Taming the car

Infinte MPG: Art Haines, school kids and the solar car

Put wheels and a motor on these panels and what do you have?

18.09.2006 from Hugg:
Art Haines designed it to the kids' specs, and then they built it... after school.

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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Transport] [Renewable energy]

Image: Put wheels and a motor on these panels and what do you have?

26.04.2006 from Science Blog:
It's neither yet with the advantages of both. Certainly it's small, safe and CLEVER, this prototype for a low-emission city vehicle.

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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Cities] [Transport] [Pollution]

Image: There'll be less of this with CLEVER

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