Hello CalSol Enthusiasts! My name is Abhay, and this is my first time writing a blog post! I haven’t had time to write them on the drive up from the south, but now that we are in Darwin, I have plenty! Friday, October 7th was a big day for CalSol. We checked in to the …
After careful consideration, debate, and discussion, we have chosen a name for the next-generation vehicle of the UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team. CalSol is proud to present Impulse. Impulse (im·pulse) noun: 1.the influence of a particular feeling, mental state. 2. an impelling action or force, driving onward or inducing motion. With this name CalSol hopes to capture the team’s overwhelming desire to move forward, both figuratively and physically, in the coming years.
On Saturday, November 13th, CalSol members headed out to the station to work on the new car. Chassis team members were facing a problem with the bits that were used to notch the tubes. The bits were breaking after very little use. After some investigation we discovered that not enough coolant was used during the …
