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Posted by: MacBookForMe 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The Solar Taxi is a two-seater solar powered electric car that can go over 200 miles without recharging and can reach a maximum speed of 60 MPH.

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MacBookForMe1 month, 2 weeks ago

Holy Cow-- you gotta really lean on the horn in India even if you drive a solar powered car...
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wexpen1 month, 2 weeks ago

The world is small, the east is red and the solartaxi crew is tired LOL
I like this.
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pinkpackrat1 month, 2 weeks ago

HaHA and with all those sacred cows blocking the road they needs those three horns and the movable steering wheel. Great video of this really innovative solar car in India!
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amyjl1481 month, 1 week ago

Those guys are brave to take their solar car through such bovine obstacles. It would have looked so cute speeding down the Great Wall of China!
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stephhicks1 month, 1 week ago

Love the videos! What an inventive green car! Those Indian cows had better Moooooove! LOL
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afoxy991 month, 1 week ago

Fantastic.
Solar powered and plug-in electric cars are the future
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  MacBookForMe1 month, 1 week ago
  
  I hope that near future not loooooong years, due to the obstacles organized by ultra powerful oil lobby
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    Teech1 month, 1 week ago
    
    You people are obviously damn liberals who want to take profits from the starving oil companies.
    Listen to President Bush, The Republicans in Congress, and Neocons everywhere. Drill, drill, drill. More oil!
    Republicans know that this technology must be buried, discouraged, and obstructed. Now repeat the Bush mantra - drill, drill, drill......
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      pinkpackrat1 month, 1 week ago
      
      LOL--drill drill drill--even if it pollutes more and is less cost effective-- it's more profitable for big oil and its shareholders--oh yes, if you want to deveop something, make it nuclear. The sun is so boring and hard to monetize:-)
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      tiredofwhiners1 month, 1 week ago
      
      Leave it to a far out lib to politicize and ruin the coolness of this article. I was enjoying the comments until now. Why don't we just all try to get along and support this effort?
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      jmarks1 month, 1 week ago
      
      lol, oil companies are starving?
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leroysjokes1 month, 1 week ago

Thats cool I want one with all the horns, I live in florida with all the retired folks who cant hear or drive!
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wexpen1 month, 1 week ago

Around the world with zero emissions. That's something!
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stephhicks1 month, 1 week ago

There are some pretty powerful people and corporations behind the plug-in cars (anyone heard of Microsoft?) But I think its terrific to see other options too. Why not solar power? Even cleaner and less expensive than relying on electricity from the grid!
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  MacBookForMe1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Nice to hear that Big boys from Microsoft and Google support renewable energy sources. Somebody BIG and important need to stand against the Powerful Oil lobby, which will never retire at record oil prices.
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    tiredofwhiners1 month, 1 week ago
    
    Does your method of transportation use oil based fuel?
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pinkpackrat1 month, 1 week ago

I think the big boys get involved only when there is money to be made and with the way the price of gas is going world-wide I think electric cars offer a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine for the first time in 50 years--Personally, I can't wait to test drive the Chevy Volt.
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  MacBookForMe1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Chevy Volt really looks fantastic! Much, much better than Toyota Prius (hybrid).
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HMMace1 month, 1 week ago

WHERE CAN i BUY ONE ???
RECALL PELOSI
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hefaa11 month, 1 week ago

The Tesla all-electric vehicle comes with an optional solar power recharge kit.
http://www.teslamotors.com/
It's no longer the scared cow, it's now the scared goose. The Scared animal was changed last week at the Conference of Mumbai.
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  wexpen1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Is it not maybe golden goose? lol
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    pinkpackrat1 month, 1 week ago
    
    hope that goose doesn't lay an egg :-)
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  Bluedragon9121 month, 1 week ago
  
  I think the cow is scared, and maybe the goose too. But I think you mean sacred. :-)
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    stephhicks1 month, 1 week ago
    
    LOL - the cows in the India video are sacred, but not too scared.
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ekklesiawarrior1 month, 1 week ago

When will these be for sale both the British Isles AND North America?
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mrbs1 month, 1 week ago

200 miles on a charge thats great.however how long dose it take to recharge.can i pull up to an outlet and get it back on the road in 10 or 15 mins like i can at a pump.that will be the test of the American market.that has always been the problem with full electric cars here.not big oil lobby but true usability and convenience.show me something in a 3/4 ton package that can do 100 miles on a charge that can get back out on the road in 15 mins and i might buy it.till then im not impressed.
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  Tangent0011 month, 1 week ago
  
  It all comes down to your style of driving. Me? A solar charging vehicle would be perfect, since my car sits in my work parking lot all day and Colorado has 300 days of sunshine each year.
  Someone who uses a pickup truck and does a lot of heavy hauling and/or distance driving probably has a longer wait for an alternative than us cubicle jockeys.
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tiredofwhiners1 month, 1 week ago

A great development, very interesting. How much do sun rays cost per gallon?I didn't know there was a solar car that was at all practical. How much would it cost if mass produced? Does it charge as you are driving? If they start selling it, better include a complete repair manual and tools. Few mechanics would know how to fix it if it breaks down.
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coolrayfruge1 month, 1 week ago

What a great idea.
They should use the whole body of the car as one big solar panel using fiber glass like they do on Corvettes.
The biggest hurdle is getting it into production without the G.O.P trying to shut it down.
Which you know they won't approve.Oil give them power and control over us.

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orfeus1 month, 1 week ago

Yep, fresh air with pine profume :)
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pinkpackrat1 month, 1 week ago

I think the whole point of the solartaxi around the world trip is to call attention to the fact that have the technology to produce solar powered cars and we need to work on making them a practical reality because of global warming.
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stephhicks1 month, 1 week ago

There are so many ways to get around in vehicles that do not require much, if any, fuel. Al Gore spoke yesterday about how plug-in hybrid cars would effectively lower the cost to fill up at the gas pump to about $1.00/gallon. Those who drive shorter distances would have an even lower fuel bill. Why wait? The technology is available. Just need more incentives from the government and support from people nation and world-wide.
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pinkpackrat1 month, 1 week ago

I totally agree--why wait?
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davidhallstrom1 month, 1 week ago

Interesting article. Thank you.
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truthiness1 month ago

where there is a will....
the sun will offer tons of energy as long as the earth is here. obviously we can make the tech work. a little time and we will improve it like everything else. but first, we have to stop focusing on fossil fuels. i makes no sense to pursue a finite fuel when an infinite fuel is within our grasp.
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