Date: February 08, 2008
Video: On the Road with the Solartaxi in Australia - Part 1
The next port of call for our Club of Pioneers cameraman and the Swiss innovator Louis Palmer is Australia, where they will travel from the East coast of Sydney all the way to Perth in the West. Not too bad, but they are travelling on solar power alone in the Solartaxi.
Keep checking Club of Pioneers for regular updates. - Editors
After the heat of Asia-minor and the tropics of Bali, the Solartaxi was greeted with surprisingly heavy rainfalls and flash floods. Not exactly what one would expect from the “lucky country”. Luck was not on the cards at all it seemed, as the Solartaxi, which had not encountered rain for over 5 months battled with the weather conditions.
But despite that, there was still Sydney to see, a stopover in the capital of Canberra, and of course, the Cockatoos and Kangaroos! Watch the video here.
Keep checking Club of Pioneers for regular updates. - Editors
After the heat of Asia-minor and the tropics of Bali, the Solartaxi was greeted with surprisingly heavy rainfalls and flash floods. Not exactly what one would expect from the “lucky country”. Luck was not on the cards at all it seemed, as the Solartaxi, which had not encountered rain for over 5 months battled with the weather conditions.
But despite that, there was still Sydney to see, a stopover in the capital of Canberra, and of course, the Cockatoos and Kangaroos!
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At 6:14 PM, February 08, 2008, shaufrect said...
Solar cars could quite possibly be the wave of the future. Justthink about making transportation greener in cities like Los
Angeles where most traffic is during the day light hours. If
solar cars can be made affordable, they could be used so
efficiantly in places like Africa as well. I'm amazed that
larger companies have not started investing in solar power. Does
it get enough exposure in the car industry? I work for a design
college in California. Art Center that is world renowned for its
transportation design department, which is holding a huge event
in March to discuss ways to think outside the box about climate
change and sustainability. It's called the Global Dialogues
(http://blog.globaldialogues.eu/). The solar taxi seems so suited
to be discussed at an event like this because it's not only
sustainable but cost efficient. Once you buy it, you have an
endless supply of energy to fuel it thanks to the sun.
Geopolitically, it's very foward-thinking. My hat is off to those
designers!
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