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December 10th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Solar powered vehicles are not cheap enough for mass production. Colleges all around the U.S-MIT for an example, have a solar powered car competition every spring. University of Missouri at Rolla usually has a good car and MIT and others are not too shabby either. That is why colleges have these competitions. It is to inspire new efficient models and aerodynamic designs.
December 12th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I guess the petroleum companies wouldn’t be too happy if solar cars took over. They probably have a big say in Washington.
December 15th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Electrical cars have been practical and affordable for at least fifteen years in the US. But with lobbying from the rich oil companies, laws and car manufacturers have not had any incentive to work towards them. Ford and Chevy tried, and couldn’t make the marketing work to get enough people to buy them. Only with gas prices rising in the US have hybrids even started being fashionable.
Solar cars are not yet practical, in most parts of the US, because of the limited efficiency of solar panels and the fact that many parts of the country do not have that many sunny days per year. It doesn’t suit the average commuter if they can’t get to work because it is raining.
However, if people really started using electric cars, solar powered recharging stations could be added in many parts of the country where feasible. This leaves other forms of electric power production as the source where solar is not as useful.