Sunswift II 1997 – 2003  Sunswift II on display in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.   Background  In 1997, the team commenced work on Sunswift’s first entirely self-designed car. Sunswift II featured a three-wheeled design, a chromoly space frame, and cutting-edge innovations such as an in-hub wheel motor and Control Area Network electronics.   From 1998 to 2003,  the car was [...]

Sunswift IV 2009 – present Background Ivy was built in 2009 for the 2009 WSC. She was the 3rd vehicle that Sunswift had ever designed and built from scratch – although many successful elements from previous cars were retained in Ivy’s design. Achievements 6th overall in the 2011 World Solar Challenge, 1st in Production Class. 4th overall in [...]

GOLD The Faculty of Engineering of the University of NSW provides the UNSW SRT with a monetary grant, use of a range of facilities as well as valuable advice and support. The UNSW SRT helps promote the faculty at events such as UNSW Open Day and Sunsprint (model solar car challenge). NICTA is Australia’s Information [...]

AWARDS 2011 World Solar Challenge 1st place Production Class (2011) Guinness World Record for World’s Fastest Solar Powered Vehicle [PDF] 2009 Global Green Challenge Silicon Challenge Class Winner CSIRO Award for Technical Innovation, 2007 Engineering Excellence Award for Education and Training from Engineers Australia, 2007 Transcontinental World Record from Perth to Sydney, 2007 Siemens Prize [...]

The University of New South Wales Solar Racing Team have raced many cars since they began in 1996.  Below is a list of the four main cars we have produced over the years. Sunswift IV   2009 – present Ivy on the first day of racing in the 2009 WSC Background Ivy was built in [...]

Sunswift is a university student-led solar racing team. thirty students from the Faculties of Engineering, Science, and Business at the University of New South Wales volunteer their time and skills to design, build and race a state-of-the-art solar-powered car. We would not be able to exist without the generous funding provided by our corporate sponsors, private donors, and UNSW. People [...]

Daniel Friedman (Project Manager): +61 419 919 037 Sam Paterson (Assistant Project Manager): +61 422 495 382 Telephone: +61 2 9385 5149 Facsimile: +61 2 9385 5993 Enquiries: contact@sunswift.unsw.edu.au Postal Address: Room 342 Electrical Engineering Building G17, Gate 2, High Street The University Of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Website Comments: contact@sunswift.unsw.edu.au UNSW [...]