University of Michigan Solar Car Team Selects Amprius Technologies for Prestigious World Solar Car Challenge

Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius” or the “Company") (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is slated to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – the world’s toughest and most prestigious solar car race, requiring teams to design, develop, and pilot a solar-powered vehicle along a 3,000-kilometer transcontinental Australian route from the northern city of Darwin to the southern city of Adelaide.

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University of Michigan Solar Car Team Selects Amprius Technologies for Prestigious World Solar Car Challenge. Pictured is the 16th solar car, Aevum, which successfully completed the Michigan Sun Run, a 3000-mile-long endurance run from New York to California during the summer of 2022. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Amprius was founded from Stanford University research, so supporting collegiate STEM programs is close to our heart. The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team brings a long history of excellence and is considered the most successful solar car racing team in the Western Hemisphere. We are honored they selected Amprius to power its vehicle for the world’s most demanding endurance solar car race,” said Dr. Kang Sun, Chief Executive Officer of Amprius. “Our industry-leading silicon anode batteries enable long run time while enduring wide temperature and pressure ranges – ideal for the arduous conditions the University of Michigan team will face Down Under.”

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is a student-run organization of over 150 undergraduates and postgraduates that builds, tests, and races highly competitive solar-powered electric vehicles on national and international competition circuits. For 2023, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team focused on incorporating novel manufacturing and assembly procedures to optimize performance. The team evaluated various battery options and ultimately selected Amprius cells over competitors based on their industry-leading high-power density and lightweight design. These features make the Amprius cells the best choice for achieving the team's efficiency goals.