The events this summer are still on and happening July 27-August 7! After careful review of data collected on the route drive, the decision has been made to extend ASC 2021 to a 5-day event, adding a stage stop in McPherson, KS. This adjustment will make it more likely that solar cars of varying capabilities […]
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Thank you to our newest Bronze-level Sponsor: Altair Engineering, Inc! Altair is both supporting the event as a Bronze Level sponsor and offering free software for teams to use as they prepare their solar powered vehicles for competition. Altair recognizes that “students that participate in international collegiate design competitions gain invaluable experience in project management,
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It’s a new year and a great time to invest in your solar car team by registering for the IEF Solar Car Conference 2021. Given the COVID-19 situation and related restrictions, this year’s conference will be held virtually February 18-27, 2021. This is going to be a great time of learning, connecting, networking, and talking
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Are you looking for talent with hands-on project experience? Do you want to encourage the exploration of clean tech mobility? There are opportunities to get involved as a sponsor of the FSGP/ASC events! With your financial or in-kind contributions, you will be supporting STEM, experiential learning, innovation, and problem solving for today’s college students that
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MathWorks has been our most consistent sponsor of the American Solar Challenge. In addition to their sponsorship they also provide complimentary software to solar car teams registered for FSGP/ASC events. Their software, MATLAB and Simulink, can be used for mathematical and physical modeling to design, test, and optimize systems and strategies. Teams, be sure to check out their
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The first revision of the ASC 2021 regulations are now posted.
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We are sad to have missed a year of solar car racing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 health crisis but are hoping to get back to it in 2021 with a planned American Solar Challenge and Formula Sun Grand Prix event starting in late July and going through early August. For more details on
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We are pleased to announce the publication of FSGP 2020 Rev D regulations. https://www.americansolarchallenge.org/regulations/2021-american-solar-challenge-regulations/
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Given the COVID-19 situation and the uncertainty associated with this situation and based on the feedback from a recent team survey, the IEF Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone the ASC 2020 event until 2021. The Board of Directors did not take this decision lightly, which was made in due consideration of
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Thank you to our newest Bronze-level Sponsor: IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)! With a focus on powering a sustainable future, applications of power electronics include automobiles and renewable energy systems – a great combination and fit for the American Solar Challenge! We greatly appreciate their support in helping make these experiential learning opportunities possible. Learn
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