Comments on: Man Attempts to Travel Around the World in Solar-Powered Car http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: design http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2021 design Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:26:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2021 Wait till you reach Atlantic Ocean. Wait till you reach Atlantic Ocean.

]]> By: design http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19355 design Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:26:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19355 Wait till you reach Atlantic Ocean. Wait till you reach Atlantic Ocean.

]]> By: Sil in Corea http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2020 Sil in Corea Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:02:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2020 Solar power is surely one way to get rid of the addiction to oil. Collection panels on roofs can give heat in winter and air conditioning in summer. It takes cash up-front to generate savings down the years. Oil-fired electric generators are dinosaurs, but centralized power companies have a vested interest in passing on the high cost to consumers. They have the lobbyists, but our representatives will listen if we write regularly. Installing solar panels would be a great way to energize our economy and put construction workers back to work. Solar power is surely one way to get rid of the addiction to oil. Collection panels on roofs can give heat in winter and air conditioning in summer. It takes cash up-front to generate savings down the years. Oil-fired electric generators are dinosaurs, but centralized power companies have a vested interest in passing on the high cost to consumers. They have the lobbyists, but our representatives will listen if we write regularly. Installing solar panels would be a great way to energize our economy and put construction workers back to work.

]]> By: Sil in Corea http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19354 Sil in Corea Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19354 Solar power is surely one way to get rid of the addiction to oil. Collection panels on roofs can give heat in winter and air conditioning in summer. It takes cash up-front to generate savings down the years. Oil-fired electric generators are dinosaurs, but centralized power companies have a vested interest in passing on the high cost to consumers. They have the lobbyists, but our representatives will listen if we write regularly. Installing solar panels would be a great way to energize our economy and put construction workers back to work. Solar power is surely one way to get rid of the addiction to oil. Collection panels on roofs can give heat in winter and air conditioning in summer. It takes cash up-front to generate savings down the years. Oil-fired electric generators are dinosaurs, but centralized power companies have a vested interest in passing on the high cost to consumers. They have the lobbyists, but our representatives will listen if we write regularly. Installing solar panels would be a great way to energize our economy and put construction workers back to work.

]]> By: FRANK MORRISON http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2019 FRANK MORRISON Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:17:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2019 Hi there, Kudos to this guy! I saw this car in New York and I was pretty amazed!! I believed this a fabulous idea that can be developed and help eliminate or to a least extend reduce considerably pollution and our severe dependency on gas. I am also interested in exploring the use of solar energy to enlighten houses in the Caribbeans and in Africa which God bless with the sun. Any information on how to contact companies that manufacture solar panels at low prices, will be greatly appreciated. Please write to me at my personal email: frankmorrison@msn.com Thank you. Cheers FM Hi there,

Kudos to this guy! I saw this car in New York and I was pretty amazed!! I believed this a fabulous idea that can be developed and help eliminate or to a least extend reduce considerably pollution and our severe dependency on gas.

I am also interested in exploring the use of solar energy to enlighten houses in the Caribbeans and in Africa which God bless with the sun.

Any information on how to contact companies that manufacture solar panels at low prices, will be greatly appreciated. Please write to me at my personal email: frankmorrison@msn.com

Thank you.

Cheers

FM

]]> By: FRANK MORRISON http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19353 FRANK MORRISON Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19353 Hi there, Kudos to this guy! I saw this car in New York and I was pretty amazed!! I believed this a fabulous idea that can be developed and help eliminate or to a least extend reduce considerably pollution and our severe dependency on gas. I am also interested in exploring the use of solar energy to enlighten houses in the Caribbeans and in Africa which God bless with the sun. Any information on how to contact companies that manufacture solar panels at low prices, will be greatly appreciated. Please write to me at my personal email: frankmorrison@msn.com Thank you. Cheers FM Hi there,

Kudos to this guy! I saw this car in New York and I was pretty amazed!! I believed this a fabulous idea that can be developed and help eliminate or to a least extend reduce considerably pollution and our severe dependency on gas.

I am also interested in exploring the use of solar energy to enlighten houses in the Caribbeans and in Africa which God bless with the sun.

Any information on how to contact companies that manufacture solar panels at low prices, will be greatly appreciated. Please write to me at my personal email: frankmorrison@msn.com

Thank you.

Cheers

FM

]]> By: Bronson http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2018 Bronson Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2018 Hello, im Bronson, i would like to say good job!! keep up the good work!! thank you!! Hello, im Bronson, i would like to say good job!! keep up the good work!! thank you!!

]]> By: Bronson http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19352 Bronson Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19352 Hello, im Bronson, i would like to say good job!! keep up the good work!! thank you!! Hello, im Bronson, i would like to say good job!! keep up the good work!! thank you!!

]]> By: Ellis Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2017 Ellis Smith Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:11:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2017 Regarding John's post at 12:40 pm, solar racing cars do have the solar cells built into the car. The portion of the car which contains the cells is called the "array," and can be easily detached for stationary charging of the solar cells. A competitive solar racing car weights only 400-500 pounds, including the weight of the on board battery pack, but not including the weight of the driver. Under ideal conditions one of these cars can manage 100 mph. Some teams favor a three-wheeled vehicle while others prefer a four-wheeled vehicle. A four-wheeled vehicle has better stability, but it has more rolling fractional resistance, due to the fourth wheel. Drive is direct, through an electric motor built into a wheel. Regarding John’s post at 12:40 pm, solar racing cars do have the solar cells built into the car. The portion of the car which contains the cells is called the “array,” and can be easily detached for stationary charging of the solar cells. A competitive solar racing car weights only 400-500 pounds, including the weight of the on board battery pack, but not including the weight of the driver. Under ideal conditions one of these cars can manage 100 mph. Some teams favor a three-wheeled vehicle while others prefer a four-wheeled vehicle. A four-wheeled vehicle has better stability, but it has more rolling fractional resistance, due to the fourth wheel. Drive is direct, through an electric motor built into a wheel.

]]> By: Ellis Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19351 Ellis Smith Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19351 Regarding John's post at 12:40 pm, solar racing cars do have the solar cells built into the car. The portion of the car which contains the cells is called the "array," and can be easily detached for stationary charging of the solar cells. A competitive solar racing car weights only 400-500 pounds, including the weight of the on board battery pack, but not including the weight of the driver. Under ideal conditions one of these cars can manage 100 mph. Some teams favor a three-wheeled vehicle while others prefer a four-wheeled vehicle. A four-wheeled vehicle has better stability, but it has more rolling fractional resistance, due to the fourth wheel. Drive is direct, through an electric motor built into a wheel. Regarding John’s post at 12:40 pm, solar racing cars do have the solar cells built into the car. The portion of the car which contains the cells is called the “array,” and can be easily detached for stationary charging of the solar cells. A competitive solar racing car weights only 400-500 pounds, including the weight of the on board battery pack, but not including the weight of the driver. Under ideal conditions one of these cars can manage 100 mph. Some teams favor a three-wheeled vehicle while others prefer a four-wheeled vehicle. A four-wheeled vehicle has better stability, but it has more rolling fractional resistance, due to the fourth wheel. Drive is direct, through an electric motor built into a wheel.

]]> By: Francisco G. Buenaobra http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2016 Francisco G. Buenaobra Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2016 I am sure this type of vehicle is the most appropriate transportation in the Philippines, in as much as the sunshine is very much available in a year round. If the materials can be manufactured at low cost in the Philippines on a joint venture it is possible.Metro-Manila area is so much covered with pollution from internal combustion engines coming from public transport which utilized more on used diesel engine from Japan. The idea of bringing the technology to the Philippines can ease the pollution problem and can help our government to reduce the cost of importation of oil. It will definitely conserve our currency for other projects and development of the provincial areas and degongest Metro-Manila of densely-populated people of over 12 million. May this be an opener for us Filipino people to work on the real technology that our future generations will have to gain. I am sure this type of vehicle is the most appropriate transportation in the Philippines, in as much as the sunshine is very much available in a year round. If the materials can be manufactured at low cost in the Philippines on a joint venture it is possible.Metro-Manila area is so much covered with pollution from internal combustion engines coming from public transport which utilized more on used diesel engine from Japan. The idea of bringing the technology to the Philippines can ease the pollution problem and can help our government to reduce the cost of importation of oil. It will definitely conserve our currency for other projects and development of the provincial areas and degongest Metro-Manila of densely-populated people of over 12 million.

May this be an opener for us Filipino people to work on the real technology that our future generations will have to gain.

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2015 John Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:40:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2015 I realize this is a test however, wouldn't it be more realistic to have a car with 4 wheels and have the solar panels some how attached to the car. Maybe built into the body? Also I think what you are trying to do is great. Keep it up, we can always use new and fresh technology. Personally I believe that every building should have some type of solar collector powering our homes and places we work. Any overages would go back into the power stations for use in other areas that need power. In times when power grids go down for some reason the solar collectors would take over and we would never be out of power for any great length of time. Just an opinion!! I realize this is a test however, wouldn’t it be more realistic to have a car with 4 wheels and have the solar panels some how attached to the car. Maybe built into the body? Also I think what you are trying to do is great. Keep it up, we can always use new and fresh technology. Personally I believe that every building should have some type of solar collector powering our homes and places we work. Any overages would go back into the power stations for use in other areas that need power. In times when power grids go down for some reason the solar collectors would take over and we would never be out of power for any great length of time. Just an opinion!!

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19350 John Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19350 I realize this is a test however, wouldn't it be more realistic to have a car with 4 wheels and have the solar panels some how attached to the car. Maybe built into the body? Also I think what you are trying to do is great. Keep it up, we can always use new and fresh technology. Personally I believe that every building should have some type of solar collector powering our homes and places we work. Any overages would go back into the power stations for use in other areas that need power. In times when power grids go down for some reason the solar collectors would take over and we would never be out of power for any great length of time. Just an opinion!! I realize this is a test however, wouldn’t it be more realistic to have a car with 4 wheels and have the solar panels some how attached to the car. Maybe built into the body? Also I think what you are trying to do is great. Keep it up, we can always use new and fresh technology. Personally I believe that every building should have some type of solar collector powering our homes and places we work. Any overages would go back into the power stations for use in other areas that need power. In times when power grids go down for some reason the solar collectors would take over and we would never be out of power for any great length of time. Just an opinion!!

]]> By: Ellis Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-2014 Ellis Smith Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:28:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-2014 As someone who has for ten years sponsored solar-powered race cars built and operated by college students, I'm familiar with the technology involved; however, this is NOT the technology which will ultimately meet America's transportation needs. Why then do students build and race the cars? Mainly as an exercise in applying engineering principles and to practice group teamwork. At present a competitive solar-powered race car costs round $200,000, and some have cost several times more than that. As someone who has for ten years sponsored solar-powered race cars built and operated by college students, I’m familiar with the technology involved; however, this is NOT the technology which will ultimately meet America’s transportation needs. Why then do students build and race the cars? Mainly as an exercise in applying engineering principles and to practice group teamwork. At present a competitive solar-powered race car costs round $200,000, and some have cost several times more than that.

]]> By: Ellis Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/man-attempts-to-travel-around-the-world-in-solar-powered-car/#comment-19349 Ellis Smith Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1038#comment-19349 As someone who has for ten years sponsored solar-powered race cars built and operated by college students, I'm familiar with the technology involved; however, this is NOT the technology which will ultimately meet America's transportation needs. Why then do students build and race the cars? Mainly as an exercise in applying engineering principles and to practice group teamwork. At present a competitive solar-powered race car costs round $200,000, and some have cost several times more than that. As someone who has for ten years sponsored solar-powered race cars built and operated by college students, I’m familiar with the technology involved; however, this is NOT the technology which will ultimately meet America’s transportation needs. Why then do students build and race the cars? Mainly as an exercise in applying engineering principles and to practice group teamwork. At present a competitive solar-powered race car costs round $200,000, and some have cost several times more than that.

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