While the world is experiencing a transition to electric-powered cars, the Northwestern University Solar Car Team, known as NUsolar, is making a vehicle that can gather electricity as well.
The group was founded in 1997 and while their cars have won various awards, their highest was 13th place at the American Solar Challenge in 2009 with their SC5 car.
“We basically are a student organization that designs, builds and races a solar-powered vehicle,” said McCormick junior Fiona Ireland, project manager for NUsolar…