Understanding Solar-Powered Cars

Solar Powered Car:
A solar panel vehicle generally describes any vehicle with solar cells integrated into its design, known as a solar Electric Vehicle. Solar-powered vehicles are electric vehicles that use photovoltaic cells to convert energy from sunlight into electricity.

How Solar Panels Work on Cars:
These vehicles can store solar energy in batteries to run smoothly at night or without direct sunlight. If used on a large scale, solar-powered vehicles not only help with environmental pollution but also noise pollution.

Advantages of Solar Car:
“The benefit of solar-powered vehicles is that they don’t require fuel and have a low maintenance cost. The solar roof will capture sunlight continually whether the car is moving or stationary and can run longer on the same battery. This requires fewer charging stops and will get you faster from point A to point B. Solar energy will never run out, and it is free.

The first and foremost reason is the solar panel itself. Our current commercially operated solar panels have only around 20 to 35% efficiency. Hence, we would need much extra space for solar cells to power a solar car. But doing so invokes two other problems — weight and cost.

Working Principle of Solar Powered Car:
Solar panels contain photovoltaic (PV) cells. These PV cells take light, or photons, and convert it to solar electricity. PV cells produce direct current (DC) electricity when sunlight hits the solar panel. The electricity from this process is converted to the standard voltage by a controller, then stored in the battery.

---- Time Stamp ---
00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Cars with Solar Panel
02:20 - First Solar Car
02:54 - Advantages of Solar Car
03:43 - Disadvantages of Solar-Powered Cars
06:34 - Working Principle
09:01 - Solar-Powered Cars
13:40 - Outro

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[billthacet]

It's name is "Aptera" made by Aptera. Sol is the name of a particular vehicle and it's color scheme.
Aptera claims 40 miles of charging a day with a full solar package and in a fairly sunny climate.
The Aptera solar panels can charge while the vehicle is in motion and/or whenever exposed to the sun, except while DC fast charging
The Aptera has a top speed of 110 mph.
Thanks for your video.

[bonnitaclaus]

I am banking on Aptera…. But! I am retired, single, love to travel. I have ruffle estimated based on optimum solar charging, in my location I will have to charge every month averaging throughout the year. During the rainy seasons and winter possibly every other week. I am also taking into consideration weight, roads and the terrain i’ll be driving all day today. Traveling will be easier to estimate by region, because the weight I’m caring will be stable. These are things we have to adjust to when we drive. I am a custom to it due to the fact that I used to drive over the road. My weight would affect how much fuel I used.

[Rallyman]

Using solar panels as a roof for parking spots makes way more sense. The area for panels is much bigger than on a car and there's no additional mass. Additionally, the car is protected from bad weather conditions.

[kinjalchatterjee]

Thanks for making a wonderful video on the science and status of solar electric vehicles. I think people should invest more and more in solar electric cars. There should be mass production of solar EVs so that it solves the energy crisis and climate crisis. With mass production and due to economies of scale the price of solar EVs can drastically reduce, making it affordable for the common man worldwide. I think people should compromise in buying a solar EV for the the hind window or dickey window becomming opaque. At least I am ready to compromise it. It's high time and urgent to solve the energy and climate crisis. It apparently or definately seems to be sustainable solution. I request you to upload more and more relevant videos.

[omegarugal]

small IC engine
battery
regenerative braking
solar panels

all add up

[ddurgeshhh]

Your video content is very helpful for my research
Thank you for compiling the information which is very easy to understand 🤗

[piconano]

I don't know of any commercially available PV panel that's more than 23% efficient.
Where did you get the 35% upper limit! Post a link plz?
Ideal material would absorb all of the electromagnetic spectrum and release electrons. It would be as black as black can get and colder than ambient!
It would also make EM super shields for space craft.
Maybe in a few hundred years when I am dust. Our science of metallurgy and material science is still at its infancy.

[gregyohngy]

Looking for CIGS solar panels for my Fiat 500e. Most sources are too long though.

[laputab]

so, why electric car or motor cycle so expensive compare with normal car?

[morningstardrogo]

As solar technology gets more efficient, the solar powered cars will get even better and beat the current day typical electric cars.

[guy]

Does Electric cars contains a gear box

[ergonseeds]

If a 10 kW vertical wind turbine is installed in place of the engine, the problem of range loss will be permanently removed. Wind turbine gives three phase 24 volt power. It may sound a bit loud, but it will prove to be a more sustainable solution than solar cells.

[sheershgupta]

I always had this question that why car manufacturers don't insert the solar cells on roof instead of electric battery.

Thanks for uploading this video.

[jeremysun]

add an extra 800 miles... wow that is a lot... annually... so 2 miles per 6 hours of charging.

[Evltion]

Arent cars responsible just for a few % of CO2 emitted into atmosphere? Im always curious why we wont make a cut where it matters the most, heavy industry, city heating/cooling, energy production and suprisingly meat production.

[anniemayflower]

Combine solar car with wireless charging streets and you got a always fully charged car!

[Justcomments]

Redo all parking spots as car charging stations via natural energy means.

[Invisibletwitte]

Great electric cars will be even heavier now

[musicrelaxationofficial]

I think we can add wind turbines in front of the car inside the front part and simultaneously solar roofing throughout the car can give additional power so it will be unlimited free energy

[jec_ecart]

With abysmal efficiency of about 150w per sq meter. I don't see any point of current tech solar panels.