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Solar Powered Car Can Get Close To 60 mph

Posted by timothy on from the australians-still-on-about-transportation dept.

Jason Sahler writes with this excerpt from Inhabit: "The World Solar Challenge across the Australian outback is coming up, and we're already seeing some truly incredible vehicles going for the gold. Take the Bethany, a solar powered vehicle designed by Cambridge University students. The vehicle is capable of achieving close to 60 miles per hour. Doesn't sound too impressive? Try doing it by using the power required to run a hairdryer."

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  1. But how does it do in the crash test? by InsaneProcessor · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I don't think my entire family will fit either.

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    1. Re:But how does it do in the crash test? by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

      does it do in the crash test? And I don't think my entire family will fit either.

      Are you looking for a car? Or for an alibi.

    2. Re:But how does it do in the crash test? by Endo13 · · Score: 2, Funny

      And I don't think my entire family will fit either.

      Imagine a beowulf cluster of them!

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  2. Re:Big whoop by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hair dryers pull 1000~2000 watts, right? That is a ton. Try having only a few watts to work with...

    You had a few watts?! LUXURY! Why, when I was a boy, we had to generate our own electricity by walking up hill to school! Both ways!

    But try to explain that to the kids today...