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When the whole worlds is talking about Global Warming, it's time to show the solutions!

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From Merced to Los Angeles24.07.2008

Tags: United States       Comments: 5

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We are glad that we made it to Los Angeles! More news soon.

 

Comments

by: vince beazel, EnergyTalk LIVE

25.07.2008 02:07

We are following your progress on our talk radio with one of the contestants of the Auto/Solar XPrize...

can u call in tomorrow at noon?
347-838-8999

by: Spike

25.07.2008 05:07

You made the local news last night in Denver Colorado. There were aerial shots and the comment that you had not spent any money on gas.

by: paul niedermann

25.07.2008 06:07

what type of solar cells are used for electric production? how many miles per gallon of gas compartively speaking? what would the cost of vehicale be sold at? thankyou for your reply!

by: paul matthews

28.07.2008 05:07

I saw your most innovative car today...very impressive...to reduce the solar footprint is it possible to use a solar concentrator unit?

by: solartaxifrank

29.07.2008 10:07

@ paul niedermann
we use normal monocrystalline silicon solarcells from Q-cells, hole array is about 850W peak output.
The solartaxi uses about 8kWh/100km
If we would produce 100000 solartaxis it would cost abut 8000 dollar, but it was never intended for mass production, it is just a prototype, a showpiece.
@ paul matthews
there are new thin film solar cells with a much shorter energy-payback

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