The First Solar Car

American Greg Johanson developed in 1981 a car tricycle with photovoltaic solar cells half horsepower, 60v with a direct current motor powered by a five-under 12 V batteries connected in series and charged five of 35 solar modules w.
His average speed was 50 km / h. The pioneer vehicle was stolen and never recovered, but [...]

Motorboat Sailing with Solar Energy

Cuban motorboat “Halcón Solar” (Solar Hawk), energized by photovoltaic panels is a good alternative to link trough a river towns with difficult access, plus it has a chance for ecotourism.
Designed and built by Ecosol Solar, along with Astilleros Almendares, this version of the motorboat with solar energy has a capacity for 6 passengers and a [...]

I-MiEV Has Revolutionized The Japanese Market With Green Technology

Mitsubishi revealed the production version of the new generation i-MiEV electric vehicle, described as the pioneer who opened the door for the next 100 years of automotive society.
This car represents the crystallization of nearly 40 years of development of electric vehicles at Mitsubishi Motors and is a solution to many challenges currently facing cars as [...]

An Ode to the Ecology

This prototype is a small preview of some of Mercedes’s future plans. It is a saloon with five seats, green technology and avant-garde design. The most important thing is that it offers 2 propulsion systems: a plug-in hybrid or other fuel cell.
The Mercedes F 800 Style, name that has been dubbed this concept car shows [...]

First Mexican Solar Racing Car, The Tonatiuh

TONATIUH was conceived, designed and built entirely in Mexico by Mexican professionals and funded by major companies and institutions in the country as IUSA, SEP, NAFIN, IIUNAM, TMM, Australia New Zealand Direct Line, AT & T, Malaysia Airlines, Tupperware dayam, Automotive Satellite, Standox, Tame Composite Division, New World University, Mexicana Airlines, Industry Murrel, CONAE, Fluke-Mexel, [...]

Aim of the Solar Car

If a car means that solar vehicle that is driven only by photovoltaic cells, solar cars then are those who will be conducting in the future, because in reality they are impractical, excessively expensive, complicated, fragile and even in the case of solar cells were achieved with 100% efficiency, the energy that could attract a [...]

History Of The Solar Car

The history of solar cars dating from 1982, when a visionary Australian adventurer, of Danish origin, Hans Tholstrup, and race car driver Larry Perkins, built and managed the first solar car, the “BP Quiet Achiever” from Perth to Sydney . Cross Australia from west to east for a total of 4058 km took 20 days [...]

Alternative Energy for Sustainable Transport Course Review

Within the Summer Courses of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos has held the course “Alternative Energy for Sustainable Transport: Biofuels and Hydrogen. At the same, and the hand of top specialists, has tried to understand and assess the current situation and future of the energies that will replace petroleum in the transport sector, and basically [...]

Nissan to Keep Batteries Charged With Solar Energy

Nissan has figured out a way to keep the batteries of its newly manufactured cars fresh until they reach the customer – solar energy. The manufacturer announced today it has signed a sales contract with solar product maker ICP Solar Technologies for an automotive solar charger.
Newly manufactured cars can sit in a parking lot for [...]

Amazing Solar Bubble Airplane

A design for an ultra-environmental aricraft just won the top prize at the prestigious Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award. Roland Cernat, who just graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Schwäbisch Gmünd / Germany created the airplane with the environment in mind.
First, once in the air, it can travel entirely fuelessly, much like other ultra-light [...]