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In Adelaide

Posted in: 2009 Global Green Challenge, Infinium, Updates|Tags: Adelaide, Delta, Ford, WSC 2009|By: Steve Hechtman|September 20, 20098 Comments

Greetings from Adelaide, South Australia, where the team will call home while we prepare for next month’s Global Green Challenge. Last week, our team left Michigan for the 10,000 mile journey to Australia. After some time spent overcoming jet-lag and moving our equipment through international customs, we have settled in to our workspace-away-from-home at Prince Alfred College (PAC) in Adelaide. We are grateful once again this year for the support of PAC, which has provided us the facilities in which we can work as a team. It is great to be reunited with all of our friends and supporters in Adelaide, and we are surely looking forward to the rest of our stay here.


Jeff Rogers and Josh Feldman wind wires in front of the semi trailer at Prince Alfred College.

Our arrival in Adelaide reminds us of how far we have come, and we must thank all of those who have allowed us to achieve so much. The efforts of all of our team members, advisors, faculty members, sponsors, friends, families, and other supporters have all been instrumental in the creation of Infinium.

We would like to especially thank two of our Platinum Sponsors for making our travels during the past week possible: Delta Air Lines, for supporting our air travel to Australia through their new Los Angeles to Sydney flight, and Ford of Australia, for providing us with four vehicles to transport team members and equipment during the race. Stay tuned to hear more about our adventures from the past week!

Unveiling One Week Away!

Posted in: Infinium, Updates|Tags: Delta, Ford, General Motors, henry ford museum, Sunrunner, Unveiling|By: umsolar|May 28, 2009

Solar Car Supporters-

The unveiling is only one week away! We hope you will joing us this Friday June 5th, 3pm at the Henry Ford Museum to witness the unveiling of the tenth-generation Michigan solar car: Infinium. After the unveiling Infinium will be on display outside the museum so you can get a closer look. If you plan on attending, please RSVP here.

Michigan Team’s 20th Anniversary Solar Car To Be Unveiled At The Henry Ford Museum

May 28, 2009

ANN ARBOR –The University of Michigan Solar Car Team will reveal its much anticipated tenth-generation Michigan Solar Car, Infinium, during a public unveiling event in the Sally and Wendell Anderson Theater at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. on Friday, June 5 at 3p.m.

The event will celebrate the past, present, and future of the Michigan Solar Car Team. Beginning with the keynote address given by Susan Fancy, a founding member of the Michigan Solar Car Team, the ceremony will culminate in the unveiling of the tenth-generation Michigan Solar Car, Infinium. Infinium will make its first public appearance just feet away from where the first Michigan Solar Car, Sunrunner, is on permanent display at the Henry Ford Museum. The unveiling will introduce the team members and honor the team’s sponsors, including Ford, GM, Delta, and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Additional speakers will include David Munson, the Dean of the College of Engineering, Project Manager Steven Hechtman, and Business Director Julia Hawley.

The all-new vehicle is designed, built, and raced by an all-student crew. The Michigan Solar Car Team is the most decorated solar car team in North America, with five North American Championships and three third place finishes at the World Solar Challenge). Infinium will build on the success of previous generations of solar cars while incorporating the newest and most innovative technology available. Showcasing the latest technologies from advanced electric vehicles and photovoltaic systems, Infinium is predicted to be the most competitive Michigan Solar Car yet, achieving top speeds more than 90 MPH and a range of more than 200 miles in the absence of sun.

The 2009 team’s founding vision is to be the best solar car team in the world, leading in performance and innovation. The immediate goal is to bring the World Championship home to the United States for the first time since the inaugural World Solar Challenge was won by General Motors more than two decades ago. Michigan is the defending North American champion and will compete for the World Championship against over 60 universities, private teams, and corporations in the Global Green Challenge (previously the World Solar Challenge), an 1,800-mile cross-continent race through the Australian Outback. The Global Green Challenge begins Oct. 25, 2009.

The UM Solar Car Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is an entirely student-run organization whose solar-powered vehicles compete across North America and throughout the world. Further event and RSVP details, as well as more information about current and former University of Michigan Solar Car Teams, can be found online at www.umsolar.com/unveiling.

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