Solar Transportation

SOLAR TRANSPORTATION MANY AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES ARE WORKING HARD TO DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE VEHICLES IN ORDER TO COMBAT FUEL COSTS AND THE HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM AS A FUEL SOURCE. THIS SECTION HAS ARTICLES ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. ON LAND... SOLAR CARS Today, most solar cars are built for solar car races. Solar race cars require a large surface area for the placement of PV panels. The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985, which led to several similar races in Europe, USA, and Australia. The world's first solar- COMMUNITY BUS powered electric bus, Tindo was launched in 2007 in Adelaide, Australia. Tindo According to the city of Adelaide, the bus has saved the environment Tindo over 70,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions annually. ..on WATER SOLAR BOATS Solar sailboats are a widely employed form of fuel-free transportation. PV panels cover a surface area of more than 500 square meters, and the boat can carry a creW of as many as 60 crew members. IN THE SKY... The groundbreaking Solar Impulse became the first solar-powered plane to make a cross- country trip across the United States in 2013. SOLAR PLANES With batteries that store power for night flight, the craft is the first human- piloted solar aircraft able to operate day or night. THERE ARE MORE THAN ARIZONA HAS INVESTED 288 SOLAR COMPANIES OVER $590 MILLION IN THROUGHOUT ARIZONA SOLAR COMPANIES CUSTOM SOLAR AND LEISURE