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December 8, 2025
The University of Michigan’s 10-time national champion solar car team is driving toward the future aided by computation
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September 18, 2025
Solar-Powered Cars and Trucks Are Almost Here New, power-sipping EVs due next year are efficient enough to gain 10 to 40 miles of daily charge from the sun alone
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August 28, 2025
U-M finishes as top North American solar car in international race’s first Australian winter
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August 26, 2025
Battle of the Fins: Michigan’s ‘Millennium’ Solar Car Tackles 3,000km Across Australia
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May 23, 2025
‘Millennium’ solar car to race in U-M team’s first Australian winter
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August 6, 2024
‘We’re not going to give up’: UMich Solar Car Team wins American Solar Challenge
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August 6, 2024
University of Michigan solar car team wins challenge
October 9
The University Record | It Happened at Michigan - Powered by the sun
When the student-driven Solar Car Team and its car, Sunrunner, won the first Sunrayce USA in 1990, it propelled a legacy of leadership in competitive vehicles fueled by the sun.
July 17
The latest energy efficient vehicle from the university's Solar Car Team aims to win October's Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia.
MAY 9
Solar Builder Magazine | Amprius supplies batteries for U of Michigan solar car team in world challenge
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies Inc. is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team.
July 14
With nearly every nut and bolt optimized, the Solar Car Team’s newest vehicle will compete in the first World Solar Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAY 8
Silicon Anode Batteries to Power Pursuit of World’s Toughest Solar Car Race – 3,000 Kilometer Australian Transcontinental Challenge
July 17
All About Ann Arbor | University of Michigan unveils solar car to race in Australia this October
Michigan University is the only university from the U.S. competing in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this year.
MAY 19
The University of Michigan Solar Car Team set to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge — considered the world’s toughest and most prestigious solar car race — will use next generation lithium ion batteries supplied by Amprius Technologies Inc. in Fremont, Calif.
2023 Features
September 26
Operating a solar car in a 3000km cross-country challenge every two years is no mean feat, and teams need to ‘bed in’ their cars and test their race management systems, well in advance of the event taking place.
July 22
Astrum, the team's new three-wheel design, is set to be its lightest car yet.
July 19
The Michigan Daily | UMich Solar Car Introduces 2023 Car
The University of Michigan Solar Car Team invited friends, family, sponsors and community members to the Michigan Theater Friday evening to unveil their new car, Astrum.
July 24
The last time the team competed Down Under was in 2019 when they placed third in the 1,800-mile race.
August 7
University of Michigan unveiled latest solar car that the school is entering in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia this October.
July 25
Next-Generation Silicon Anode Batteries to Power Solar Cars for Several Collegiate STEM Programs Competing in World’s Toughest Solar Car Race
August 16
After a four-year hiatus, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team will bring a new solar car to Australia for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on Oct. 22-29.
Previous Articles
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November 16 - Edge Computing: U of MI Solar Car
August 1 - University of Michigan solar car team stops in Albuquerque
July 31 - Solar-powered car stops to soak up the sun in Albuquerque
July 22 - This solar car from the University of Michigan will travel 3K miles from New Jersey to California
July 22 - University of Michigan solar car will need caravan to drive 3,000 miles cross country
June 13 - “Solar car ‘Aevum’ to test solutions ahead of next World Solar Challenge”
June 20 - “UMich Solar Car Team unveils newest model, plans to race in 3,000-mile cross-country event next month”
June 21 - “Take a look at University of Michigan’s new solar car ‘Aevum’”
June 28 - University Of Michigan Reveals “Aevum” Solar Racecar
July 11 - Pandemic poses a new challenge for Midwest solar car teams
July 19 - Aevum Comes to St. Ignace as University of Michigan Solar Car Tested in Upper Peninsula
July 20 - University of Michigan Solar Car Team to race across 12 states
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Michigan Daily
October 2019 – “Michigan Solar Car team places third in international competition”
Click on Detroit
October 2019 – ”University of Michigan's Solar Car Team places third in global competition”
Michigan News
October 2019 – “‘Electrum’ solar car from U-M takes on global competition in Australia” -
Michigan Daily
August 2018 – U-M solar car team finishes second in 2018 American Solar ChallengeCar and Driver
August 2018 – Sun-Day Driver: We Test The University of Michigan's Solar Car! -
MLive
October 2017 – University of Michigan Solar Car Team finishes 2nd in world challenge
Detroit Free Press
October 2017 – U-M car finishes second in solar-powered race across Australia
The University Network
October 2017 – University of Michigan Solar Car Team Wins Second Place in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
The University Record
October 2017 – U-M Solar Car Team’s second-place finish best in its history in Australia
Michigan Daily
July 2017 – University Solar Car team reveals new design
Michigan News
July 2017 – Top U.S. solar car team goes small to win big in 2017 -
New Atlas
October 2015 – Chasing the sun: How solar forecasting could be the difference in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Digital Trends
October 2015 – For this solar racing team, a full tank means predicting the clouds
Market Watch
October 2015 – IBM Cognitive Technologies to Help University of Michigan Power its Race Car During Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
USA Today
January 2015 – Race to Abu Dhabi pays off for Michigan Solar Car Team
Detroit Free Press
January 2015 – It was a race to get U-M solar car to Abu Dhabi race -
Michigan Daily
October 2013 – Solar car team going ‘down under’ for race
MLive
July 2013 – ‘We expect problems:’ Electrical issue strands U-M solar car during test run
MLive
July 2013 – That’s no spaceship: University of Michigan solar car passes through West Michigan
Wired
June 2013 – Meet the College Kids Who Set Out to Build the ‘Ultimate Electric Vehicle’
Mashable
June 2013 – University of Michigan Redesigns Solar Car for Australian Race
LA Times
June 2013 – Students prep oddball car for Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Michigan Daily
June 2013 – University’s Solar Car Team unveils new model in Detroit
MLive
June 2013 – “University of Michigan unveils ‘Generation’ solar car in Detroit (video) comment
New York Times
June 2013 – “University of Michigan Students Ready Solar Car for Australian Race”
Wired
April 2013 – “University Team Wraps Up Work on Top-Secret Solar Racer”
Michigan Daily
March 2013 – “University goes South by Southwest” -
The Wall Street Journal
July 2012 – “University of Michigan Wins Solar-Car Race”
Michigan Daily
July 2012 – “University solar car team takes 4th consecutive national win”
Michigan Daily
July 2012 – “Michigan leads national solar car race at halfway point”
CBS Detroit
June 2012 – “Solar Car Powerhouse UM Gets Home Field Advantage In Upcoming American Race”
Racing With the Sun
February 2012 – A 30-minute documentary about the team competing in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge. It was produced by Nice Work Productions in association with Michigan Productions and the University of Michigan. It aired on BTN and PBS -
Detroit Free Press
October 2011 – “Automakers look to U-M’s champion solar car team for innovations, green ideas”
The New York Times
October 2011 – “Delayed Down Under, a Michigan Team Recharges in the World Solar Challenge”
Wired
April 2011 – “U. of Michigan Solar Car Slims Down to Go Down Under”
The New York Times
April 2011 – “Taking Off the Pounds to Chase a Sun-Powered Victory”