Talk about dedication, Louis Palmer should have won that award after traveling the world in 17 months. That may sound easy, but he did that using only the power of the sun and his groundbreaking vehicle called the Solartaxi. He only has one intention and that is to prove that solar-powered vehicles are reliable, as opposed to what staunch critics always say.
Palmer’s Solartaxi can travel as fast as 55 mph and it is capable of accommodating two people at the same time. Palmer’s trip saw the resiliency of the Solartaxi, which only had problems twice during the grueling 32,000-mile trip. Basically, the Solartaxi that was built using the help of Swiss scientists, uses a molten-salt battery that is charged by several hundred solar panels. The thing is, these solar cells are located in the trailer, which is hauled by the Solartaxi wherever it goes. Despite of this, it only weighs a maximum of 1,100 lbs and is made of aluminum to keep its weight down.
On the other hand, Louis Palmer believes that when the Solartaxi is produced on a bigger scale, each one would only cost only 12,620 USD. However, most automobile makers are still not yet convinced of the viability of a solar car. That’s because there isn’t much space to put solar panels on and tugging a trailer along isn’t exactly the best scenario that most drivers want.
However, Palmer still believes that when push comes to shove, a solar-powered vehicle will be the most practical and cheapest form of transportation that will ever be made. He thinks that the idea may not be as attractive as that of an electric vehicle, but it still has the potential that is just waiting to be exploited.
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