The team serves as the host for American Solar Challenge (ASC) and Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP).

[8] UT's second solar car, Texas Native Sun II, was a two-seater and larger than the first, weighing 1,000 lb (450 kg).

[12] With construction beginning in 2004, Solar Steer was UT's first vehicle to have lithium-ion batteries and a carbon fiber body.

The solar array is made of 600 photovoltaic cells grouped in modules of 50, and split into three subarrays, for a total area of 8 m2 (86 sq ft).

[14] It was entered in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge but could not compete due to poor weather and a steering malfunction.

[19] The three-wheeled vehicle has an aluminum space-frame chassis, carbon fiber body, and uses an Enertrac 602 hub motor to power the rear wheel.

[8] Production of BeVolt (portmanteau of Bevo and volt)[2] began in the spring semester of 2017 to be race-ready for Formula Sun Grand Prix 2018.

The team designed for a weight of 160 kg (350 lb) for BeVolt by using a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and kevlar solar wing.

UTSVT designed their latest car, Lonestar, to weigh 600 lb (270 kg) and have a solar array of 260 cells that produces 875 W (1.173 hp).

This also impacted manufacturing due to limited hours at J. J. Pickle Research Campus and some team members still working remotely.

[28] The team brought Lonestar to the 2022 FSGP but could not race after technical inspection revealed an issue with the battery management system.