GEM IN-WHEEL DRIVE POWERS GEORGIA TECH’S SOLAR CAR THROUGH ITS FINAL HOMECOMING PARADE
11th November, 2026
SR-4, the four-seat solar car built by Georgia Tech Solar Racing, runs on GEM G2.4 in-wheel drive. End of October it drove down Fowler Street in what was likely its last Homecoming parade.
GEM Motors is proud to support Georgia Tech Solar Racing, the student team at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta that designs, builds and races solar-powered vehicles.
The team’s car SR-4 is a four-person solar vehicle that runs on GEM G2.4 in-wheel drive. Students have tested and improved it for six years. On 24 October 2026 SR-4 drove in the GT Homecoming parade along Fowler Street. It was most likely the car’s last parade, and it closed the team’s six-year chapter with a four-seat car.
A solar car shows clearly why in-wheel drive matters. Every watt comes from the sun, so there’s no energy to spare for a gearbox, a differential or driveshafts. With the motor in the wheel, more of the energy the panels collect reaches the road.
SR-4 runs on GEM G2.4 in-wheel drive.
“Congratulations to the whole Georgia Tech Solar Racing team on what they achieved with SR-4,” said Simon Mandelj, PhD, Founder and CEO of GEM Motors. “A solar car is about the hardest test of efficiency there is, and we’re glad our GEM in-wheel drive could be part of this project. Teams like this are building the next generation of electric mobility engineers.”
Congratulations to everyone who worked on SR-4 over the years.
Photos: GT Solar Racing
