Purdue students build street-legal 2, 200 mpg solar powered car
April 22, 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue Solar Racing team's solar-powered urban commuter car achieved the equivalent of almost 2,200 miles per gallon in the 2011 Shell EcoMarathon international competition this week in Houston.
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Purdue Solar Racing Seeks to Boost Sun Intensity
May 22, 2013

Zack Lapetina of Purdue University explains how the Purdue Solar Racing team uses high-efficiency photovoltaic panels, and then adds intensifiers to increase the amount of sunlight the cars capture for energy in Shell Eco-marathon Americas student de
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