PAUL MILLER AUTOGROUP AND FORTUNE COLLISION CENTRE SUPPORT UK’S SOLAR-POWERED CAR
May 31st, 10
LEXINGTON,
Ky.— Paul Miller Autogroup and Fortune Collision Centre are pleased to announce
support of the University of Kentucky’s Solar Car Team. The group’s donation
allowed for the painting of UK’s newest solar-powered car, Gato del Sol IV.
The UK Solar Car Team is a student-run
organization that is designing, building and racing a new solar-powered car.
They will compete in the 2010 North American Solar Challenge, which runs from
Dallas, Texas to Chicago, Ill., as well as the 2011 World Solar Challenge. Gato
del Sol IV will be one of the fastest solar-powered cars in the world with an
estimated top speed of 70 mph. “Gato IV” is building on the team’s previous
successes, including a second place finish at the 2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix.
As part of the College of Engineering, the
team’s research advances the potential for mainstream solar-powered
transportation to become a reality. In addition, the project will benefit K-12
students throughout Kentucky as Gato del Sol IV will be driven to elementary,
middle, and high schools, to inspire students to pursue studies in math,
science and engineering.
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