diy solar bicycle Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:16:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 THEKPV: A Real Solar-Powered Bike With Regenerative Braking Built by DIYer https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thekpv-solar-power-bicycle-20101029/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thekpv-solar-power-bicycle-20101029/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:16:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11525 THEKPV is more than a solar-powered bicycle. Designed and manufactured by Terry Hope, who has actually wrote to us about his bike, THEKPV (The Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle) is powered by a 50-watt solar cell array, has a battery and a capacitor for boosting its acceleration capabilities.

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