Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03586
To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@bc.sympatico.ca
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 16:07:14 -0700
Subject: The ultimate solar roller.
> Check out this site and turn green with envy.
>
> http://kepler.physics.ubc.ca/~solarcar/
>
> The site isn't all that informative, but the Photo Gallery is
> interesting. Click on the leftmost "solar array" thumbnail, then wipe
> the drool off your screen. 8 square metres of solar panel (80 square
> feet).
>
> Here's some facts you won't find on the site.
> Construction time -- 2 years.
> Cost: $134,00 Cdn (so far).
> Top speed in bright sunlight: 100 km/h (60 MPH).
>
> Let's see, that would buy 5360 Solarbotics' SolarSpeeders.
>
> (This car was built for the 1999 GM Sunrayce from Washington D.C. to
> Orlando Florida. http://www.sunrayce.com/sunrayce/index.html
if you're
> interested).
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
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