Solstice - Stanford's Solar Car 
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The "Solstice" was unveiled May 7 2005 on Stanford Campus. All pictures taken by John Humphrey macroscopic_labs(at)yahoo.com
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The  Solstice. Stanford's new solar car.
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The Solstice. Stanford's new solar car.
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Sleek aerodynamics are a requirement for solar cars which have to reduce drag as much as possible.
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Sleek aerodynamics are a requirement for solar cars which have to reduce drag as much as possible.
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Nice Curves
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Nice Curves
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The T-shirts all say
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The T-shirts all say "i built a solar car and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"

Just kidding.
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A close up of the Sun Power cells.
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A close up of the Sun Power cells.
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Steering this thing is like steering a tank, or so i've heard.
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Steering this thing is like steering a tank, or so i've heard.
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Sponsors make it happen
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Sponsors make it happen
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The metal frame and some electronics
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The metal frame and some electronics
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Check out the nice machining work on the suspension. Also note the solar car tires. Very low rolling resistance. These tires aren't easy to come by.
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Check out the nice machining work on the suspension. Also note the solar car tires. Very low rolling resistance. These tires aren't easy to come by.
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The Lithium Ion Batteries in this years car replaced Lithium Polymer which was used in the last car. The 21 battery cells hold around 5 kilowatt hours.
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The Lithium Ion Batteries in this years car replaced Lithium Polymer which was used in the last car. The 21 battery cells hold around 5 kilowatt hours.
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This car has a novel approach to getting in and out and working on the car. The whole canopy raises up.
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This car has a novel approach to getting in and out and working on the car. The whole canopy raises up.
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The Solar Car Team.
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The Solar Car Team.
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