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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (456582)2/14/2009 4:11:11 PM
From: combjelly1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574854
 
"Ever see a solar-powered car?"

Yes. Haven't you?

"Or a car driven by the wind?"

treehugger.com

And here is one that uses both.

engadget.com



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (456582)2/14/2009 4:22:58 PM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574854
 
Ever see a solar-powered car? Or a car driven by the wind?

Prototypes, yes...but also imagine an electric plug in car, whose battery pack is recharged/augmented by a solar cell roof. Not hard at all to imagine. Your car probably sits in a parking lot in the hot sun 8 hours a day while you are at work.

Al