A teacher, with the help of Swiss Scientists, built a fully solar powered car, and spent the last 17 months driving trhough 38 countries around the world. It is a two seater car that travels up to 55mph and covers 185miles on a fully charged battery. It was the first time that a solar powered car travelled around the world without using a drop of gas.
He took this car to the most recent U.N climate conference and argued that emissions can be reduced 100% instead of the 10 to 20% reduction that was being discussed. This seems like a really interesting product because, unlike the electric cars, it doesnt have to be plugged in (and gain power provided by other means, such as coal or natural gas). It is completely renewable.
Although the maximum speed is pretty low, and it goes a small distance without charging, I think this would be a very useful thing to invest in, because it would be very useful in small towns like State college, where you are not traveling to fast for too long distances. It would also be very important in tropical countries especially in Africa where solar power would be more efficient. It would also be interesting to know how long it took to charge the car, and how that would change depending on where you live. Here is a link to the article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_poland_solar_car;_ylt=AkacspCQdTukLSzpPAFPsAJvaA8F
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment