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The following is a List of Volvo passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history. Production Model ... 1960s. 1961–1973: P1800: Sports car:
Pieloch has collected cars since 1974 and the models in the museum start from 1955, with many from the 1969-70 period. [7] The museum includes a conservation area to restore cars. The facility is a "green building" deriving 100% of its electrical requirements from solar energy with 1,200 panels. [6]
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. Bold – museums owned by automotive manufacturers Italics – no longer open to public access, excluding private or invitation-only collections that were never intended for public access
Chinese solar panel manufacturer Hanergy plans to build and sell solar cars equipped with lithium-ion batteries to consumers in China. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Hanergy says that five to six hours of sunlight should allow the cars' thin-film solar cells to generate 8–10 kWh of energy a day, allowing the car to travel about 80 km (50 mi) on solar power ...
The solar vehicle was built in 2015 from the "Hochschule Bochum" to cross the desert of Tanami in Australia. Range with fully charged accumulator is 50 kilometers. The car have a solar roof with 160 Wp and in a box below the roof (not on the picture) 1943 Wp (!) solar panels for extension during driving breaks.
The Quiet Achiever, also known as the Holden Solar Trek, was the world's first practical long-distance solar-powered car powered entirely by photovoltaic solar cells. [ 1 ] The project was promoted by adventurer Hans Tholstrup , with the Australian-made car developed by Larry Perkins and his brother Garry; [ 2 ] and sponsored by BP .
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Most student built solar cars lack the safety and convenience features of conventional vehicles and are thus not street legal. The first solar family car, Stella, was built in 2013 by students in the Netherlands. [2] This vehicle is capable of 890 km (550 mi) on one charge during sunlight. It weighs 390 kg (850 lb) and has a 1.5 kWh solar array.