Design and build the next generation of prototype electric car. Be part of the Sunswift Racing team who is redefining the way we travel.
VIP ChallENG research goals
Sunswift Racing is Australia’s top solar-electric development project, being crowned champions in the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a 3,000km race from Darwin to Adelaide competing against universities from all around the world. We combine innovative research and industry collaboration with hands-on development to create clean energy transport solutions.
Since its formation back in 1996, Sunswift has produced seven solar-electric vehicles cars and has established a world-class reputation, winning trophies and breaking Guinness World Records. The latest being ‘The Worlds Fastest EV to cover 1000km on a single charge’
Sunswift now looks to the future, developing new vehicle Sunswift 8 with new technologies to produce a car that will be road legal and the worlds first ‘TriBrid’, the combination of Solar, Battery, and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology.
The research includes:
Composites
Manufacturing
Battery design
Solar array design and manufacture
Alternate energy solutions
CAD/CAM
Integrated learning
Systems engineering
Design lifecycles
Software development
Artificial Intelligence
ADAS and V2X technology
ChallENG Area
Vertically Integrated Projects
Research Areas
Mechanical Engineering
United Nations Development Goals
SDG 7, opens in a new window - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9, opens in a new window - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 11, opens in a new window - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12, opens in a new window – Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13, opens in a new window - Climate Action
SDG 15, opens in a new window - Life on Land
SDG 17, opens in a new window - Partnerships to achieve the Goal
- Join this team for
- Desired skills
- Industry partners
Professional Development
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Design
• Communication
• Integrity
• Innovation and excellence
• Diversity
• Respect
• Resilience
Team Academic Lead
Dr Ivan Perez-Wurfl
Senior Lecurer - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Dr Shiva Abdoli
Systems engineering
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Prof. Robert A Taylor
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Prof. John Fletcher
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
Dr Mariano Ramirez
Senior Lecturer and Program Director, Industrial Design
