UTSVT

Overview
TexSun is the newest car to be built by UTSVT. It is currently in the design phase and completion is planned for early 2013 (assuming we survive the apocalypse).

Mechanical Design
Several major decisions have already been made regarding the mechanical design of TexSun. The car will be based around a tempered aluminum space frame chassis with a three-wheel design. The body shell will be made of carbon fiber, and the solar array “wing” will be made of carbon fiber and Kevlar.

Electrical Design
The electrical design for TexSun will borrow heavily from the Solorean, with a few tweaks to improve power consumption and space requirements. The motor we plan to use is the EnerTrac 602. We plan to use Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries because of their improved temperature range and robustness over Lithium-ion chemistry.