The UNSW Solar Car Racing Team with their Sunswift "eVe" (which is their latest car) will be joining Electric Formula Cars at the next iRace event at Sydney Motor Sport Park on October 4th 2014. this part of the iRace support for Formula 0.

Electric Formula Cars EFC 1.0

In March 2015, eVe will become the 1st road legal solar-electric car in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sunswift team anticipates that getting the car road legal will create exciting PR opportunities.
Built for the World Solar Challenge in 2013 to become Australia’s 1st passenger solar car, eVe in July this year captured worldwide attention by breaking the FIA World Record for the fastest electric car over 500km on a single charge (subject to FIA homologation). It’s a significant achievement for the electric car industry, proving that electric cars can travel at highway speeds (+100kmph) for long distances.

eVe’s motors consist of two 1.5kW in-hub motors developed by the CSIRO specifically for solar cars – which use the same amount of power as a 4-slice toaster. High speeds on such low power are made possible by the cutting-edge aerodynamic design and extremely lightweight carbon frame (total weight = 330kg). The car has 4m^2 of SunPower C60 silicon solar cells, which recharge the battery. The car uses 1000 Panasonic 18650 A and B batteries which direct power to the motors.
In addition to Sunswift’s road legal ambitions eVe will once again compete in the World Solar Challenge 2015, with victory in sight.

The Sunswift team is always keen to invite sponsors and electric car enthusiasts to drive eVe so make sure you get a chance to drive the car that's making history."

Electric Formula Cars did a demo run with their EFC 1.0 at iRace Round 2 and also appeared at the Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival.

They are currently raising some finance for a battery upgrade which will enable them to compete head-to-head with petrol vehicles.

They are also working on the development of EFC 2.0 which is a Dallara IndyCar.

iRace is supporting the development of clean technology with it's backing of Formula 0 ™.

Some people have asked whether an electric motor can really have the power of a petrol engine, well have you considered that electric motors can propel trains so they are not lacking in grunt!

For those interested in this type of technology have a look at the Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival.