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MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team to Unveil the Manta GTX

23 September 1999

MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team to Unveil the Manta GTX

    BOSTON, Sept. 23 -- The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team today
will unveil its newest car, the Manta GTX.  The unveiling will take place
today on the MIT campus at 3 p.m. EDT in front of the Kresege Auditorium.
    The new Manta GTX, the successor to the Manta GT, is built on the basic
Manta GT model but is more aerodynamic and lighter in weight.
    Major sponsors for this project include:  MIT, Ford Motor Company,
General Motors, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, SunCat Solar and Tanya
Christine Sienko.
    The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team is a student organization dedicated to
educating students about solar electric vehicle design and construction by
providing a hands-on environment in which students are encouraged to apply
theories learned in the classroom.
    The SEVT is a recognized student organization at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology ( http://web.mit.edu/ ) working under the auspices of
the Edgerton Center ( http://web.mit.edu/edgerton/main.html ).  The team draws
on a broad range of technical knowledge encompassing all fields of engineering
and science.  Team membership provides an intense educational experience,
which teaches practical skills impossible to communicate in the classroom
environment, turning students into engineers.  In addition to providing
real-world design and manufacturing experience, involvement in the team
develops project management and business skills.  The team also gives students
the opportunity to work closely with professors and members of the business
community, including those on the board of consultants, when developing the
vehicles.

    Contact:  Christopher Carr, 617-216-5012, for the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.