Matt McGann '00 | July 01, 2005
"Solar Car Pulled Over"
Yesterday's Boston Herald had a story about the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) getting into a little trouble:
A group of MIT students were taking out the Tesseract - a solar powered car that took third place in the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia - for a spin on Mount Auburn Street when a state trooper pulled them over for not displaying a license plate yesterday morning. Other problems the trooper noticed: no headlights, no rearview mirror, overly tinted windows and no windshield wipers. For the record, it also looks a little like a stealth bomber.
My friend and SEVT member Ben Glass '07 had somewhat of an explanation:
Aerodynamics was the reason the license plates weren't attached to Tesseract, said MIT student Ben Glass, who was traveling ahead in a lead car. ``Obviously it's not built for the road,'' he said.
I don't know if they were issued a fine, but if so, I'd be more than happy to help defray the cost.
Tesseract, the MIT solar electric vehicle.
Next up for Tesseract: The North American Solar Challenge. The race will begin July 17th in Austin, TX, make its way through the Plains states/breadbasket provinces before finishing July 27th in Calgary, AB. Check out the schedule and best times for viewing in your town here.
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interesting!
Posted by: Saad Zaheer on July 1, 2005 02:46 PM
HOLA!
HA!!! I laugh:)
ADIOS!~Kiersten~
Posted by: Kiersten on July 1, 2005 05:19 PM
w00t to Aschere
Posted by: Ben (WUS) on July 1, 2005 11:25 PM
I like the car!!! ;)
Posted by: Laila Shabir on July 3, 2005 11:26 AM
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/rankings.asp?listing=1023832<ID=1
how come MIT is ranked among colleges having tiny, unsightly campuses and professors with low marks???
Posted by: aaron on July 3, 2005 02:01 PM
i want to drive that car , if you may
Posted by: noor on July 4, 2005 12:31 AM
yes i saw that on princetonreview too..
Posted by: Laila Shabir on July 4, 2005 06:50 AM
whoa, cool new home :)
the car looks great
Posted by: Meder on July 4, 2005 03:09 PM
Hi matt.Great job on the new blog and man does the car look great.I have a problem regarding my application though,would you be kind enough to answer it.
I got a letter from K lowry of RSI. I asked her that I was an international student and that I wanted to take part in RSI but that I was a senior. However, I also told her that I would graduate high school in late june 2006. She said that I would be elligible to apply in her mail.
Should I still apply to colleges for fall 2006 or leave it for 2007,assuming I were to apply to RSI.
Although i do feel that I'm ready to take on college as I would graduate in june 2006.
Just thought I'd get the opinion of adcomm of my top prority school.
P.S. I am an Indian student living in India
Posted by: Shikhar on July 5, 2005 03:03 PM
When can the general population expect to be able to purchase a solar car ?
Posted by: Jeff on December 28, 2005 05:43 PM
