UK Solar Car | Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Skip to main

PEIK technically advises and financially supports the University of Kentucky Solar Car Team
Student-led multidisciplinary very large engineering team which
- designs and construct solar vehicles
- supports STEM outreach at school and public fairs
- competes in national solar car events such as
  - Formula Sun Grand Prix
  - American Solar Challenge.
Provides hands-on opportunities for engineering and allows students to develop and demonstrate their communication, creativity, and technical skills through hands-on experience
Long tradition at UK: the team currently operates and maintains a 6th generation vehicle, Gato Del Sol VI, with the team having started initially in 1999.
A Grand Legacy:
- In 2019. They achieved the all-time track speed record for solar electric vehicles at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and placed 3rd at the Formula Solar Grand Prix.
- In 2021, they became national champions, completing the Formula Sun Grand Prix in 1st place and American Solar Challenge in 2nd place.
- In 2022, they received 3rd place in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge.