Alcoa Fastening Systems Partners with University of Michigan to Produce a Next-Generation Solar Vehicle

Members of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team assemble their solar car, Momentum, with the driver inside at the 2005 Formula Sun Grand Prix qualifying race in Topeka, Kansas. The race qualified the UM team to participate in the North American Solar Challenge in July. (Photo: Business Wire)

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More than 130 different varieties of Alcoa Fastening Systems fasteners are used on Momentum, this solar car engineered by the University of Michigan, in an effort to keep it lightweight while increasing its strength and durability. (Photo: Business Wire)