Drive against global warming: Solar taxi comes to India

Drive against global warming: Solar taxi comes to India



Mumbai: The world's first solar taxi is on a trip around the world and has made a stop in India. It’s a car that is spreading awareness about global warming, the fun way.

It’s a taxi with a difference. There is more to this sleek three-wheeler than what meets the eye. The compact electric car runs purely on solar energy.

And how do you get a solar powered car? It’s simple. Just attach a solar cell panel to the car. This ingenuous idea took birth in the mind of taxi driver Louis Palmer a long time ago and he decided to stretch it to the limits by travelling around the world. He drives his electric car which runs purely on solar energy around the world to spread awareness about global warming and its causes.

He says, "This idea came to me when I was 14. I wanted to travel the world and not pollute it so I designed this taxi.”

The car's gearless electric motor runs on twin 380 volt batteries that are charged from solar cells that allow it to accelerate up to 90 kms per hour.

And that's not all. If the driver is tired he can just slide the steering wheel to the passenger.

Palmer says, “I hope that with this car people realise that they can use alternative sources of energy.”

Louis, who has driven from Switzerland through Turkey all the way to Dubai has also been posting his experiences on the we and the solar taxi is now all set to conquer India's tough roads.

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