Centaurus 2 Solar Powered Vehicle
Posted on May 9, 2010 by Jamie Slaughter, with 27392 views
Solar powered vehicles are beginning to be developed and introduced as our modern world goes 'green'. In a bid to create the best solar powered vehicle, to participate in the 2010 American Solar Challenge, a 1100 mile race from Tulsa to Chicago, emerges the Centaurus 2. The Centaurus 2, made by The Solar Vehicle Project team, looks to be powered by three wheels with the driver off the vehicle positioned off center.
The Centaurus is approximately three feet tall, sixteen feet long and six feet wide. The car weighs around 400 pounds, which in comparison to a conventional car is rather light and should contribute towards improved aerodynamics.
The solar cells only appear to cover half of the car's casing. The entire casing may be covered by the time the car is ready to compete, depending on how much energy the car needs to absorb, store and generate.
It's always good to see developments in more environmentally friendly products, and although this is just one concept, there are sure to be other solar powered vehicles being developed at this same time, in preparation for the American Solar Challenge.
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I really like the solar powered car
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Whens the race?
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O god I want to ride this. Cool!!!!
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This vehicle is gay it has two wheels with a turd head and a hamburger body i'd ride a motorcylce before I ride this.
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Submitted by Katherine
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Submitted by solanny
There is no way that you can make this product, "more green" then a normal car. A new honda civic gets about 28 - 30 miles to the gallon and this piece of crap gets infinity. Ok. But when you take into consideration of how much energy it took to produce and make, it has a negative effect on the planet. Same as hybrids the energy it takes to make one and break it down when it is done is far greater then the prosess of burning straight up fossil fuel
Submitted by Ricky
Plese creat it in car :lol:
Submitted by piyush
Nope. Sorry. There simply isn't enough solar energy incident on the size of a car to generate more that a few horsepower. Solar powered cars are not realistic, even if we make solar cells 100% efficient. Average retail is only about 10-15% efficient
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Submitted by jothik
Amazing......
it must control environmental pollution. :d :p
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Submitted by Tuti
It very useful for our future.......
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Submitted by asif
Whos made the solar vehicle
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Submitted by Dinethri s
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Submitted by Sumanth
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Submitted by lucharetsz
Improvment for more people carring capacity required
Submitted by Onkar
It's a good invention.inventories should make more research to make it more better.love this invention.
Submitted by Emmanuel@b
We will develope it more in india...but it is very dificult to design it for atleast 3 people....good trail...keep it up
Submitted by TRINA
Amazing ,cool .
most probably in india we'll be developing centaurus-3.atb
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