![]() The first solar "cars" were actually tricycles or Quadracycles built with bicycle technology. Single-track vehicles Solar bicycle in Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria (2020) Such systems are more widespread as they allow bus companies to meet specific regulations, for example the anti-idling laws that are in force in several of the US states, and can be retrofitted to existing vehicle batteries without changing the conventional engine. Solar buses are to be distinguished from conventional buses in which electric functions of the bus such as lighting, heating or air-conditioning, but not the propulsion itself, are fed by solar energy. Bus services which use electric buses that are partially powered by solar panels installed on the bus roof, intended to reduce energy consumption and to prolong the life cycle of the rechargeable battery of the electric bus, have been put in place in China. The Tindo bus is a 100% solar bus that operates as free public transport service in Adelaide City as an initiative of the City Council. Solar buses are propulsed by solar energy, all or part of which is collected from stationary solar panel installations. Such arrays may also be connected to the general electrical distribution grid. Note that all battery-powered electric vehicles may also use external solar array sourced electricity to recharge. However in February 2023, Sono Motors terminated the Sion program and announced it would focus exclusively on being a Solar Tech Company. In Germany the company Sono Motors was working on a solar electric vehicle, the Sono Motors Sion, that was supposed to be on the market in 2023. As of January 2023, first customer availability is expected in 2024. Some of the students that built Stella Lux founded a company, Lightyear, to commercialize this technology.Īn American company, Aptera Motors, has also been founded to make efficient solar electric cars for the public. The Solar Electric Vehicle system was designed and engineered as an easy to install (2 to 3 hours) integrated accessory system with a custom molded low profile solar module, supplemental battery pack and charge controlling system. Wireless telemetry is typically preferred as it frees the driver to concentrate on driving, which can be dangerous in such a car without safety features. Solar race cars are often fitted with gauges and/or wireless telemetry, to carefully monitor the car's energy consumption, solar energy capture and other parameters. They would only plug in if they wanted to return energy to the grid. The average family who never drive more than 320 km (200 mi) a day would never need to charge from the mains. This is again due to high efficiency including a Coefficient of drag of 0.16. At 72 km/h (45 mph) Stella Lux has infinite range. During racing Stella Lux is capable of 1,100 km (700 mi) during daylight. Stella Lux, the successor to Stella, broke a record with a 1,500 km (932 mi) single-charge range. It weighs 390 kg (850 lb) and has a 1.5 kWh solar array. This vehicle is capable of 890 km (550 mi) on one charge during sunlight. The first solar family car, Stella, was built in 2013 by students in the Netherlands. ![]() Most student built solar cars lack the safety and convenience features of conventional vehicles and are thus not street legal. 1,400 kg (3,000 lb) pound or even 1,000 kg (2,000 lb) vehicles would be less practical because the limited solar power would not take them as far. Solar vehicles must be light and efficient to get the best range from their limited captured power. Solar cars have been designed for solar car races and for public use. Solar cars are electric cars that use photovoltaic (PV) cells to convert sunlight into electrical power to charge the car's battery and to power the car's electric motors. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. ![]() If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. ![]() I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. ![]()
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