Regs for windshield:
9.5.C Windshield
9.5.C.1 All solar cars must have a windshield that is securely mounted to the solar car.
9.5.C.2 The windshield must be made of shatter-resistant material; the material must have a Notched Izod Impact Strength of at least 30 kJ/m2 (ISO 180/1A) or 320 J/m (ASTM D256).
9.5.C.3 The windshield must be free of excessive distortion.
9.5.C.4 The windshield should not be tinted to the extent that the driver cannot be clearly observed from outside the solar car.
9.5.C.5 The solar car driver must be able to discern traffic light colors through the windshield
9.5.D Rain Clearing
9.5.D.1 Solar cars must have a method to clear the windshield from any falling rain such that the vision requirements of Reg. 9.5.B can be met.
9.5.D.2 The clearing method must be operable at all times and must be in use when it becomes necessary to use the windshield wipers on the team’s support vehicles.
9.5.D.3 Hydrophobic coatings (such as Rain-X) are acceptable.
Additional Requirement:
Should be thermoformable (we will be getting this done externally since we simply cannot do it in house with our machine)