We’ve all heard of what some Chinese people can do such as the DIY Helicopter and DIY Submarine.  Well, here’s comes another cool innovation, a Solar Powered car that does 90+ miles on a single 30 hour charge.

Of course, if there’s sun while you drive, that’s additional miles to add.

Now, let me ask GM, Toyota, and Honda, where are your “Chinese” solar-powered” cars?

This is impressive, more impressive than any hybrid cars I have seen.

this solar-powered car built by China’s Zhejiang 001 Group is pretty impressive in its own right, both for its price (just $5,560), and it’s efficiency. That latter bit is a result of some rather un-integrated solar panels, which absorb 95% of the solar energy they take in and convert it to electricity at between 14 and 17% efficiency, which is actually pretty impressive as far as solar panels go. According to the company, that should let you travel about 150 kilometers on a 30-hour charge, though you’ll only be able to go five kilometers on a one-hour charge.

via engadget

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This entry was posted by max on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 4:52 pm and is filed under A+Featured Earth, Auto, Cars, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Earth, Eco-friendly, Educational, Energy, Entertainment, Gadgets, Solar, World records.