Ever wondered about the faces behind NUsolar? Last week I checked in with all 12 of the team members who are now representing Northwestern at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and asked them a few questions about the upcoming race. Without … Read More
Yesterday was a frenzy of packing, cleaning and last-minute repairs to get the team and SC5 ready to depart this morning for Indianapolis. The race crew will leave this morning on the four hour drive to FSGP 2011 at the … Read More
Check out this interview with Jonathan Cook, sponsorship chair, from the McCormick School of Engineering news center. We are in full race mode now – the team leaves for Indianapolis in just five days. From the McCormick article: “We’re a … Read More
Star Wars jokes aside, using SalesForce has been a crucial improvement to our team’s sponsorship system, and it will do wonders to ensure efficient data transfer to future generations of team members. Just like any college student group, our team acquires … Read More
We went to our first outreach of the quarter this past weekend at Niles North High School as part of the Skokie Spring Greening event. The car attracted a lot of attention from people young and old. We talked to … Read More
The electrical team put the battery protection system through rigorous testing this weekend, and it is now calibrated correctly and fully prepared to protect our battery pack from the many variables that conspire to set it aflame. SC5 uses lithium … Read More
Don’t miss your next chance to see sc5 – this Sunday, April 8th, at the Skokie Spring Greening. Team members will be present to answer questions and talk about our past adventures with the car, as well as our plans … Read More
NUSolar made some awesome progress during the first week of spring quarter. Despite the cold and rainy “spring” weather, the electrical team had two exciting victories this weekend: Both the airgap and regenerative braking systems are working smoothly. Initial testing … Read More
Big news, everybody! The team made a major discovery this week, and we’ve decided to move away from solar power altogether. Read on… When driving the car on Thursday – the first time with our new mascot Will the Bobblehead … Read More