Solar Car team races toward a brighter future

by Divya Kumar News Editor Video by Brian O’Connor While most of the products that the Coppell Engineering team produces require intense knowledge in mathmatical and scienficic areas, none are quite so challenging as the Winston Solar Car competition. This competition, designed for high school engineering students, focuses on the creation of a car that will be drivable solely off of a battery charged by solar power. Though such a task seems beyond the means of an average student, the CHS Solar Car team proves otherwise. Beginning last July, the team has been meeting to work and design the basic elements for their car. A combination of 15 students, ranging from sophomores to seniors, meets…