Charge Around Australia

[AndyBeez]

Solar goes on an Aussie road trip:

Charge Around Australia is a partnership between the UK company Charging Around Britain Ltd and the University of Newcastle, Australia.

The project is a challenge to drive an electric vehicle, powered by solar energy, some 9,380 miles (15,097km) around the entire coastline of Australia.

On the journey, we will use portable printed solar cell panels to enable off-grid electric car charging. This innovative solar technology will enable us to harvest free energy from the sun in wilderness stretches along the route where established charging stations are unavailable.

One to watch https://chargearoundaustralia.com

[Ed.Kloonk]

 

[f4eru]

Nice technology demonstration.
The low efficiency is a bummer in a mobile application tho. Also, loose flexible strips might be impossible to use at the smallest whiff of wind.