Achievements
Since 1996, Sunswift Racing has pushed the boundaries of what student-led innovation can achieve in sustainable transport. From breaking world records to placing on the global stage, each milestone reflects our passion for engineering, endurance, and impact.
Timeline
Sunswift finished 9th out of 46 entries. This was the University's first entry in a solar car event amongst the prestigious and competitive entries from Honda Motors Corporation, the Swiss entry from Biel, and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation.
NRMA Sunswift II finished a respectable 18th out of 48 international entries.
The car 'NRMA Sunswift II' completed 4,012 kilometres (2,493 mi) in ten days, despite five days of bad weather. Even though the record of 8½ days was not broken, the attempt was still regarded to be a success with $2.4 million worth of publicity generated.
Three days after completing the Perth-Sydney record attempt the team entered the CitiPower SunRace. NRMA Sunswift II obtained third place in a highly competitive field of five entries, proving the car's reliability and the team's dedication after five continuous weeks on the road.
NRMA Sunswift II participated in a trade exhibition in Taipei, on request from the Federal Government.
UNSW Sunswift II was the 11th car to cross the line.
2nd Place.
2nd Place.
UNSW Sunswift III was the 9th car (and the first with silicon solar cells) to cross the line, arriving in 5 days.
Placed 4th in the Adventure Challenge. Placed 9th overall in the World Solar Challenge. Prestigious Freescale Technical Innovation Award (Most efficient).
Jaycar Sunswift III broke the world record for a solar car journey from Perth to Sydney. The team finished the journey in 5.5 days, breaking the previous record by 3 days.
Sunswift IV finished 1st in the Silicon Challenge Class and 4th overall at 3:08pm on 29 October.
Fastest Solar Powered Vehicle: 88.8 kilometres per hour (55.2mph).
Sunswift IVy finished 1st in the Production Challenge Class and 6th overall.
Sunswift eVe Line Honours and 3rd overall in Cruiser Class, including a top speed of 128 kilometres per hour (80mph).
Sunswift eVe breaks the record for the fastest electric car over 500 kilometres (310mi), with an average speed of 107 kilometres per hour (66mph). The previous record of 73 kilometres per hour (45mph) was set in 1988.
Sunswift eVe finished 3rd across the line and 4th overall.
3rd in Practicality Judging of Cruiser Class in World Solar Challenge.
Lowest Energy Consumption Driving Trans-Australia (Perth to Sydney) - Electric Car.
Sunswift placed 2nd overall in the Cruiser class, and finished first across the line in Adelaide.
Sunswift 7 achieved the fastest 1000 km achieved by an electric car on a single charge.
Sunswift partnered with Optus to showcase the capabilities of the Optus 5G network, with Audi driver Chaz Mostert driving Sunswift 7 remotely around the Adelaide Parklands circuit.
Sunswift 7 placed first overall in the cruiser class.
Sunswift alumni and technology spun out into P-ONE Technology, extending solar racing expertise into industry.
