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The Cruiser Class is a fairly new class (started in 2013) that focusses on energy-efficient, practical vehicles designed to carry at least two people. The WSC competition is structured as a "regularity trial" in which teams must reach the finish line within a certain time window but are scored solely on energy consumption and "practicality", which is determined by judges. This is intended to mirror the design goals of consumer passenger vehicles.
As of 2016, the American Solar Challenge does not hold a separate class for Cruiser vehicles but does recognize them and provide special rules for them. It is possible that in the future Cruiser vehicles will have their own competition category in ASC.
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