Solar Car 1960

M/Ss of a veteran car, a 1912 Baker electric brougham driving along country roads in Oxted, Surrey, then pulling in at the car park of a village pub. Two men get out, walk to the rear and attach a kind of metre to a plug on the car with crocodile clips. Commentator says "This is the world's first solar car - powered by a ten thousand cell panel on the roof". C/U of the meter registers. High angle M/S of the solar panels on the car's roof, panning left to show one of the men opening the boot of the car and checking the batteries. The other man walks to the front of the car, opens the bonnet and checks the batteries there. C/U of the number plate reading 'California / Horseless Carriage / 2103'.

C/U of solar panels on the car roof; then of solar panels in the centre of a model train set; tilt up to show a man watching as a model train speeds around the track on a table in a garden. C/U of the train going over the track ; a wire from the solar panel runs under the track. The man gets up and walks in front of the set so his shadow falls over the panel, making the train stop. He puts an extra carriage in front of the train then stands back so it starts again. High angle M/S of the train going around the track as commentator says "It's a significant point that every day as much energy falls on the earth from the sun as has been used in the whole history of our civilisation!"

M/S and C/U of the man using a solar walkie-talkie, with the solar panel pointed at the sun. Commentator says "Unfortunately in Britain we have one big handicap - no sun!" as the camera pans left from the walkie-talkie to show the aerial sticking up and ominous black clouds behind it.

One of the men seen could be Dr Charles Escoffery, a scientist and pioneer in solar energy, who brought the car over from the United States.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• electric
• car
• vehicle
• transport
• solar
• pathe

[SDAztec26]

Whats not bad is this car is still running today.........

[Odziz]

Yes, they don't make them like they used to :)

[Minuvash]

In England you have plenty of wind to harvest free energy and convert to Electric cars to have the Rain clean again!! Thank you very much for this nice film.

[Odziz]

You can use solar power in most countries, even the Antarctic. Yes we are utilizing wind power as well as tidal and wave.

[Minuvash]

Discover the AirCar in youtube. I think AirCar is even better than solar Car. First model was made in France about 60-70 years ago and now

through the Internet we learn about it. Sir. Arthur C. Clarke in Odyssey 3001 says we have to make white mirrors to balance the heat photovoltaic cells attract toward earth now that we can make as much energy as we need from the Sun and I think SolKav Ice rinks are the white mirrors. What do you think?

[Odziz]

When an air car travels around the world like the Solar Taxi, which started out from Switzerland and is now in Canada, I might agree.

[Mulz187]

this can not be. since 48 years a alternative exists. and we still driving smoky, noisy metal boxes. something went wrong......

[SDAztec26]

The car will be displayed and doing a demo at a local car show in Wildomar, California on October 4th, 2008

[littlewolfrunt]

1912 Baker is currently at the Paml Springs Alternative Fuel Convention

[Mulziantulum]

fuckin oil lobby .... 

[Minuvash]

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.How About SOLKAV? DISCOVER SOLKAV AS SOON AS YOU CAN

[CAESARbonds]

thats not bad vor 40 year old technology.

Just take modern solare panels, modern batteries and controllers.

imagine an hybrid car, while being at work you'll get juice for free, even while driving.

modern solar panels even produce energy while being shaded.