We had many highlights during this past week; bad battery cells in the battery pack were replaced with new ones, construction began on a second upper body, we got to share the car with the Principia Trustees’ Council, and Peter drove the car under its own power for the fist time since Calgary!
Saturday was a busy day for us, and we had about a dozen new team members along with several other members down at the solar car shop to wet out and lay down the first two layers of carbon fiber for what will be a second upper body. The new top will not have any solar cells on it, and will be used for driver training and short test drives to help make sure that we don’t damage any of the very important (and very expensive) photovoltaic cells.
After laying down the carbon fiber in the upper body mold, the team got cleaned up and we drove the car up onto the Pub Patio for a chance to show the car to the Trustees’ Council, a volunteer group which is devoted to supporting Principia through contact with its donors. Everyone seemed excited to see the car, and we received a very warm reception.
This week we will continue work on the new upper body, and get the car ready to showcase this Saturday at the Green Homes and Energy Festival. Hope to see you there!
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We had many highlights during this past week; bad battery cells in the battery pack were replaced with new ones, construction began on a second upper body, we got to share the car with the Principia Trustees’ Council, and Peter drove the car under its own power for the fist time since Calgary!
Saturday was a busy day for us, and we had about a dozen new team members along with several other members down at the solar car shop to wet out and lay down the first two layers of carbon fiber for what will be a second upper body. The new top will not have any solar cells on it, and will be used for driver training and short test drives to help make sure that we don’t damage any of the very important (and very expensive) photovoltaic cells.
After laying down the carbon fiber in the upper body mold, the team got cleaned up and we drove the car up onto the Pub Patio for a chance to show the car to the Trustees’ Council, a volunteer group which is devoted to supporting Principia through contact with its donors. Everyone seemed excited to see the car, and we received a very warm reception.
This week we will continue work on the new upper body, and get the car ready to showcase this Saturday at the Green Homes and Energy Festival. Hope to see you there!
-Tom Brownell