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NU Solar - Seventh Generation

$13,600
113%
Raised toward our $12,000 Goal
106 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on November 02, at 12:59 AM EDT
Project Owners

Motors arrived!

September 03, 2017

 The high-efficiency motors from Mitsuba arrived in perfect condition to Evanston. NUsolar would like to thank all the ambassadors for the huge support. Without your support, our team would not have been able to tackle this engineering challenge.  We can't wait to race at the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge next year!

Motors Successfully Purchased

March 27, 2017

We have purchased our new motors and expect them to arrive around mid-June. Thank you again for your support, and we’ll keep you updated on the team's progress!

Over 100% Funded!

November 02, 2016

We owe all of you, our incredible donors, a HUGE thank you! Through your generosity, we were able to raise $13,000, reaching 108% of our original goal. SC7 will be able to have new, high-efficiency motors that will last another 10 years, and we can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish at the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge races in the years to come! Thank you so much for supporting our efforts to accelerate the development of renewable energy vehicles! 

Over 80% Funded!

October 24, 2016

Thanks to your phenomenal support, we are more than 80% of the way to buying new motors! We truly cannot express how grateful we are for everything you’ve done for us.

In these last few weeks, our team has been hard at work building and refining SC7. Check out some highlights from our latest work session in the video below:

More Than Halfway There!

October 12, 2016

Thank you so much to all of our donors who have supported us thus far! In less than two weeks, we’ve raised over $6600, which amounts to 55% of our goal! The incredible progress we’ve made puts us well on the way to buying new motors for SC7. We welcomed new members to our team this past week, and they are all just as excited as we are to realize our dream of building and racing SC7. With your help, we can raise the remaining 45% of our goal and turn that dream into a reality. Please share our page with those you think would be interested in supporting our project, and thank you so much to everyone who has given so far – we are truly blown away by your generous support!

Levels
Choose a giving level

$10

Fasteners

Help us purchase 20 fasteners for the new motors

$20.17

High-voltage wiring

Help us buy 21.2 ft of high-voltage wire for our new motors.

$50

Outer Casing

Help us buy 1/2 of the outer plastic casing for one of the new motors.

$75

Bearing

Help us purchase one inner bearing for our new motors

$100

Capacitor

Help us buy one capacitor for the motor control systems

$200

Computer

Help us buy the control computer for the motors.

$500

Motor Coils

Help us purchase 3/20 coils in the new motors. Also become a Bronze Level sponsor of our team and get your name on our website.

$1,000

Silver Sponsor

Become a silver-level sponsor of the solar car team. Get your name on the website and the car, a mention on social media, and a paper certificate commemorating your gift.

$3,000

Gold Sponsor

Help us purchase an entire motor controller, and become a Gold Sponsor of the solar car team. Get everything in the Silver Sponsor level.

$5,000

Platinum Sponsor

Become a Platinum Level sponsor of the team and take your place among the our biggest sponsors. Get your name plastered in large on the side of our car, and everything in the Gold Sponsor level.

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