Solar Cars - Electric
Cars
The revolution continues with
the electric car
What is a solar car? How does a solar car work? How are we supposed to benefit from
solar cars? Everyone has asked these questions one time or another. Well when we consider the way gas prices
continue to increase we all have laughed about going back to riding bicycles, horses, or taking city transportation
such as a bus, streetcar, or the subway. Not everyone can afford to own their own vehicle because they cost too
much. Sounds kind of ridiculous but it is definitely true. Lots of people only get paid minimum wage. What is that
about $6.00 an hours?
Well to answer the question what is a solar car. A solar car is a vehicle that
is fueled by solar energy. The car has been equipped with solar panels that capture the energy from sunlight
and transforming it to electricity which makes the car operate. This process that makes this happens is called
photovoltaic effect. Just imagine having a vehicle that does require the use of gas to operate. That sounds
marvelous because gas at the present time is over $4.00 a gallon. When driving a vehicle how far can you get
on a gallon of gas? Some vehicles claim to get about thirty to thirty-five miles on one gallon of gas. But
most vehicles are not that economical. The desire to purchase an electric car or solar car increases by every
gallon of gas that you pay for.
There are several vehicles that run off of solar power; electric locomotive, Mo-ped, and automobiles. The
electric vehicle requires an electric to make it run efficiently. The energy that makes the electrical vehicle run
comes from several sources. The Full Electric Vehicle or FEV is powered by on board rechargeable energy storage
systems. This vehicle does not require any other type of fuel to make it run. The benefits of these vehicles are
you save money because you do not have to buy gas, eco friendly, and are for economical. There are several types of
FEV on the market today. With some research you are definitely going to be amazed at the technology put into the
production of these vehicles.
Another popular electric vehicle or solar vehicle is the Battery Electric Vehicle or BEV. It runs off
of chemical energy that comes from a battery that is located inside the vehicle. It is equipped with an electric
motor and motor controllers. The car operates off of a charge sustaining mode. You charge the battery externally.
This is done while the car’s motor is turned off and mostly at night time. This can be inconvenient but again when
you think of never having to purchase a gallon of gas the inconvenience seems very slight. There are several
different BEV on the market today. Do your research and you are sure to find one that suits your needs.
The solar powered vehicle is definitely something that everyone should consider purchasing. There are also
electric cars or solar cars that run of static energy that comes from a supercapacitor that is within the vehicle.
Another source of energy is kinetic energy which is stored in a fly wheel. Which ever type of solar car you think
is the best you will definitely be glad that you bought one, because gas is only going to continue to increase
almost daily. Gas prices are so expensive people are considering cancelling their summer vacations that they had
planned. Large vehicles or recreational vehicles are so expensive to drive. Imagine fueling a RV some of them have
two gas tanks. You have to be rich in order to own one. A lot of people are retiring their RVs because they are not
economical.
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