University of Calgary Solar Car Team

In preparation for its first rayce, the University of Calgary Solar Team constructed and tested a prototype of their designs before building the final car.

The X1 was constructed from a steel chassis with a fibreglass shell which was coated with gelcoat which made the vehicle approximately twice the final weight of its sister car.

This class included higher efficiency solar cells, upright seating, and teams that had been raycing for the last 20 years.

With regulation changes for the 2011 WSC, the team re-engineered the design of Schulich Axiom and completely rebuilt the solar car.

[1] The 2011 WSC took place on October 16–23, 2011 and was a road endurance race from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia, a total of over 3000km.

Delta was a radical departure for the team, featuring two doors, cup holders, four wheels, a passenger seat and cargo space for the very first time.

The team entered the Schulich Delta to compete in the Cruiser class in the 2013 World Solar Challenge that took place on October 6–13, 2013.

The team started the design phase in 2016 and crafted a catamaran inspired frame to help increase aerodynamics and reduce weight.

Another main focus was on the "every-day" user by implementing a touch-screen centre console info-tainment system, cupholders, back up cameras as well as speakers.

After a 3-year build cycle, the University of Calgary Solar Car team raced the Schulich Elysia at the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2019 held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Maximum Achieved Speed: 140 km/h Solar Array Type: Silicon Chassis: Aluminum Space frame Shell Composition: Carbon Fiber & Kevlar Weight: ~500 lbs Commissioned: June 2005 Decommissioned: July 2007 Current Uses: In the fall of 2008 Soleon was donated to the Calgary Telus World of Science and was on display for 2 years.

Maximum Achieved Speed: 130 km/h Solar Array Type: Gallium arsenide (GaAs) Triple-junction Chassis: Carbon Fiber & Kevlar Shell Composition: Carbon Fiber & Kevlar Weight: ~600 lbs Commissioned: October 2009 Current Uses: Placed 6th overall in the 2010 North American Solar Challenge.