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Support Solar Car Team in rebuilding and racing toward sustainable innovation

Illinois State University's Solar Car Team, led by a diverse group of students, has launched a fundraising campaign to rebuild its award-winning Mercury 6 vehicle. They seek a minimum...
Members of the Illinois State University Solar Car Team stand smiling next to their car.

Solar rays and simulations: Data analysis tool drives design for Solar Car Team 

Every two years Illinois State University's Solar Car Team begins the process of designing a solar-powered car fit for winning a nearly 2,000-mile-long race. This virtual design process is made...

Solar Car Team takes on the American Solar Car Challenge

Team Mercury, the all-volunteer, student-led solar vehicle team from Illinois State University, will tackle the American Solar Challenge from August 3-7.
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Solar Car Team looking for various majors to join effort

The ISU Solar Car Team is looking to expand its roster to help prepare for a national race in July. The team is open to anyone interested and willing to learn. They are seeking those majoring in...
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Solar Car Team finishes fifth in nation

Illinois State's Solar Car Team finished fifth at the American Solar Challenge Formula Sun Grand Prix.
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ISU Solar Car Team invited to race in Abu Dhabi

From its very humble beginnings in 2005, the Illinois State University Solar Car Team has evolved into a world-class competitor.

Solar Car Team launches July 12

Illinois State’s Solar Car Team is taking to the road for the American Solar Challenge (ASC), a multi-day, 1,700-mile cross-country road race across North America. Open to teams from around the...

Solar car team takes second at Formula Sun Grand Prix 2013

Illinois State University's Solar Car Team placed second in the 2013 Formula Sun Grand Prix, a national solar car race held in June in Austin, Texas.
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Video: Teamwork fuels Illinois State solar car

The students on Illinois State University's Solar Car Team spent the past year planning, building, and testing their new car.
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Student team finished in national solar car race

The students of Illinois State’s Team Mercury built a new solar-powered vehicle for the American Solar Challenge, a 1,650-mile race that ran in July from Rochester, New York, to St. Paul,...
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