Solar cars are cars right? I drive some of these!
You're gonna die of a heatstroke, bud.
Inside of those things get up to like 90F+
Some of my pictures collected from the American Solar Challenge
>>14969285
What's the top speed and 0-60
>>14969299
70mph. 20 min.
>>14969299
>>14969310
>20 min
>>14969320
Its funny because he isnt that far off
>>14969310
Nah, It goes from 0-60 in about 8 or 9 seconds. My personal vehicle can only get up to about 63 miles per hour. It's limited by voltage with the current system
>>14969310
My dick gets to 60 faster
>>14969277
Do they make any sounds?
>>14969281
Not OP. It's not that bad, most of our cars have fairly decent cooling. I feel bad for the drivers forced to wear fire suits
>Win 6 of the 8 world championships you are competing in.
NUNA is best
Muh Dutch windmill engineering prowess.
>>14969363
Yes, the insides are way louder than passenger cars. Though the actual created sounds are lower.
Have a listen:
youtu (dot) be/EBvek4U2x8w
>>14969417
No hard feelings against them for sure, they're some of the nicest guys and they work real hard. They also have huge budgets and take semesters off of school for this.
Bochum from Germany has a car that I would drive like a fucking madman
>>14969277
Well, thats a fucking strange thing to see. I go to WMU. Anyone want to see the Solar Car workshop?
>>14969524
OP here. Yes please! I wear your guys' shirt all the time! You probably wouldn't want to see the one I work in. Here you go anyways, this is literally 75% of our workshop
Question, has there been any cars made that use a hybrid electric + petrol/diesel engine AND solar power to get the most possible electric range?
>>14969654
Hm. A good question. I remember theres a video of a silver shitty pickup truck with a solar panel mounted in the back with some lead acids in the back hooked up to like a takeoff setup that allows the motor to only operate at normal rpms.
>>14969746
If I had the budget for tinkering with that kind of stuff, I'd rig up a series hybrid setup in a small diesel engine'd FWD car like a Mk I Golf, then cover the roof and bonnet in solar panels. Regenerative braking + passive solar charging could really give it some good range.
>>14969654
Does the fisker karma do that? They use the solar panel to power all sort of electronic accessories there, while the petrol engine is used solely to charge the battery and electric motor to drive it, iirc.
>>14969654
This is the way to go with EVs, I feel. Solar panels on the upper surfaces or at least the roof to provide accessory power and trickle-charge the main batteries while parked/stopped.
Maybe a solar tent to set up when you're parked for long periods to give more power.
>>14969277
I know the faster ones could hit 80 mph
throw in a 30 litre luggage compartment and make sure it can do at lest 60mph and I'm sold
>>14970360
I can definitely see the benefits of trickle charging catching on in sunnier parts of the world like South America and Australia, maybe as an upgrade option for your EV/hybrid.
The solar tent idea probably won't catch on in work-commute or grocery-getter cars, but when hybrid 4WDs and trucks start getting popular, I reckon that'll become a part of the standard off-road equipment pack that they carry.
>>14969281
>32°C
>hot
Mate, it regularly goes over 40°C here. Fuck I regret getting leather seats.
>>14969654
>>14969942
prius does some of this too iirc
>>14970403
I've never seen a Prius with solar panels, is this only on the latest models?
>>14970515
is an option 2010 model
and seems standard on 2015 model
not many people talk about it
>>14969277
Those university-built solar cars are mechanically closer to electric bicycles than cars. There is simply not enough surface area on a car for solar panels to power a normal-weight car.
>>14970554
A roof top solar panel could power an air fan to keep the car cool when parked outdoors, or at best, trickle-charge a battery to *maintain* it's charge when parked for an extended period of time.
If you want a real solar-powered car, cover your house roof in panels and charge a Tesla in your garage. A house does have enough surface area to power a real car.
>>14969345
uh oh
CLOUDS
>>14970762
I don't think the goal of these vehicles is to be a viable consumer option, rather a testbed for future technologies. The carbon fibre expertise, lithium ion battery experience, as well as other innovative efficiency related things that come out of these programs is the real benefit to society. I say this knowing the solar car I work with is so useless in anything outside of a structured race environment.
>>14969277
Seems like an impractical dd engineering competition vehicle tbqhwyfam
>>14970762
>Those university-built solar cars are mechanically closer to electric bicycles than cars. There is simply not enough surface area on a car for solar panels to power a normal-weight car.
heh just wait for panels with better photovoltaic efficiency kiddo
>>14972221
Agreed. But as someone else said stick the high efficiency panels they use on your roof and charge your Tesla. Easy money easy life. And find a way to store the energy!
