solar powered cars Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:12:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 The Must-Have Solar Powered Cars of The Future https://www.greenoptimistic.com/must-solar-powered-cars-future-20140113/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/must-solar-powered-cars-future-20140113/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:26:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45100 Solar powered (electric) cars are the way to go. You don’t have to be an expert to see that, especially considering the increasing prices of oil and the huge taxes governments put on vehicles that produce emissions. Car makers are really pushing themselves when it comes to making the next super cool design, especially with […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/must-solar-powered-cars-future-20140113/feed/ 0 45100 Latin America's First Solar Auto Competition Won By a Chilean Car https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atacama-solar-challenge-20111003/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atacama-solar-challenge-20111003/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:41:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20625 Atacama Solar Challenge, Latin America’s first big solar auto competition has a winner: Alejandra Oyarzo, pilot of the Universidad de La Serena’s Intikalpa team arrives in Antofagasta, 1300 Km north to Santiago, Chile. The Intikalpa (which means solar energy) team managed to travel 1,060 kilometers, beating 30 entries from seven countries across the Americas. The […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atacama-solar-challenge-20111003/feed/ 0 20625 Ford Focus Electric Customers To Get a Home-Based Solar Charger https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:26:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20119 Ford has recently announced a collaboration with San Jose-based solar panel vendor SunPower in order to offer a 2.5-kilowatt rooftop solar system to people who buy the upcoming Ford Focus Electric. The package deal that includes the 2012 Ford Focus Electric and the solar panels, installed by SunPower in the customer’s home, costs around $10,000. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/feed/ 0 20119 Solar Jackets Students Convert Audi TT Into Solar – Electric Car https://www.greenoptimistic.com/georgia-tech-audi-electric-solar-20110328/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/georgia-tech-audi-electric-solar-20110328/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:00:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17684 A team of Georgia Tech students (Solar Jackets) has converted an Audi TT into a “solar-assisted electric vehicle,” in order to participate at the World Solar Challenge in Australia. The car has been presented at the Buckhead Eco-Collection. According to the students, the electric and solar powered car is equipped with two batteries. The smaller […]

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