Saturday, July 6, 2013

Solar Team Eindhoven crafts solar-powered family car (video)

Solar Team Eindhoven claims first solarpowered family car

The solar-powered cars we've seen to date are usually built for just one person -- not very useful when many of us need to carry passengers. TU/e's Solar Team Eindhoven just brought some much-needed realism on that front by unveiling Stella, which it claims is the world's first solar-powered family car. The vehicle's combination of efficient solar cells with lightweight construction allows such radical concepts as back seats and a trunk while maintaining a 373-mile range. The barebones design won't rival most modern cars for luxury, but it's also energy-positive -- in typical use, it can contribute back to the power grid. You may even see it outside of competitions; while Stella is designed with October's World Solar Challenge in mind, Solar Team Eindhoven plans to make the car road-legal. Let's hope we catch it putting around Dutch streets.

[Image credit: Bart van Overbeeke]

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/05/solar-team-eindhoven-crafts-solar-powered-family-car-doesnt-pr/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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