Impulse Solar Car by CalSol Ready for World Solar Challenge

A year-and-a-half in the making, a sleek vehicle called Impulse was unveiled at Cal Day and is on track to compete in the world’s premier solar car race this October. Behind the effort is the 73-member crew of CalSol, the campus’s student-run solar vehicle team. Displaying a startup-worthy work ethic, CalSol members have devoted thousands of hours—including long evenings and some all-nighters—to the car’s design and fabrication. This fall, 15 to 20 students will withdraw from school for the semester to participate in CalSol’s first-ever entry in the World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile road race across Australia.

Source: Berkeley