Around the World in a Solar Car | Autopia from Wired.com
Louis Palmer has driven 32,000 miles through 38 countries in 17 months to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a solar car.
The 36-year-old Swiss school teacher pulled up to the U.N. climate talks in Poznan, Poland, where representatives from almost 200 countries hope to hammer out a new treaty to address climate change. Palmer didn’t burn any petroleum during his ’round the world drive, and says the car “ran like a Swiss watch,” proving solar is a viable transportation technology.
“These new technologies are ready,” said Palmer. “The car is ecological, economical and absolutely reliable.”
And takes up about three times the road space of a normal car as far as I can tell. Not the most practical of beasts and can’t see it working too well in our country with a distinct lack of sunlight so much of the time. Still, I think it’s fascinating to see this sort of thing in action.
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