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Solar-charged Vehicle
A solar electric vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by direct solar energy. Usually, photovoltaic (PV) cells contained in solar panels convert the sun's energy directly into electric energy. A concentrated solar vehicle uses stored solar energy to run a heat engine, such as Rankine, Stirling or Brayton cycle, of the piston and crank type directly powering the vehicle or free-piston linear generator (FPLG)powering a hybrid electric car system. The term "solar vehicle" usually implies that solar energy is used to power all or part of a vehicle's propulsion. Solar power may also be used to provide power for communications or controls or other auxiliary functions. Solar vehicles are not sold as practical day-to-day transportation devices at present, but are primarily demonstration vehicles and engineering exercises, often sponsored by government agencies. However, indirectly solar-charged vehicles are widespread and solar boats are available co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptera (solar Electric Vehicle)
The Aptera is a two-seat, three-wheeled solar electric vehicle under development by the crowd-funded American car manufacturer Aptera Motors. The stated design goal of the car is to be the most energy efficient mass-produced vehicle ever. The design has an aerodynamic shape and uses lightweight carbon fiber and fiberglass composite materials, and built-in solar cells to extend its range by up to 40 miles a day. While several prototypes featured in-wheel motors, the production model is designed with a standard three-wheeler front-wheel drive axle. Prototypes and production The company planned delivering production units of the Aptera vehicle in 2021. Four stages of prototypes were planned, with the third stage of prototypes nearing the final production design, and the fourth representing a prototype that's identical to production vehicles. Aptera announced in June 2022 a detailed plan to scale in-wheel motor production in Slovenia by Elaphe. Due to issues with getting the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Public Transport
Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers. It may be funded by national, regional or local government through taxation, and/or by commercial sponsorship by businesses. Alternatively, the concept of "free-ness" may take other forms, such as no-fare access via a card which may or may not be paid for in its entirety by the user. On 29 February 2020, Luxembourg became the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use. On 1 October 2022, Malta made its public transport free on most routes, though unlike in Luxembourg, this applies only to residents. As some transit lines intended to operate with fares initially start service, the organisation may elect not to collect fares for an introductory period to create interest or to test operations. Types City-wide systems Several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindo
A solar bus or solar-charged bus is a bus that is powered exclusively or mainly by solar energy. Solar-powered bus service is referred to as a solar bus service. The use of the term "solar bus" normally implies that solar energy is used not only for powering electric equipment on the bus, but also for the propulsion of the vehicle. Existing solar buses are battery electric bus, battery-electric buses or (in the case of hybrid solar buses) hybrid buses equipped with Electric-vehicle battery, batteries that are recharged from solar (or other) power sources; a launch of solar bus service often goes hand in hand with investments for large-scale installations of stationary solar panels with photovoltaic cells. Similarly, like other solar vehicles, many solar buses have photovoltaic cells contained in solar panels on the vehicle's roof which converts the sun's energy directly into electric energy to be used by the motor. The introduction of solar buses and other green vehicles for pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squad Solar Car (Fully Charged 2022)
In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and U.S. doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section", while U.S. Army doctrine further defines a squad as a "small military unit typically containing two or more fire teams". In American usage, a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams. Organization NATO The standard NATO symbol for a ''squad'' consists of one single dot (●) placed above a framed unit icon. United States United States Army Historically, a "squad" in the US Army was a sub-unit of a section, consisting of from as few as two soldiers to as many as 9–10 soldiers and was originally used primarily for drill and administrative purposes (e.g., billeting, messing, working parties, etc.). The smallest tactical sub-unit being the section, which was also known as a half-platoon (the platoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side-by-side (vehicle)
A side-by-side vehicle (SxS or SSV), is a utility vehicle with a minimum of two seats positioned side by side and enclosed within a roll cage structure. They have a minimum of four wheels (or continuous tracks) and are operated by foot controls and a steering wheel. Depending on use and application they can also be called a utility task vehicle, utility terrain vehicle (UTV), recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV), or multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle (MOHUV). Side-by-sides may be included in the category of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), but do not include vehicles with saddle-seats that are operated using handlebar-type controls that are the conventional meaning of that term. Definition and standards The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publishes two standards for side-by-sides. ANSI/OPEI B71.9-2016 sets standards for ''multipurpose off-highway utility vehicles'' (MOHUV) specifically intended for utility use which are intended to transport persons and cargo, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squad Solar
The Squad Solar is a neighborhood electric vehicle or microcar that has a solar panel on top to make it a solar car. The vehicle can also be plugged into a regular outlet to be powered by the grid. The vehicle is manufactured by Squad Mobility BV based in the Netherlands which was founded by Robert Hoevers and Chris Klok that previously worked at Lightyear. It is set to start production for the EU market in 2025, and sales in the US starting in 2025. The solar roof can add up to 21–30 kilometers (13–19 miles) per day of range. The manufacturer is creating an L6 and L7 version in Europe that goes and . The efficiency is up to 19 kilometers (12 miles) per kWh, making it more than 3 times as efficient as the Tesla cars available in 2023. The price starts at €6,250 Euros and charges extra for removable doors, air conditioning, heating and added batteries. In the L6 version only a moped licence is needed to operate and is popular among teens because the age to drive a regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sono Motors Sion
Sion is a cancelled project by the German start-up Sono Motors aimed at developing a partially solar car, solar-powered electric car. The battery was set out to be chargeable using both the electric grid as well as its own solar cells. History The founders of Sono Motors were working on the realization of the Sion since 2012. In 2016 and 2017, several crowdfunding campaigns raised more than €2 million in funding. In July 2016 computer graphics of the vehicle were presented. Since August 2017, there were two functional prototypes built by Roding Automobile, whose form and function were planned to be largely similar to the end product. The experience gained during the test drives in 12 European cities (August 2017 to October 2017) is part of the further development. In autumn 2017, according to Sono, the series development began in cooperation with various partners. The Crashtest or ECE Homologation, Homologation took place in 2018, aiming for the New Car Assessment Program, 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sono Motors
Sono Motors GmbH is a German company working on the development of the electric solar car Sono Sion. A special feature of the vehicle designed by the company is solar cells embedded in the plastic body panels on both the roof and the sides. The electricity generated is fed into the traction battery and is said to be sufficient as an energy source for more than 5,000 kilometers per year. Sono Motors has been licensing this technology for use in buses and trucks since 2021. The company entered insolvency proceedings in 2023. History Founding and first prototypes (2016–2018) Sono Motors was founded by Laurin Hahn, Navina Pernsteiner and Jona Christians in Karben, Hesse, in January 2016. Still in its founding year, the company succeeded in securing funding for two functional prototypes by conducting two crowdfunding campaigns: €549.995 by 1.686 backers on the internet platform Indiegogo, and €1.8 million on Seedrs. Both prototypes were developed and built by Roding Automob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptera Motors
Aptera Motors Corp. is an American crowdfunding, crowd funded, pre-production startup company based in Carlsbad, California which intends to manufacture an electric two-seat three-wheeler. The company had raised $140 million from 2019 to April 2025, and had planned to start deliveries of its vehicles since 2021. As of April 2025, initial sales of the vehicle are planned for 2026 and full-scale production is planned for 2028, with the company intending to raise $60 million for the start of low-volume production. Aptera Motors Inc. was founded in 2006. The company was liquidated in 2011 with no vehicles mass-produced. A second company named Aptera USA owned by Jonway Automobile, Zhejiang Jonway Group was launched in 2012 but it produced no vehicles. A third company, Aptera Motors Corp, was relaunched by the original founders in 2019. Aptera Motors Inc. (2006–2011) Aptera was founded as Accelerated Composites in 2006 by Steve Fambro, who formerly worked at Illumina (company), I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
