Monday, May 15, 2006
A Solar Race Around the World
"In Switzerland, two teams are vying to be the first to circle the globe in a solar powered vehicle--one team in a boat, the other in an airplane. The boat, a two person trimaran, is the brainchild of PlanetSolar, who hopes to circumnavigate the world In 80 days. Solar Impulse is fielding the single-pilot plane, which will be capable of taking off under its own power and flying all night. Both groups hope to bring greater attention to solar power, which they believe is more appropriate for alternative transportation than for automobiles."
# posted by dark master : 5/15/2006 10:23:00 AM
source:http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/12/2243222