Vehicles
Tachyon
9th Generation
CalSol’s first cruiser class vehicle
Cruiser class vehicles seat 2+ people, designed for practicality
2019 Formula Sun Grand Prix (2nd Place)
2019 World Solar Challenge
Zephyr
8th Generation
First raced in 2014, it has had a long and illustrious career, with more than 10600 miles logged.
2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix (1st Place)
2018 Formula Sun Grand Prix (2nd Place)
2022 Formula Sun Grand Prix (4th Place)
2022 American Solar Challenge (4th Place)
Impulse
7th Generation
2011 World Solar Challenge (20 out of 37)
2012 American Solar Challenge (4th Place)
Gold Rush
6th Generation
First CalSol car featuring upright seating and a traditional steering wheel, making the driving experience more similar to that of a standard car
First CalSol car since Afterburner II to feature a three wheel design
2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix
Beam Machine
5th Generation
Featured an innovative battery protection system and earned the Best Stock Array award
2005 Formula Sun Grand Prix (3rd Place)
2005 North American Solar Challenge (2nd Place)
Solar Bear
4th Generation
First vehicle designed and built after split of Team Stanley (ie. Stanford and Berkeley)
Raced after CalSol’s 4 year hiatus from solar racing
2003 Formula Sun Grand Prix (1st Place)
2003 American Solar Challenge (2nd Place)
Third Degree Burner
3rd Generation
Though having a similar appearance to Afterburner II, the interior was entirely redesigned
Exceptionally efficient, driving 45 mi/hr on the power of a single hair dryer
Afterburner II
2nd Generation
Has upwards of 8,000 miles on it
Reportedly reached 74 mph during testing
1997 Sunrayce (3rd Place)
1995 FIA electro-solar cup in Suzuka, Japan
California Dreamin’
1st Generation
CalSol’s first solar vehicle
1993 Sunrayce
1994 Disneyland World Clean Air Road Rally
1995 Suzuka Solar Car Race in Japan