What is Midnight Sun?

A student design team based out of the University of Waterloo which designs and builds solar powered electric vehicles. 

What year was your organization founded?

1988

What is the full legal name of your organization?

University of Waterloo Midnight Sun Solar Rayce Car Team

What is the purpose of Midnight Sun?

What is your full mailing address?

200 University Ave W,

E5 2001, University of Waterloo, 

Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

What is the purpose of Midnight Sun 12?

To push the boundaries of solar power energy to power a consumer focused vehicle 

What is our organization phone number (Bay Phone)?

519.888.4567 x32978

What kind of car is MSXII?

MSXII will be a Cruiser Class vehicle, inspired by a sports coupe style. Our designs focus on practicality and usability for the user. While designing for efficiency and reliability. 

What defines a Cruiser class vehicle?

There are two main classes of solar vehicles:

• Challengers: Designs maximize efficiency at the cost of practicality 
• Cruisers: Designs focus more on practicality, typically sharing more characteristics to a consumer vehicle 

How do you plan to judge success (of MSXII)?

MSXII is being designed with usability, practicality and reliability first.At competition we hope to achieve a maximum score in the practicality section, while achieving a respectable score in the efficiency aspect of the competition.Outside of competition we judge success more subjectively focusing on a consumer similar design. 

Is there some kind of competition?

American Solar Challenge - ASC in 2018 (in North America)

World Solar Challenge - WSC in 2019 (in Australia) 

Both competitions are endurance based races spread over multiple days covering over 3000km, during which our vehicle is powered exclusively by the power of the sun.

How are the competitions scored?

WSC has a separate scoring rubric for Cruiser class vehicles. This rubric breaks down to the following:

• 80% - Efficiency Score
• 20% - Practicality Score