I see an economic diasater coming...

[triffid]

The oil companies would freak if people bought these by the thousands.triffid



http://www.sunnev.com/

[fritznien]

The oil companies would freak if people bought these by the thousands.triffid



http://www.sunnev.com/

i don't think so. 25 mph and 30 mile range. not to mention that it won't pass safety standards.
its a home made gulf cart, might be ok in a gated community.
kits to convert almost any car to electric have been around for many years.
fritznien

[triffid]

Its one of the most practical solar powered cars that I have seen.Its a start in one of the right directions.triffid

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Its one of the most practical solar powered cars that I have seen.Its a start in one of the right directions.triffid

@all
I remember seeing a few years ago that a really old man, with 60-70 years in electric motor technology, was becoming senile in his old age.
His niece suggested that he build an electric car to keep his mind sharp and occupied.  He was skeptical:  "I don't know anything about cars."

She had a response: "But, you do know about electric motors.  Build me an electric car."

"Okay."

This guy was such an expert, a younger man asked to be his apprentice, so the technology wouldn't be forgotten when the old man finally died.

That's my point.
Big companies won't listen to great tinkerers like the older Members and the avid hobbyists on OU.com

@triffid
The car is an adequate start, I agree.  But, it's an expensive experimental device.  Backfit and refit kits are available to compete with it.  Both concepts are valid.

NEWS NOTE:
A TV financial analyst announced on a news program that 20% of American households at risk of  being foreclosed upon in a few months.
It's worse:
Adjustable rate mortgages are resetting at higher and higher rates, in an ongoing process.

This is potentially dire.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreclosure-freeze-could-apf-3924319053.html?x=0

--Lee


P.S.
I haven't been able to log onto OU for several days.  Honest.
Did anyone else have that problem?
The error message implied "too much incoming blog traffic.  System was overloaded--Forbidden."

[the_big_m_in_ok]

@all
NEWS NOTE:
A TV financial analyst announced on a news program that 20% of American households at risk of  being foreclosed upon in a few months.
It's worse:
Adjustable rate mortgages are resetting at higher and higher rates, in an ongoing process.

This is potentially dire.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreclosure-freeze-could-apf-3924319053.html?x=0

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/111040/from-a-maine-house-a-national-foreclosure-freeze?mod=realestate-buy

This is the one that started it all?
1/3 of all existing home sales are   distressed/short sold/repossessed   houses.  This is bad.

Las Vegas could be down in home prices for years.  And years.

--Lee