Solar Electric PV Car Automobile - Sun Sprint 2000

Solar energy can power vehicles. Anyone can build their own model solar powered car with an inexpensive PV panel and a small electric motor. Larger versions that carry an adult as seen in the "Solar Challenge" and "Race the Sun" contests.

Building model solar cars can be done by children students from ages 10 to adult. Subjects can be global warming, climate change, peak oil, energy supply, photovoltaics, and the future.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• pv
• photovoltaic
• sun
• solar
• sunlight
• light
• car
• automobile
• vehicle
• transportation
• energy
• power
• future

[LPdude1137]

wer can i buy a solar board?..

[newculture]

Try searching google for "Junior Solar Sprint"

... or Pitsco company for Ray Catcher Solar Panel or Sprint Kit.

[c05m11n]

what i don't like at nowadays solar panels is that they are expensive

[newculture]

Actually, PV panels are incredibly cheap right now.

The only reason they appear expensive is when compared agaist fossil fuels, like oil, which are already becoming MUCH more expensive, and which will continue to do so for many, many year.

Buy PV now, or kick yourself for not doing so later.

[zexionchibi14673]

This would be great for my school! Everyone would have lots of fun and we could put this under the subject of science and technology.

[newculture]

We did it with the high school "physical science" class, at either 9th or 10th grade. I think there were about 10 classes that all made cars, then they had classroom competitions, and then a school wide competition, and then it went to the regional. That was, I think, the year after this video was made.

[briackman]

i thought it was a real solar challenge not a juinior one (my mistake

[iMBBonlyone]

supercool

[TheTimeWillGoOn]

Looks like fun .

[HardyboyzDylan]

in connecticut one panel is about 30 dollars

[strpoop]

lol put 1 motor for each wheel and u will win the race lol