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Here is a new update on the 53 teams (27 Challengers, 25 Cruisers, and 1 Adventure car) aiming for the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia this coming October. Few teams have any significant news to report at this stage, so this is my best understanding of the current team status.
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Adelaide University 
Challenger (Lumen II) – existing car.
ATN Solar Car Team 
Cruiser (new team: see my team bio) – they have manufactured several parts of the car interior.
Australian National University
Challenger (new car: MTAA Gnowee) – no details as yet.
Flinders University 
Cruiser (Investigator Mark III) – existing car.
Swinburne Solar Team
Cruiser (new team) – they appear to be building their first solar car.
TAFE SA
Cruiser (SAV) – existing car.
Team Arrow
Cruiser (ArrowSTF) – their commercial arm, Prohelion, is selling power packages.
University of New South Wales / Sunswift 
Cruiser (Violet) – they set a record for lowest energy consumption driving trans-Australia (Perth to Sydney).
Western Sydney Solar Team
Challenger (Unlimited 2.0) – they won the American Solar Challenge with this car last year, and will be making further improvements.
photo: Anthony Dekker
Punch Powertrain Solar Team
Challenger (new car) – they have some (top secret) production moulds.
ETS Quebec (Eclipse)
Challenger (Éclipse X) – they came an excellent 3rd in the ASC, 102 minutes behind Western Sydney.
University of Toronto (Blue Sky)
Challenger (new car: Viridian) – they plan to unveil the new car in July.
Antakari Solar Team
Challenger (new car: Intikallpa V) – no news on the new design as yet.
Eolian AutoSolar
Cruiser (new car: Auriga ) – no news on the new design as yet.
Bochum University of Applied Sciences
Cruiser (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
Sonnenwagen Aachen
Challenger (new car) – no details as yet.
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
Cruiser (Sophie VI) – existing car.
R.V. College of Engineering
Challenger (new car) – no details as yet.
SolarMobil Manipal
Cruiser (SM-S2) – existing car.
Futuro Solare Onlus
Cruiser (new car: Archimede 2.0) – they have an exciting design concept.
Onda Solare
Cruiser (Emilia 4) – they won the American Solar Challenge (Cruiser class) last year, and they have written up their design process here.
Kogakuin University
Challenger (new car) – they have officially announced their participation.
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Challenger (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
Tokai University
Challenger (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
Kookmin University Solar Team
Challenger (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
EcoPhoton / UiTM
Challenger (new car: Tigris) – no news on the new design as yet, but Malaysia Boleh!
Mines Rabat Solar Team
Challenger (new car: Eleadora 2) – their new catamaran will look like this.
Solar Team Eindhoven
Cruiser (new car: Stella ?) – they have a good team working on the car.
Solar Team Twente
Challenger (new car) – they are already producing regular vlogs, and have a vlog for February (Dutch only).
Top Dutch Solar Racing
Challenger (new team: see my team bio) – they have been prototyping in the snow.
Vattenfall Solar Team (Delft)
Challenger (new car: Nuna X) – these are the champions formerly known as Nuon. See their name change announcement video.
Lodz Solar Team
Cruiser (Eagle Two) – they have been visiting the USA for a conference.
PUT Solar Dynamics
Cruiser (new team) – they are based in the home town of the famous Australian explorer Paweł Strzelecki.
Polytech Solar 
Cruiser (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
Singapore Polytechnic
Cruiser (new car) – no details as yet.
Chalmers Solar Team
Challenger (new team: see my team bio) – their preliminary design resembles that of the South African NWU team.
Halmstad University Solar Team
Challenger (new team: see my team bio) – they are planning a bullet car, much like Michigan’s 2017 entry.
JU Solar Team
Challenger (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
MDH Solar Team
Challenger (new car) – some degree of autonomous driving is planned.
Solar Energy Racers
Challenger (SER-3) – they raced this car in South Africa.
Kaohsiung / Apollo
Cruiser (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
Siam Technical College
Cruiser (new car: STC-3) – no news on the new design as yet.
Dokuz Eylül University (Solaris)
Challenger (plans uncertain) – no details as yet.
Ardingly College
Cruiser – this high-school team came 6th in the iESC Cruiser class.
Cambridge University
Cruiser (new car: Helia) – they are busy with fabrication.
Durham University
Challenger (new car: Ortus) – no news on the new design as yet.
Appalachian State University (Sunergy)
Cruiser (new team: see my team bio) – they competed in the American Solar Challenge last year, with their car ROSE.
Berkeley (CalSol)
Cruiser (new car: Tachyon) – they have a bottom shell and roll cage.
Houston School District
Adventure (Sundancer) – this high school team is a regular competitor.
Iowa State University (PrISUm)
Cruiser (new car: Eliana) – no news on the new design as yet.
Stanford Solar Car Project
Challenger (new car) – no news on the new design as yet.
University of Michigan
Challenger (new car) – they are asking for name suggestions for the new car.
University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project
Cruiser (new car: Freya) – no news on the new design as yet.
This page last updated 08:22 on 25 February 2019 AEDT
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