Solar Panels For Ford Concept Car
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Solar Panels For Ford Concept Car
Solar Energy Batteries
Eric Roberts’s insight:
Solar panels on car roofs are a great idea but not a new idea.
So, in my opinion, this idea from the Ford Motor Company is one of the biggest step forwards yet. Especially in the quest for the electric cars! Enabling them to cover more mileage.
Significantly, this car could be run on solar energy from solar panels. Even when the car is running about! Consequently, the batteries will also be charged. Developments like this will be a big step in the right direction! So, I can envisage all EVs and all electric cars will have this technology. Incorporated in the car’s electric system. Aiding charging.
This is not the first time that solar panels have been used to power cars.
So, I believe that it will be the first time that a major car manufacturer. Has incorporated solar panels onto an actual model.
Consequently, a guy called Ed Passerini! Was probably the first man to invent the first solar-powered car! Way back in 1977. After building several smaller prototype cars. He eventually built the solar car known as Bluebird.
More recently in 1983, two Australians, Hans Tholstrup and racing driver Larry Perkins. Managed to drive a solar-powered car from Perth to Sydney. Totalling 2566 miles, a great achievement! The vehicle was called the “Achiever”. Equipped with a solar cell panel fitted to the roof. Hence, that charged 2 x 12-volt lead-acid leisure batteries.
Batteries charged for use after dark
So the charged solar energy batteries were to be used for use when the sun was behind clouds or even in darkness. Many of today’s solar panels and solar energy equipment had not even been invented back then, so the electrics they used were pretty basic.
They had an electric motor to drive the car with a basic-type gearbox that could only have the gears changed when the vehicle was stopped. The acceleration was done by either using 24 volts or 12 volts; the 24-volt was the fastest option, depending on the amount of battery storage.
Other recent tries at utilising solar energy were carried out by the larger auto companies, such as Ford, using them in the headlights.
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