OUR TEAM

The electrical team brings life to the solar car, enabling it to absorb the sun’s energy, store it in a battery and hyper-efficiently transform that energy into motion.

A solar electric car uses the same core components as modern electric cars, including Tesla’s, with the added benefit of being able to charge in the sun. By incorporating solar cells into our design, we increase the car’s range while reducing running costs, solving two of the most significant barriers to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles – range anxiety and charging times.

The media, marketing and sponsorship team is responsible for executing strategies to recruit new members, gain corporate sponsorship and not only nurture these partnerships but ensure the TeamArrow brand is consistent, cohesive and engaging across all platforms.

As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely heavily on corporate sponsorship, as well as passionate students and industry professionals to be able to build a new solar car biennially. It’s our job is to make sure TeamArrow puts its best foot forward across all channels to draw our key stakeholders in and keep them engaged.

The solar team is responsible for designing and building the solar energy system, including encapsulating the solar panels and evaluating and acquiring Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPTs) to maximise the power delivered to the car captured from the sun.

Solar arrays are the power source for the car, so getting these built correctly and efficiently is crucial. As a member of the solar team, we get hands-on experience in building panels and work closely with the mechanical and aerodynamics teams to ensure the array is integrated into the car to maximise both solar collection and aerodynamic performance.