technologies are often ahead of their time in term of looking at next best generation of batteries, best solar panels, best motors and converters, things like that."
— J.B. Straubel, Co-Founder Tesla Motors
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.