Amazing SOLAR and WIND Powered VAN

[Bronckoful]

WHY AREN'T WE FUNDING THIS?

[PREPAREFORTHEKING]

wow, you are my newest favorite person

[diecastracerx]

Beautiful!

[BatusaiJack]

eccentric indeed.

[borbug1]

amazing!

[OpineTime]

Wow, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles van! Cowabunga!

[blackdragon1899]

also another source of energy is the shocks. Think of the up and down motion over bumps. Also think of the power in the air from electro-magnetic waves caused by power lines and radio/tv signals

[renchjeep]

Why not drive with the windmill at least partially up? You could take advantage of more free power!

[WHYNotNews]

Love it!

[BIGINSF]

Add regenerative braking and there you have even more free energy.

[MrJetjoe]

why don' t you drive with the windmill up?

[testbooster]

I looked online and I can't find a small windmill the one he has. Could someone point me in the right direction.

[dzgfdg]

@testbooster air x

[zuseable]

could you post again and add alot of aditional info on that motor and how you have atachet it to the body of the van and by the way do you hve revers if so how does the wiering of it work love what you have done so far more PLEASE.

[swedisagnostic]

20hp nice, so what´s the top speed 70km/h???

[rob92376]

If you ever come to usa palm springs is the place for wind power. Good vid post.

[straightsixstyle]

There would be drag if there was a spinning fan while driving, but I think there should be a scoop that opens up when you apply the brakes for more than 1 second... Drag is good when you want to slow down, and it can still power a wind device.

[tappakeggaday1]

maybe put three quarters of solar panel on top of the van and then near the rear mount a magnetic motor with a squirrel cage fan to catch the wind energy while going down the road or build side scoops into the side of the van with the air going through them into the fans to generate energy?maybe?would really like to see something like that built hybrid of wind and solar panel in action

[Yabbablabba]

Took the words right out of my mouth, who said you can't create something from nothing? Now if we could just utilize our full human potential, we could run cities off of ideas like this...

[BrytaPlanka]

Extremly ugly car

[athlonrider]

he should fabricate the fan to generate power while the van is moving. use the air the van displaces to move the propeller blade on the generator. Even more power!

[crashmatrix]

That wouldn't help at all. Because driving the fan through the air while moving creates additional drag. And by defintion, this drag will always be more than the power generated by he fan..

[r3inhout]

this is right so no thumbs down ;)

[RachaelEmilyDixon]

lol. he's my best friends uncle :L

[ewigkase1]

that guy is awesome!!!!!!!!!

[buster1019]

An ugly van. You made it look good by converting it to a solar electric vehicle

[killmaster]

the fan however is not quite so practical.

[Deke1980]

very nice.

[richardwhat]

I'm all for it but um... solar cars in London?

Got any rain powered cars?

[killmaster]

XD hahahaha. amen!!

[wewillrock89]

i've heard it rains alot there, i live in louisiana it rains ALOT here to

[bjenkins5300]

photovoltaic cells work in fog these days

[mikeccuk2006]

that would be HHO power cars, which can be used mixed with gas in gas cars

[freepress666]

put squirl cage on top of van when driving to charge van battery, get it

[energyadvertiser]

Since making this video he has converted to lithium ion batteries. More information on this is at solarvan dot co dot uk.

[leftofleft]

A Great post, thanks

[maxaccel]

awesum!

the wind charger idea is something I'll have to try on my camper truck,

(instead of running noisy,smelly gas genset,)

mind you vertical axis windcharger is better and more efficient.imo see windside dot com

[bradmacaroon]

What is the cost per Kw where you charge the van? What is the life of the batries? Thanks for your time

[energyadvertiser]

Don't know as I didn't make the car or the video, I just uploaded it because I really like the concept. For more infomation and contact details go to solarvan dot co dot uk.

[bradmacaroon]

Very nice execution of concept! Hardly eccentric.

Also, you are well spoken. Nice Vid.

I noticed a bit of body roll to the van; is this an artifact of the battery weight or is it normal for control?

[RRbattlefield]

Where can I get this car, I NEED SOMETHING LIKE IT!!

[LinuxGalore]

Sydney University made a van (Diahatsu with 850cc engine) exactly the same as this about 12 years ago. A small van (1000kg carry capacity version) I must admit is ideal for EV conversion and you can pick up a second hand one for next to nothing with a worn out engine.

[BatteryReviver]

Excellent example of how we individuals can do what big car makers won't provide consumers. Yeah, we can make our own solutions to global warming and climate change.

Here's my own EV story:

Check out evalbum (dot) com, vehicle #1091

[energyadvertiser]

Check out my solar powered prius video. 70 MPG and if you do less than 6 miles per day and 42mph you never have to buy gas again.

[billdale1]

kudos, fella. I wish you all the best. Several new battery technologies are now available that are much smaller and lighter than lead-acid, that will last much longer and provide all the advantages of gasoline with no pollution and no compromise. see phoenixmotorcars dot com

[energyadvertiser]

This technology heralds a new age in low cost transport. £30 to do 1500 miles. Imagine the benefits of low cost travel, low cost holidays, low cost business travel, low cost food and other goods. A major british supermarket (tescos) are now using battery powered vans for their home delivery vehicles. If they used onboard and offboard solar chargers they could offer low cost deliveries or just lower the price of their food. The opportunities are endless.

[energyadvertiser]

He said in the video he spent £30 to do 1500 miles. If you go to google and type in solar cars you will see that there are many people building and using solar cars. There is an american company mass producing solar roofs for hybrids. Go to solarelectrical vehicles dot com. If switches to a renewable energy supplier he can get green electricity from the grid for those days when there isn't enough sun or wind to fully charge the battery.

[kdc43]

The solar/wind collectors are way too small to charge the batteries for daily driving.Park it on the beach for 3 months and the maybe you can get 2 days driving out of it. I bet the bloody bloke is plugging into the elec.grid which is nuclear powered,OH GREAT!!!! What a bloody arse!!!

[billdale1]

kdc43: you're an idiot. If someone gave you a chest full of gold, you'd complain that it was too heavy. An electric vehicle typically costs between a fifth and a tenth as much as a gas car to operate, and they'll be the dominant car power within 5 years... mark my words. Battery tech has advanced tremendously with nanophosphates, nanotitanates, supercapacitors, etc... now, take your cynicism, and go play in traffic.

[gerfriedc]

would be nice to have this story as example on greenfleet dot info....

[energyadvertiser]

Great idea, for more info and contact details go to solarvan dot co dot uk