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Solar Car

Past Solar Cars

Mercury 6

FSGP 2018 - ADSC 2024

A solar-powered car with people in safety vests on the side of a rural road, next to a white minivan.
A solar-powered vehicle with a number "17" parked on a lot with a train mural in the background. Orange cones create a path nearby.
Solar-powered vehicle with solar panels and a transparent cockpit parked outdoors.
Solar car with aerodynamic design and sponsor logos on a sunlit road.
Solar-powered race car number 17 with a rocky desert landscape in the background.
A team stands behind a solar car marked with "17" and "Illinois State University."

Mercury 5s

ASC 2016 - FSGP 2017

Solar-powered car with Illinois State University branding and solar panels displayed outdoors with people in the background.
A solar car with the number 17 drives on a road beside a green cornfield under a cloudy sky.
Solar vehicle with "ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY" on the side, features an open canopy with a person inside, set in a rural landscape.
Solar-powered cars displaying Illinois State University branding with solar panels.
Several people work on a large, orange base in a workshop.
Team posing with a solar car and a redbird mascot in front of an Illinois State University emblem.

Mercury 4s

ASC 2015 - FSGP 2015

Black and red solar car with number 17 and sponsor logos, including Illinois State University, parked on a gravel path.
Group with a red solar car labeled "Illinois State University" at a race track.
A man seated in a homemade solar car with a flat, metallic body and exposed framework.
Solar car from Illinois State University parked in front of the Circuit of the Americas building.
A red race car and a solar-powered vehicle parked side by side in a parking area.
A team gathers around a solar-powered car on a race track at Yas Marina Circuit.

Mercury 5

ASC 2014

Close-up of a carbon fiber car underbody with checkered pattern and aerodynamic features.
A cluttered workshop with a white vehicle frame, solar panel, and scattered tools.
A solar-powered car on a race track with a scoreboard and grandstands in the background.
A person inside a skeletal vehicle frame with a clear canopy in a workshop.
Workshop scene with a large flat surface covered in solar panels.
A solar-powered car with solar panels, red details, and the number 17 on the side.

Mercury 4

ASC 2012 - FSGP 2013

Partially assembled solar car in a workshop with exposed framework and mechanical components.
Group of people standing next to a solar-powered vehicle on a grassy field.
Metal framework of a solar car with three wheels in a workshop.
A solar-powered car with "Illinois State University" on the side, near red and white barriers.
Solar-powered car with "Illinois State University" and sponsor logos, on a paved area with traffic cones in the background.
Person stepping out of a solar car with "Illinois State University" on the side, surrounded by spectators.

Mercury 3

ASC 2010 - FSGP 2011

Three people working on a foam and wood structure in a workshop.
Three people working on a foam and wood structure in a workshop.
A group of people posing with a solar-powered vehicle covered in solar panels, with the number 5 on the front.
Four people examine a solar-powered vehicle on a grassy field near a solar panel and a white van.
A solar car with number 5 on its side driving on a suburban road.
Solar-powered vehicle with solar panels on a paved area, surrounded by three people in high-visibility vests.

Mercury 2

NASC 2008 - FSGP 2009

Man sitting in a large metal chassis in a workshop.
A solar-powered car with a flat solar panel body and a bubble canopy in a parade, surrounded by spectators next to a campus building.
Several people gather around a solar-powered car with a shark mouth design inside an open hangar.
A maroon, oval-shaped solar car with a yellow dome in a workshop.
A group of people in black shirts and beige pants examine an open solar car project indoors, with one person filming and another sitting inside.
A solar car featuring a streamlined design and shark-mouth paint on the track.

Mercury 1

NASC 2005

Solar-powered vehicle with a sleek design and solar panel-covered body inside a building.
A group of eleven people standing behind a solar car covered in panels.
Three individuals examine a solar car in a workshop setting.
Solar-powered vehicle with solar panels and "Illinois State University" written on it, surrounded by five people in neon vests.
A solar car with a red frame and dark blue solar panels parked in front of the Texas World Speedway grandstand.
A group of people stand in front of a solar car with a red Firestone banner behind them, on a dirt road.