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Who we are

What is Sunswift Racing?

Sunswift Racing is a team of innovators working to redefine the future of sustainable transport through the research and development of world class prototype electric cars. Whilst Sunswift is best known for its success in the World Solar Challenge, we also focus on progressing technology through partnerships and collaborations with industry leaders.

Based in Sydney, Australia since 1996, Sunswift has built seven solar vehicles, with the eighth currently in production. Over this time, Sunswift has seen success in numerous solar vehicle races and holds records with the FIA and Guinness World Records.

Since: 1996
Cars: 8
Home: UNSW

Sunswift Racing solar vehicle in the lab

Moving records forward.

Scroll through the milestones that pushed Sunswift from student prototype to globally recognised solar racing team.

2022

1,000km

Furthest distance by an EV on a single charge.

Sunswift 7 carried four occupants over 1,000 km on a single charge at the Australian Automotive Research Centre, certified by Guinness World Records.

2014

107km/h

Fastest solar-powered electric vehicle.

Sunswift eVe set the FIA-ratified record for the fastest electric vehicle averaging over 500 km without recharging, an industry first for solar racing.

Embrace Tomorrow

Find your place across engineering, design, media, finance, marketing and operations.

Join the team

Shape how Sunswift is seen, heard and remembered through visual design, storytelling, media strategy and content production.

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Design, build, test and integrate the systems that make a solar electric race car efficient, reliable and safe.

EngineeringExplore Engineering RolesOpen roles

Run the project around the car: finance, marketing, operations, partnerships, logistics, people and delivery.