read the designboom article – solar powered vehicles

the past few years have seen a dramatic rise in the popularity of alternate energy sources, particularly solar power. the technology which directly converts the sun’s rays into electricity is proving to be one of the more commonly used ‘green’ energies in the transportation markets.

 

 

‘eclectic’ by venturi, 2008

 

 

as research into solar power continues to accelerate and designers are busy trying to challenge peoples ideas of how vehicles that use it can look. our latest article features a collection of bikes, cars, scooter and other vehicles that use ‘reliable’ solar technologies – read the article in full

 

 

 

designboom contemporary: solar powered vehicles
‘’electric bicycle design’ by larry chen, 2008