How about borrowing all of the solar cars from the Universities,
they have spendy high output cells on them. Place the shells on
a long trailer, and go. :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge.


> Christopher Meier wrote:
> > ... Support vehicle carries the packs on a trailer, along with the
> > pack-changing equipment (if necessary). Solar panels on the trailer
> > keeps the next pack to be used topped off :-)
> 
> Aha... now here's a fun idea. A normal-sized car can't carry enough
> solar panels to power it. But how big a trailer can a normal-sized car
> handle? Could it tow a semi-sized but very light flatbed trailer covered
> with solar cells -- enough to power the car?
> -- 
> Lee A. Hart                Ring the bells that still can ring
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