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Staff and students at the University of South Australia have designed and built such a car—Trev. Its features include: | Staff and students at the University of South Australia have designed and built such a car—Trev. Its features include: | ||
* two comfortable seats, since more than 90% of urban trips have only one or two people in the car; | |||
* enough luggage space for at least two overnight bags; | |||
* 300 kg mass—because using a 2.5 tonne vehicle for commuting is ridiculous; | |||
* energy-efficient tyres, brakes and suspension; | |||
* a clean, quiet and efficient electric drive system; | |||
* compliance with road safety and worthiness regulations; | |||
* good performance, with a top speed of 120 km/h; and | |||
* 150 km of city driving before the car must be recharged. | |||
Most importantly, it uses less than 1/5 of the energy required by a conventional car, and can be recharged using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind." | Most importantly, it uses less than 1/5 of the energy required by a conventional car, and can be recharged using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind." | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:47, 1 February 2010
= Two-Seater Renewable Energy Vehicle
URL = http://www.unisa.edu.au/solarcar/Trev/default.asp
Description
"Solar racing cars are able to travel 750 km per day, at highway speeds, powered only by sunlight. Surely it is possible to use similar technologies to build a car in which you could do your daily commuting, but without the noise and pollution of a petrol engine.
Staff and students at the University of South Australia have designed and built such a car—Trev. Its features include:
- two comfortable seats, since more than 90% of urban trips have only one or two people in the car;
- enough luggage space for at least two overnight bags;
- 300 kg mass—because using a 2.5 tonne vehicle for commuting is ridiculous;
- energy-efficient tyres, brakes and suspension;
- a clean, quiet and efficient electric drive system;
- compliance with road safety and worthiness regulations;
- good performance, with a top speed of 120 km/h; and
- 150 km of city driving before the car must be recharged.
Most importantly, it uses less than 1/5 of the energy required by a conventional car, and can be recharged using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind." (http://www.unisa.edu.au/solarcar/Trev/default.asp)
More Information
Video via http://www.keimform.de/2010/01/29/trev-noch-ein-open-source-car/