Thanks to LEDtronics, Inc. for providing us with strips of LED lighting! LEDtronics’ mission is “To Replace Energy Wasting Lighting With World Class Environmentally Responsible LED bulbs and Products”. Read more about them on their About Us page. We can … Read More

Head on over to our Facebook page to look at a photo album from our first day of making the fiberglass mold for our top shell!

Here’s two close-ups of the fiberglass layups we did earlier this week. First, the 1/8″ thick piece: As you can see, it is very uniform in appearance because the epoxy solution covered the fiberglass and seeped into the Nomex evenly … Read More

We took a look at the fiberglass layups we did yesterday, and they turned out alright. The larger, 1/8″ thick piece (on the bottom in the photo) fared better, as it was more uniform looking and the epoxy and hardener … Read More

Thanks to Evanston Papa John’s for giving us 5 free pizzas last night, and to Noodles & Company for giving us a bunch of meals tonight! Also, thanks to Ady Dunk for arranging several food donations to keep us happy … Read More

A month ago, I posted photos of our garage right after we cleaned it, almost completely empty. Here it is today, full once again with the top foam plug for our new car, which we picked up 2 hours ago … Read More

Today, we practiced doing fiberglass layups by making simple rectangles with Nomex honeycomb material in the middle. They are currently curing in the shop, and I hope they turn out well. It was a bit difficult to get a good … Read More

We just picked up some free breakfast from Evanston Panera.  Thanks Panera!  This should give our day a great start: Also, thanks to Evanston Buffalo Wild Wings for giving us 50 free wings for dinner last night! We really appreciate … Read More

Remember that time we sent some foam to Advanced Pattern Works? Well, we got it back yesterday. It came on a big flatbed semi: All hands were on deck as we unloaded the foam plug and got ready to ship … Read More

The electrical team finished welding nickel plates to our battery modules last week. The battery modules are blocks of 13 3.7V lithium-ion battery cells connected in parallel, and the parallel connection is achieved using the nickel plates. Each size 18650 … Read More