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Do you think solar car will be popular one day? Its very environmental friendly, but obviously, the biggest problem is how can the car operate at night time
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Posted: 2007-12-05 06:46:28
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Lol. The biggest problem is getting enough power through a solar panel to be able to travel at higher speeds, on a car that weighs around 2 tonnes due to all the safety, entertainment, comfort and other equipment.

There is not too much of a problem with driving at night, because they can easily store energy during the day so the car can still run through the night. They can easily put in a back-up battery anyway.

I think we are more likely to see a Hydrogen powered car. They are in the late stages of development right now. A Hydrogen powered car will only have water emissions and no others. This is what most car manufacturers are focusing on, and BP petrol stations are about ready to supply Hydrogen from the pump in some places in Europe.
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Posted: 2007-12-05 08:06:14
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ahm...what i want to suggest is a Battery powered car..it's already here but...u can use SOLAR ENERGY to charge the battery..so you can drive even w/o sun..right?!?! haha
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Posted: 2007-12-05 10:32:10
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errr a... hows it gonna work in Scotland
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Posted: 2007-12-05 18:33:26
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People should abandon de "Solar Car" concept.
It's not gonna work. Period.

Too much money is spent on researches for a huge slow ugly car for 1 person only, i mean... come on...
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Posted: 2007-12-05 18:42:06
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Basically solar powered cars are just electric cars with solar panels to charge the batteries. When there is ample sunlight the batteries will charge and when there is not enough light the batteries take over. It will work but not practical for actual usage. Motors used for electric cars are just not powerful enough to drive the car to an acceptable speed otherwise if you really want to push it, it won't last long enough to even get out of your village. That's why electric cars are mostly just used for Milk delivery trucks, golf carts, etc.
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Posted: 2007-12-06 02:02:03
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That's the TIME for the concept-car-inventors to make a BLUE-print for the: LUNAR-car !
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Posted: 2007-12-06 02:04:59
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Yeah, but theres cars like the Toyota Prius that run on electricity.I believe they can reach city speeds on their electric motor. After that, they have a back-up petrol engine which takes over. So I think the completely electric car is possible, but it'd be heavy, expensive, and because of the large batteries, it wouldn't be very spacious. So this is why car manufacturers are pursuing other alternatives, like the hydrogen car, as I said before.
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Posted: 2007-12-06 05:01:59
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Naa, even the though the Prius is "Clarkson bashed" a lot here, it's not actually that bad in my opinion...

In London they're CC exempt so no £8 daily charge and the leccy motor is good for summat like 35mph and the petrol will get you up to the region of about 100mph... slower than a lot of cars but you're never gonna do more than 80-90mph anyway in Britain.

But I reckon hydrogen combustion will be better than the fuel cell... think of the power increase in cars and to keep with todays standards you'd need smaller engines meaning more room etc.

But a hydrogen powered Bugatti Veyron... that I would love to see! Hydrogen W16? Yes Please!
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Posted: 2007-12-06 08:40:27
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I think the hybrids like the Prius are already a step forward. It's a good way to create a smooth transition toward alternative fuels. If you come to think of it more than 60% of the energy produced by Internal combustion engines are wasted to heat and less than 40% are actually used by the vehicle itself. Perhaps one thing researchers have to consider also is making more efficient car engines.
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Posted: 2007-12-06 09:06:58
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