Other Solar Cruisers

Owned by Shalin Patel
Last updated: Sept 30, 2018 by Connor Hawkins (Unlicensed)
UniversityCarSeatsLength x Width x Height (m)Wheelbase (m)

Track (m)

Array (m2)

Drag Coeff.(Cd)

Front. Area (m2)Cd*ANotes

App. State

Rose (2018)

2

4.74 x 2.10 x 1.24




0.17


IowaPenumbra (2017)44.32 x 1.88 x 1.40


0.20


Bochum

SolarWorld GT (2011)

2

4.09 x 1.60 x 1.34

2.51


3

0.137

1.71 

0.234

GaAs Cells

Bochum

Sunriser (2013)

2

4.0 x 1.80 x 1.13






UNSW

eVe (2012)

2

4.50 x 1.80 x 1.10



4

0.11 (or 0.118)  → 0.13 (or 0.142)

1 → 1.2

0.13 → 0.142

Sacrificed 1m2 array

Cd*A is tested to be 0.126 but on a windy day so results may be affected by wind pushing the car forward.

Theoretical Cd*A = 0.148

UNSW

Violet (2017)

4

5.0 x 2.20 x 1.20

5


318 solar cells with ~22% efficiency

Bologna

Emilia 4

4

4.61 x 1.80 x 1.23

2.772

1.32 (Fr) 1.20 (Rr)

5

0.20

1.60



Minnesota

Eos (2016)

2









Minnesota

Eos II (2017)

2

5.0 x 1.90 x 1.30








Eindhoven

Stella Vie (2017)55.0 x 1.65 x ?

5<0.137?