Meet Stella the solar powerd car range 500 miles.

[PA5COR]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ts-change.html

The lightweight, wedge-shaped electric car charges itself with solar cells It was built at Eindhoven University of Technology in Holland
It travels 500 miles (800km) on a single charge at speeds of 80mph (130km/h)
This distance is increased if the sun is shining thanks to panels on the roof
Car also features a tablet that shows driver when traffic lights will change
And Stella's steering wheel expands if you drive too fast
Stella is a prototype, but recently drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
A solar-powered family car has completed a drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fuelled entirely by sunshine - a journey covering almost 385 miles (619km).
Called Stella, the vehicle can travel up to 500 miles (800 km) on a single charge, clocking speeds of up to 80mph (130 km).

The prototype four-seater has solar cells on its roof to provide power while driving, and it boasts a tablet that tracks traffic lights.


The vehicle was created by a group called Solar Tam Eindhoven, based at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Stella's recent journey took it up California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway into the centre of L.A.


The 1.5-kilowatt array of solar panels on top of the car, which cost about £2,600 ($4,260) to produce, supply power to the car's lithium ion battery.
At the back of the car, the panels can be lifted up to reveal a boot, and according toTakePart, other novelties include a steering wheel that expands when a user drives too fast, and contracts when they drive too slow.
It weighs 855lbs (390kg) and is 15ft (4.6 metres) long, while the body of the vehicle is made of carbon fibre. Its aerodynamic shape also helps to increase its driving range.
But the car is less than 4ft (1.2 metres) tall, so getting in is a bit of a squeeze.
Stella can even communicate with other cars; during an example, it relayed traffic information to a Tesla Model S nearby.
And this extends to traffic lights as well - a tablet screen in the car will tell the driver how long until a light up ahead turns red or green.

[NQ6U]

If your gonna insist on doing copypasta posts, you really ought to learn how to adjust font attributes.

And, btw, if the thing can go five hundred miles between charges, the solar cells weren't really necessary for a trip between LA and San Francisco since that's only about four hundred miles.

[N2CHX]

[N2NH]

So that's what that does! One of the few buttons I've never used. I just adjust the font and size the way it looks most legible. Thanks. I do learn something new every day. At this rate, I'll be an auto mechanic in another 40 years. ;)

[KJ3N]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ts-change.html

The lightweight, wedge-shaped electric car charges itself with solar cells It was built at Eindhoven University of Technology in Holland
It travels 500 miles (800km) on a single charge at speeds of 80mph (130km/h)
This distance is increased if the sun is shining thanks to panels on the roof
Car also features a tablet that shows driver when traffic lights will change
And Stella's steering wheel expands if you drive too fast
Stella is a prototype, but recently drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
A solar-powered family car has completed a drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fuelled entirely by sunshine - a journey covering almost 385 miles (619km).
Called Stella, the vehicle can travel up to 500 miles (800 km) on a single charge, clocking speeds of up to 80mph (130 km).

The prototype four-seater has solar cells on its roof to provide power while driving, and it boasts a tablet that tracks traffic lights.


The vehicle was created by a group called Solar Tam Eindhoven, based at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Stella's recent journey took it up California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway into the centre of L.A.


The 1.5-kilowatt array of solar panels on top of the car, which cost about £2,600 ($4,260) to produce, supply power to the car's lithium ion battery.
At the back of the car, the panels can be lifted up to reveal a boot, and according toTakePart, other novelties include a steering wheel that expands when a user drives too fast, and contracts when they drive too slow.
It weighs 855lbs (390kg) and is 15ft (4.6 metres) long, while the body of the vehicle is made of carbon fibre. Its aerodynamic shape also helps to increase its driving range.
But the car is less than 4ft (1.2 metres) tall, so getting in is a bit of a squeeze.
Stella can even communicate with other cars; during an example, it relayed traffic information to a Tesla Model S nearby.
And this extends to traffic lights as well - a tablet screen in the car will tell the driver how long until a light up ahead turns red or green.

See how much easier that is to read? Next time, how about just a link, OK?

[n2ize]

Only one problem. If you drive at night your range will be diminished. Also, if you live way up in the northern latitudes forget about driving it in the winter. Might be good in Florida and the Southwest during the summertime.

[KG4CGC]

Only one problem. If you drive at night your range will be diminished. Also, if you live way up in the northern latitudes forget about driving it in the winter. Might be good in Florida and the Southwest during the summertime.

Yeah. A good car for up North would be one powered by the reaction of cold.

[n2ize]

Yeah. A good car for up North would be one powered by the reaction of cold.

Cold fusion !!

[N2NH]

Yeah. A good car for up North would be one powered by the reaction of cold.

My first wife could make that an all-season affair. Seriously. The temperature in the room seemed to drop ten or more degrees when she walked in.

[K7SGJ]

My first wife could make that an all-season affair. Seriously. The temperature in the room seemed to drop ten or more degrees when she walked in.

Keeps the beer cold........