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Dawn Treader
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Dawn Treader is the team's fifth generation car and is built to compete
in four races. The World Solar Challenge 1996 was the main competition for Dawn Treader
and its design was optimized for this race. The car was based on the proven design of
Quest, the team's fourth car. All of the major systems were modified or redesigned in
hopes of making an already successful design better. This resulted in an eleventh place
finish in Australia, the top North American showing and highest Canadian finish ever at
this event. Following this success with a tenth place finish at Surayce '97, despite a
sub-par array, has established Dawn Treader as one of the top solar cars in North
America.
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Past Results
- Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge:
Fastest Total Time (Unofficial National Champs)
Award for Technical Innovation - Solar Array
- Grand Solar Challenge:
Forced to withdraw due to manufacturing default in off the shelf component
- World Solar Challenge:
11th place
Top North American finisher
See the official results
- Sunrayce 97
10th place
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Vehicle-Specifications
| Length |
6.00 m
(19.7ft) |
Aeroshell |
carbon fibre/nomex construction |
Wheels |
3 wheels; Sun rims/custom hubs |
Drag Coefficient: |
0.11 |
| Width |
1.98 m
(6.5 ft) |
Chassis |
Duralcan space frame |
Tires |
Michelin Custom tires |
Solar Array |
3000 Solar World monocrystaline cells: 14.5 % efficient |
| Height |
1.00 m
(3.3 ft) |
Suspension |
front: double A-arm with custom shock
rear: trailing arm with Works shock |
Top Speed |
120 km/h
(70 mph) |
Array Power |
1200 W peak output |
| Wheelbase: |
2.50 m
(8.2 ft) |
Steering |
pull/pull cable steering to slider |
Motor |
5.6 kW (8hp) in hub motor |
| Vehicle Weight |
288 kg
(635 lbs) |
Brakes |
modified sachs moutain-bike disk brakes |
Battery Weight: |
130 kg (287 lbs) |
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