Pacific Solar Car Club

At Pacific Solar Car, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and sustainability. Student-led, nonprofit, based at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, the organization took on the lofty goal of designing, building, and racing a fully solar-powered car in this years 2025 Formula Sun Grand Prix. With solar energy being the primary source of energy, our team works both to support automotive innovation and raise awareness of environmentally responsible clean energy solutions.

From an unlikely bunch to present one of the largest initiatives in almost three years, with more than 150 students making us the University of the Pacific's first solar car team, Pacific Solar Car offers students priceless hands-on experience in engineering, business, and project management both in the local and wider community. We’ve already overcome significant challenges, and we are determined to continue breaking barriers as we move forward.

But this vision cannot be achieved alone. We are searching for partners among corporations that share our values: innovation, sustainability, and commitment. Your support, whether in monetary donation or in-kind sponsorship of products, would facilitate the realization of this cutting-edge project. We would enjoy discussing how we might work together to have a different kind of positive impact. We thank you for your consideration for the opportunity to get involved in something special.

With your support, we are driven by dreams and powered by rays to turn them into reality.

Student Opportunities

As a student organization, we are a place where anyone can learn. Members of this project spend one-on-one time with professors and learn new skills from one another. We also have the chance to interact with potential employers.

Solar Car Project members building this year's car alongside faculty.

This year-long car project is hands-on and comprehensive. Divided into specialized 'sub-teams,' members train in skills like welding, coding, part-design and more to gain practice experience. The sub-teams range from aerodynamic to electrical design and even media creation. Students, regardless of major, are encouraged to join any team.

Community Connections and Contributions

The Pacific Solar Car is not just a project for Pacific students. We are as much members of the Stockton community as we are a collegiate organization. We receive support from our community such as manufacturing advice and donations from businesses and individuals. As such, we are on a mission to give back.

Our members tabling at an open-campus community event.

Our club often presents at middle and high schools to introduce solar-powered technologies and applications to students. And as for businesses who support us, we proudly display their name or logo on our car, which is then showcased during national competitions.

Sustainable, 'Green' Engineering

As the next generation to enter the workforce, we build with the future in mind; hence the motto: low cost, high efficiency, zero-emission. As we make Pacific's solar car, we'd like to prioritize sensible, realistic designs and purchases alongside engineering ingenuity. We'd like to help develop more sustainable and accessible technologies while expanding opportunities for research and development here at our university and across the state.

Electrical team lead assembles a test battery pack.

Heroes of the Solar Car

The support of the community, especially businesses, has been amazing so far. To pay this support forward, these businesses and donors will be featured on our donor wall (crowdfunding site) and our website. As mentioned before, businesses and donors have the option of promoting their support (business logo) on our car. This car will compete across the United States and beyond! We are determined to show that our vibrant community is a force to be reckoned with and one that produces some of the highest quality products and craftsmanship!