It looks like the team is out celebrating right now, so let’s do some Facebook stalking of Ryan to get an idea of what happened on the last race day. Ryan says: Just left the port agusta checkpoint and we’re headed to Adelaide on solar power! The sun is so much nicer today (it still …
Our good member Ryan has been steadily uploading pictures to Facebook when he gets internet. Unfortunately not everyone has Ryan as a Facebook friend (tragic), but now everyone can see these photos of the team on their Australian adventure. See the full gallery after the break.
Our blog will continue to be the base point for updates on CalSol’s progress. For more on-the-fly updates keep checking in with the team’s Twitter. As the race continues you can get updates on the race progress from a variety of sources. The World Solar Challenge website is the source for official news, and their …
CalSol, the UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle team is finally off on their race across Australia. The teams have lined up and as of 8:30 AM the race has begun. The team will have fairly limited internet access from here on out. The map we have embedded on our site should update roughly daily as the …
Check out the latest video from this past weekend! Solar cars are all about efficiency, but our mechanical team tried some power driving at the station to test the car’s limits; they had a blast! Then we tested our own stress levels by merging onto a crowded freeway and had an exciting day. Go Bears!
Our solar cars serve not just as high efficiency race vehicles, but as advocates for environmentally responsible technology. As such, it’s only fitting to use green materials whenever possible in the construction of the car. We’re very pleased to be able to use Alpha Wire‘s new EcoWire in the construction of our vehicle, Impulse. Not …
Two Saturdays ago we took our car to have the lights and brakes inspected. Hee Lee, the owner of 700 Auto Service, once again generously performed the inspection for us at no charge. Passing this test marked the first step in getting our car to be certified as street legal. Next we took the car …
We would like to welcome Vicor Corporation and Roving Networks as our newest bronze sponsors, and we’d also like to thank them for their generous donation of DC-DC converters and WiFly modules respectively.
The night leading up to Cal Day was a sleepless night for many on the team. Watch as our team worked (and danced) hard through the night as we ensured that all preparations were complete for our big unveiling event. We cranked up the music a bit in this vid, but I’m sure you’ll get …
Within the last couple of months, CalSol started the cool process that is shell construction and we are happy to report that we have finished the layups for Impulse’s top and bottom shells ! For the past few weeks members have been out to the station essentially every day working to make this a reality. …
