BMW asked students to build a car that makes more energy than it uses — two years later they pulled it off

4 Reviews ← exclude selected types ← exclude selected tagsIn fall 2024, BMW set students at Clemson University an unusual challenge. They were asked to build an electric car that generates more energy than it uses during a daily city commute. BMW sponsored the project through Clemson's Deep Orange program, and the company was just as eager to see it come to fruition. These cells were developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. The 16 students behind the project graduated on August 7 with master's degrees in automotive engineering, but the car isn't disappearing.