It’s a beautiful thing, a toy for the rich.
I will never be seduced by a car that requires eight hours of sitting in the sun so I can have two hours of driving time.

We are a long, long, way off from practical application.

Except that it isn't even close to road legal, and only seats 2. Tesla seats many more, and has leather seats, AC, a radio.. oh yeah, and turn signals.
Good on em for their hard work and technical prowess, but I hardly think it's fair to compare this school project with a market ready road legal production car.