GM Sunraycer, 1987
![Colour photograph of a low-slung, streamlined solar car. Text on the side reads “GM SUNRAYCER / PENTAX WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE”](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/electric-vehicles-canada_vehicules-electriques/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2021/10/Sunraycer-1987.jpg)
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The U.S. firm Aerovironment (also known for building the world’s first human-powered airplanes) assembled the GM Sunraycer in less than ten months. The Sunraycer’s victory in the first World Solar Challenge brought electrics back into the public consciousness.