The first solar powered car to complete a round the world trip ended its journey at the U.N climate talks in Posnan, Poland.
The car, dubbed the ‘solar taxi’ completed the epic journey using purely solar energy. Adventurer Louis Palmer who drove the vehicle told the Daily Mail:
“This is the first time in history that a solar-powered car has travelled all the way around the world without using a single drop of petrol.”
The small, two seater car towed a trailer with six metre squared of solar panels across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America and was transported by ferry across the inevitable waterborne stretches of the journey.
The car uses mainly solar power but has a battery back-up for night driving conditions. It can travel at speeds up to 55mph. It cost the equivalent of two Ferraris to develop yet a mass production model is estimated to retail at around £8,700, the national newspaper claims.
Mr Palmer lost just two days to breakdowns during his epic journey, he named the vehicle the ‘solar taxi’ after giving lifts to people he met on his journey as proof of the feasibility of the technology.
Mr Palmer added: “I want to show that we can reduce emissions by 100 percent – and that’s what we need for the future.”
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