Driving a solar-powered family car
Sunshine is the fuel for this street-legal family car that traveled from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Pacific Coast Highway. The solar-powered car, “Stella,” is able to travel 500 miles on a single charge and reach 80 miles per hour.
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- Andre Snoeck, operations manager for Solar Team Eindhoven prepares to drive off in solar-powered family car ‘Stella’ in San Francisco. A solar-powered family car completed its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fueled by good vibes and pure California sunshine. And after turning the heads of gobsmacked onlookers during its journey up California’s scenic Pacific Coast Highway, the creators of “Stella” are dreaming of a day when their futuristic vehicle is a commonplace sight. The lightweight, wedge-shaped automobile is capable of traveling 500 miles (800km) on a single charge — further if the sun is shining — while clocking 80 miles per hour. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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- Solar Team Eindhoven manager Lex Hoefsloot poses with solar-power car ‘Stella’ outside Dutch Consulate Residence in San Francisco. A solar-powered family car completed its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fueled by good vibes and pure California sunshine. And after turning the heads of gobsmacked onlookers during its journey up California’s scenic Pacific Coast Highway, the creators of “Stella” are dreaming of a day when their futuristic vehicle is a commonplace sight. The lightweight, wedge-shaped automobile is capable of traveling 500 miles (800km) on a single charge — further if the sun is shining — while clocking 80 miles per hour. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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- A tablet computer on the dashboard of solar-powered car ‘Stella’ displays information relayed from traffic signals or other cars in San Francisco. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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- A tablet computer on the dashboard of solar-powered car ‘Stella’ displays information relayed from traffic signals or other cars in San Francisco. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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- Solar-panels on the roof of family-car ‘Stella’ provide energy giving it a range on par with the Tesla parked behind it in San Francisco. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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- Solar panels covering Stella’s roof fuel the street-legal family car parked in San Francisco. A solar-powered family car completed its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fueled by good vibes and pure California sunshine. And after turning the heads of gobsmacked onlookers during its journey up California’s scenic Pacific Coast Highway, the creators of “Stella” are dreaming of a day when their futuristic vehicle is a commonplace sight. The lightweight, wedge-shaped automobile is capable of traveling 500 miles (800km) on a single charge — further if the sun is shining — while clocking 80 miles per hour. (Glenn Chapman/Getty Images)
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