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01-04-2023 | Guest Commentary

Limitless Driving with Solar Electric Cars

Author: Lex Hoefsloot

Published in: ATZ worldwide | Issue 4/2023

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The potential of electric cars remains untapped. Cars will become solar electric as we soar toward a more sustainable and convenient vein of driving. Every hour, 430 quintillion joules of energy hit the earth coming from the sun. That is enough to cover the entire world's annual demand in just 2 min. The challenge then, lies in capturing and using it among other things for locomotion. The base for limitless driving lies in providing access to affordable and sustainable vehicles capable of running on green energy: electric cars with solar roofs. These Solar Electric Vehicles (SEVs) are truly clean and, unlike conventional electric vehicles, do not depend on the charging power of the plug charging alone. …
previous article Time and Energy Optimized Operating Strategies of a Digitally Connected Electric Vehicle with Fuel Cell Range Extender

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Metadata
Title
Limitless Driving with Solar Electric Cars
Author
Lex Hoefsloot
Publication date
01-04-2023
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Published in
ATZ worldwide / Issue 4/2023
Electronic ISSN: 2192-9076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s38311-023-1470-6

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