CalSol

CalSol is recruiting! Come through to our info-session this Tuesday to learn more about how you can get involved!

Many thanks to Siemens for the support! We use Siemens STAR-CCM+ to model our next car’s estimated performance, and improve it! #siemens partner

Have questions about CalSol? Want to learn more about the organization? Come out to Calapalooza for CalSol today until Wednesday, January 27th from 5 - 7 PM PST! We will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Join here: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/93071543695

There’s still time to vote!

Is that a spaceship?! Goldrush will surely cause some some double takes on its next journey. After some covid related delays, GoldRush is off to Virginia! Very excited to see GoldRush @georgemasonu

Come to CalSol’s first Infosession on Wednesday, September 9th, at 7:30 PM PST! About CalSol CalSol, the UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team, is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to design, build, test, and race fully solar-powered vehicles. We have built a multitude of solar cars in the past, racing them at competitions such as the World Solar Challenge (WSC), American Solar Challenge (ASC), and Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP). Composed of over fifty undergraduate... students from a variety of disciplines, CalSol provides students with hands-on experience with real-world engineering, project management, and business aptitude. We have 5 subteams: composites, mechanical, electrical, solar, operations. **We accept ALL majors, ALL experience types, and there is NO APPLICATION REQUIRED! We teach you everything there is to know about building a solar vehicle.** Want to learn more? Go to our website at calsol.berkeley.edu or contact [email protected].

Read a spotlight on our Mech Lead Jorell! https://calsol.berkeley.edu/student-spotlights-jorell-gota/

Thank you to everyone who helped us in this year's #CalBigGive! We raised $10280 organically and won an extra $13500 from contests! Your coordination really paid off. This will help us greatly for the build process of our tenth-generation solar car!

#TBT to some of our first vehicles! #CalSol has been pushing the boundaries of sustainable technology and building skills for future engineers since 1990. We’re sharing more about our past for the @ucberkeley #calbiggive. Please donate at tinyurl.com/CalSolBigGive until 9pm!

Thank you Cal for the opportunity to have the life-changing opportunities we give our members! We support engineers to develop not only innovative technologies but also project management skills and teamwork! Please make $10 donations at 8pm tonight! #calsol #CalBigGive @ucberkeley

As part of the Big Give we're competing for top 2 most liked comments to win $1k! Please like Alex Chen's Comment on the post below! https://www.facebook.com/10111634660/posts/10158210087379661/?substory_index=0

Thank you so much for all of your support of #CalSol in the first hour of #CalBigGive! We recognize that this process may feel gamified, but as a small organization we need help from bonus prizes available throughout this process for donations during certain time periods! We will notify you again when the most effective period for your donation is-- 8pm to 9pm PDT March 12!! Thank you for supporting the future of sustainable technology and helping to create more moments of triumph, innovation and teamwork! You can donate for now until 9pm March 12 at http://tinyurl.com/CalSolBigGive

Big Give is starting right now! http://tinyurl.com/CalSolBigGive Any number of $10 donations you can make will be even more effective in the next hour! Please support the future of sustainable technology and help create more moments of triumph, innovation and teamwork!

CalSol is having a fundraising drive, as part of UC Berkeley's "Big Give" event, running from 9pm tonight(3/11) to 9pm tomorrow(3/12) . Any money we raise during this period will help us win additional prizes from UC Berkeley. In particular, we are competing for the largest number of donations to a student group. First place receives a $5000 bonus, second place receives a $3000 bonus. Our goal is to get 100 donations between 9-10 PM tonight. Please check out our social media ...campaign at our Instagram and Twitter pages! Our team will be working hard to share our unique CalSol moments, and show why the solar car team means so much for us. If you are interested in contributing $10 to ensure that CalSol can provide incredible experiences for years to come, please visit tinyurl.com/CalSolBigGive. If you would like to donate even more, separating the amount into multiple $10 contributions will help us jump ahead in the Big Give leaderboard. Your contribution will help us purchase essential materials for our current solar car Tachyon, and cover costs for racing at this summer's Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge. Sharing this message to family/friends who might be interested in helping out is also super helpful! Thanks again for your help! #CalSol #CalBigGive