Archived News

Rolling Suspension

We're pleased to announce that we now have a fully rolling chassis. This is a big milestone for us. We'll begin testing of the suspension and steering early next week. You can see pictures of the frame as well as team members working in the shop here.

5/22/2008

Lansing State Journal Article

The Lansing State Journal just published an article about our team. Check it out here. You can also find links to other articles and solar information on our links page.

4/8/2008

New Pictures

The pictures page has been updated with images of the team working in the shop. You can view them here. We'll keep the page updated with new pictures as we take them.

4/6/2008

Noodles & Company Fundraiser

On Monday, April 7, you can support the solar car team while enjoying a delicious meal. Come eat at the East Lansing Noodles & Company and 25% of your purchase will go to the solar car team. Make sure to show your cashier a print-out of the flyer available here.

3/30/2008

Website Facelift

We're happy to announce that the solar car website has had a facelift. The overall style of the site remains the same, but now the navigation has been updated. We hope that this will make it easier to find information. This news feed is the latest enhancement. We'll keep the two latest news stories on the front page and the remaining articles will be archived on the Home->News page.

3/30/2008

Old News

Tuesday 1/29/08: New Link added: Sparty Secrets EV₁ article. (See Links page)

Tuesday 1/29/08: Team interviewed on the The Impact 89 FM's Exposure student group show. (See Links page)

Friday 1/25/08: Link to site now on "Be Spartan Green" Resources page.

Thursday 1/24/08: Team featured in State News/Lansing Lowdown article. (See Links page)

Thursday 1/17/08: 2008 Spring Semester Recruitment Meeting: 7:30 PM 1234 Engineering Building. All Majors Welcome!

Thursday 1/10/08: Team and Member pages updated.

Thursday 1/10/08: Spring Semester planning meeting and Team and Individual pictures.

Thursday 11/29/07: Polo shirts are now in!

Tuesday 11/20/07: Uni-Solar sponsor letter sent out.

Tuesday 11/20/07: Front right wheel now attached to frame and rolling.

Tuesday 11/20/07: Interview with Amplifx Magazine. The team will appear in their January issue.

Sunday 11/18/07: One wheel on the EV₁ now rolling!

Monday 11/12/07: Team featured Spartaneering News article.

Tuesday 11/7/07: Prototyping of battery management system in progress.

Tuesday 11/7/07: Battery Management System (BATMAN) nearly designed.

Tuesday 11/7/07: Fabrication of front suspension in progress.

Tuesday 11/7/07: Design completed for front suspension.

Tuesday 11/7/07: Design nearly completed for rear suspension.

Tuesday 11/7/07: We now have T-shirts!

Saturday 9/29/07: Team presented at Michigan Students for Sustainability Coalition Summit about Solar and Electric Vehicle Technology. Fourteen students from around Michigan attended.

Tuesday 9/18/07: Captains added to Team task forces page (See Team page).

Tuesday 9/11/07: Team task forces updated (See Team page).

Thursday 9/6/07: 2007 Fall Semester Recruitment Meeting: 7-9 PM 1234 Engineering Building. All Majors Welcome! Free Pizza and Pop!

Thursday 4/26/07: Last meeting of the 2007 Spring Semester! Good Luck on Exams, Everyone!

Tuesday 4/24/07: Discussed Budget Proposal issues as well as a plan for what needs to be done to be ready for the Fall Semester.

Thursday 4/19/07: Meeting with MSU Marketing Association to discuss Publicity, Funding, and Recruitment issues.

Thursday 4/19/07: Link to Greek Article about our team in Mosaiko.gr posted, as well links to the North American Solar Challenge and the World Solar Challenge (see Links page).

Tuesday 4/17/07: Discussed Rayce costs and Car Completion costs as well as Publicity, Funding, and Recruitment issues at regular meeting.

Friday 4/13/07: Meeting with Lynda White to discuss marketing and recruitment tactics.

Thursday 3/29/07: Get Involved and Sponsors/Donors pages added.

Thursday 3/29/07: Meeting with Dean and Associate Dean of Engineering to discuss funding needed to finish the car and to compete in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge.

Wednesday 3/28/07: 2008 North Amercian Solar Challenge regulations posted (see Links page).

Tuesday 2/20/07: Home and Members pages updated.

Tuesday 2/20/07: We now have the canopy!

Thursday 1/25/07: We now have the EV₁!

Thursday 1/18/07: 2007 Spring Semester Recruitment Meeting