QUICK LINKS Today's News News releases ISU homepage NEWS RELEASE 07-03-01 Contacts: Nick Mohr, Team PrISUm, (515) 294-0899 Skip Derra, News Service, (515) 294-4917 PRISUM ODYSSEY VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS Project cost: $605,000; $436,000 in-kind donations, $169,000 cash   donations Length: 18 ft (5.5 m) Width: 6.6 ft (2 m) Weight: Approximately 623 lbs (283 kg), including driver Speed: Approximately 70 mph Solar cells: 3,080 cells at 17.5% efficiency Batteries: 200 lithium-ion cells weighing 66 lbs (30 kg) Battery capacities: 90 V with a storage capacity of 48 Ahr (4.32 kWhr) Motor: Brushless DC supplied, 17 hp in-hub, three-phase motor Chassis: Made of 6061 aluminum tubing. Computer tested to withstand front,   rear, side and rollover impacts. Shell: 2-D airfoil design, made of carbon fiber and Nomex honeycomb paper   core composite Drag coefficient: 0.12 Suspension: Double A-Arm on all 4 wheels, coil over pneumatic shocks Steering: Horizontal, slide actuated, rack and pinion Telemetry: Radio modem telemetry, PIC microcontrollers -30- Ames, Iowa 50011, (515) 294-4111 Published by: University Relations, online@iastate.edu Copyright © 1995-2000, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. All rights reserved.