TCHS / HELIOTECH
SOLAR MOBILITY
TEMPLE CITY / CA
STUDENT BUILT
/01 — STUDENT ENGINEERING
BUILDING
THE NEXT
SOLAR CAR.
Temple City High School students design,
manufacture, program, integrate, test,
and race solar-powered vehicles.
PCB NETWORK
05
CUSTOM BOARDS
VEHICLE BUS
12V
CONTROL SYSTEM
TARGET
2027
ADVANCED CLASS
SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE
DESIGN → BUILD → TEST → RACE
HELIOTECH
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MISSION
WHY WE BUILD
ENGINEERING
BECOMES REAL
WHEN IT MOVES.
A solar car turns theory into a system
that has to work outside the classroom.
Electrical, mechanical, structural,
aerodynamic, software, manufacturing,
and race operations must all work
together.
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/01
DESIGN
Translate requirements into circuits,
structures, interfaces, and
manufacturable components.
/02
BUILD
Fabricate, solder, wire, assemble,
integrate, and document real hardware.
/03
VALIDATE
Test under real constraints, find
failures, and improve every revision.
/03
ADVANCED CAR
SYSTEM MATRIX
ONE VEHICLE.
MANY SYSTEMS.
Every subsystem must work independently
and then operate as one machine when
the vehicle is moving.
/0.1
POWER
SOLAR + BATTERY
Energy generation, MPPT integration,
storage, protection, distribution,
and monitoring.
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/0.2
CONTROL
PCB NETWORK
Custom boards connect driver controls,
telemetry, sensing, displays, and
vehicle systems.
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/0.3
MECHANICAL
STRUCTURE + MOTION
Chassis, suspension, steering,
braking, packaging, and structural
integration.
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/0.4
DATA
TELEMETRY
Vehicle information moves from
sensors to controllers, driver
displays, and engineering analysis.
Explore telemetry ↗
/04
VEHICLES
RACE PROGRAM
FROM THE
DRAWING BOARD
TO THE TRACK.
Every vehicle carries forward what
the team learned from the one before it.
IN DEVELOPMENT / 2027
ADVANCED
SINGLE-SEATER
The next HelioTech vehicle introduces
a new architecture, custom electronics,
distributed control, and deeper
student-designed integration.
View the car program ↗
01
STRUCTURE
Vehicle architecture
02
ELECTRICAL
Distributed control
03
MOTION
Driver + drivetrain
2026 / CRUISER
01
SECOND CONSECUTIVE TITLE.
HelioTech returned to the Solar Car
Challenge and earned another Cruiser
Division championship.
2025 / CRUISER
01
THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Cruiser program established
the platform for the next generation
of HelioTech vehicles.
/05
PEOPLE
ONE TEAM
DIFFERENT
DISCIPLINES.
ONE MACHINE.
The vehicle only works when
the entire team works together.
/01
ELECTRICAL + SOLAR
PCB design, controls, wiring,
sensing, telemetry, and power.
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/02
MECHANICAL
Chassis, suspension, steering,
brakes, and packaging.
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/03
COMPOSITES
Molds, layups, bodywork,
and structural fabrication.
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/04
OPERATIONS
Sponsors, logistics, media,
documentation, and race execution.
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/06
PARTNERSHIPS
BUILD WITH US
HELP BUILD
WHAT COMES
NEXT.
Support gives students access to
materials, manufacturing, tools,
electronics, and testing needed
to turn ambitious designs into
race-ready hardware.
Support HelioTech ↗