Solar race
cars relieve prosper technology conception skills for university students and assist efficient and practical call of alternative energy. These race cars demonstrate that solar power is a durable and cheap energy source for the modern automobile.
Energy captured from sunlight propels solar race cars.
Background
Solar race cars began competing in 1985 as an intellectual and practical exercise for design students, but advanced technology has prompted interest for race sponsorships from government and alternative energy companies.
Speed
Today's solar race cars are powered by lithium batteries and can achieve a top speed of 75 mph with a 2-horsepower electric motor.
Rain Dancer
Oregon State University's $50,000 Rain Dancer is a three-wheeled vehicle using a titanium frame and a fiberglass and carbon fiber body covered with 418 monocrystalline silicon cells to capture sunlight.
Solar race cars are required to be structurally sound with a suspension, steering and braking system reports filed with race organizers, according to the North American Solar Challenge.
