When a friend sent me a link to his concept for a solar-powered car, I thought immediately of all the ideas I’ve come across that are built on the misunderstanding that electric motors with horsepower ratings that enable open-road driving …
When a friend sent me a link to his concept for a solar-powered car, I thought immediately of all the ideas I’ve come across that are built on the misunderstanding that electric motors with horsepower ratings that enable open-road driving …
It’s hard to look at this and not say to yourself, “Now that’s cool.” Let’s look at some numbers: Looks like ~20 square meters = 20kW of incident sunshine times 25% efficiency = 5kW = 7 HP. That’s not a …