Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.
On a recent April afternoon, MIT sophomore Francis Wang drove out of the Edgerton Center’s Area 51 garage, took a left on Massachusetts Avenue, a right onto Albany Street, and then a left through the wide doors into Johnson Rink.
His ride: Flux, the 14th solar car built mostly by hand, thanks to CNC machines and countless hours in the student shop.
The April 26 unveiling marked the official debut of Flux, an asymmetrical solar car that will race in the American Solar Challenge (ASC) in July.
