Sunrayce 1995. Technical report

Technical Report · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/376410· OSTI ID:376410

King, R; Stafford, B; Tamai, G

From June 20-29, 1995, more than a thousand college and university students from across North America tested their solar cars and strategies against the environment in Sunrayce 95. The 1,250-mile race, from Indiana to Colorado, is the third in a series of collegiate solar-car races across the United States. The tradition began in 1990 with the GM Sunrayce USA from Florida to Michigan. In 1993, the tradition continued as 34 solar cars raced more than 1,100 miles from Texas to Minnesota in Sunrayce 93. The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors Corporation, and other organizations teamed together in a unique partnership between government and industry to sponsor Sunrayce 95. Their goal was to make learning exciting and relevant to today`s concerns and to demonstrate that brain power is more important than horsepower.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 376410
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--410-21098; DOE/GO--10096-265; ON: DE96007868
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ROAD TESTS
SOLAR CAR RACE
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR ENERGY
UNIVERSITY