Legacy Solar Cars

Alpha Centauri 

Advanced Division

2024 Solar Car Challenge: 2nd Place 

2023 Solar Car Challenge: 3rd Place 

Vehicle Data:
Vehicle Length: 4.9 m

Vehicle Width: 1.8 m

Vehicle Height: 1.2 m

Vehicle Weight: 223 kg

Batteries: 32 AA Portable Power Corp LiFePO4 Prismatic Modules 3.6 Ibs, 40 Amp Hours

Solar Cells: 443 SunPower Maxeon Ne3 Cells, 24.4% efficient

Motor:  Greyborg CroMotor V4 20 hp 

Lumidos

Advanced Division

2022 Solar Car Challenge: 3rd Place

Vehicle Data:

Vehicle Length: 4.49 m

Vehicle Width: 1.8 m

Vehicle Height: 1.36 m

Vehicle Weight: 226 kg

Batteries:  32 AA Portable Power LiFePO4 Prismatic Modules 3.6 lbs, 80 Amp Hours 

Solar Cells: 250 SunPower Maxeon Me1, 24.3% efficient

Motor: Greyborg CroMotor V4 6.7 hp

Heliocentric III

Advanced Division

2017 Solar Car Challenge: 4th Place

2015 Solar Car Challenge: 5th Place

Vehicle Data:

Vehicle Length: 5 m

Vehicle Width: 1.8 m

Vehicle Height: 1.2 m

Vehicle Weight: 120 kg

Batteries: Sixteen AA Portable Power Corp Batteries 1.62 lbs, 40 Amp Hours

Solar Cells: 252 Solarworld Protect SW 265 Mono Cells, 15.6% efficient

Motor: Zelena Vozila Cromotor 4 hp 

Heliocentric II

Advanced Division

2012 Solar Car Challenge: 4th Place

Vehicle Data:

Vehicle Length: 5 m

Vehicle Width: 1.7 m

Vehicle Height: 1 m

Vehicle Weight: 182 kg

Batteries:  528 A123 AHR32113 Batteries 0.452 lbs, 4.4 Amp Hours per battery 

Solar Cells: 528 Solarworld SW255 mono, 15.2% efficient

Motor: Kelly Motor Hub Motor 72V 6KW
0.8820 hp 

Heliocentric

Classic Division

2009 Solar Car Challenge: 7th Place

Vehicle Data:

Vehicle Length: 3 m

Vehicle Width: 1.8 m

Vehicle Height: 1.3 m

Vehicle Weight: 130 kg

Batteries: 2 Optima Troll Fury Batteries
90 Ibs, 110 Amp Hours

Solar Cells: 3 Solar World Sunmodule 175, 13.85% efficient

Motor: Briggs and Stratton E-tek 15 hp