solar car
Daylight-powered automobile
A solar car is a vehicle powered by solar energy, using photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.
Most solar cars are experimental or competition vehicles—lightweight, aerodynamic, and impractical for everyday use: The university's solar car finished third in the cross-country race.
The term sometimes applies to conventional electric cars with solar panels supplementing their charge.
Capable of restoration
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
- greenColor of vegetation
eco-friendly · environmentally friendly · photovoltaic · climate action · conservation · eco-conscious · carbon footprint · emissions reduction
Light-to-electricity converting
- battery storageRetained electrical energy capacity
- electric motorConverts current to motion
- power inverterDC-to-AC conversion device
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
regenerative braking · silicon · semiconductor · lithium-ion · direct current · energy management · efficiency · aerodynamics
Multinational tire corporation
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- time trialFastest-lap competition format
- checkpointInspection station on route
qualifying · strategy · telemetry · driver · team · Darwin · Adelaide · outback
Minimizing drag through shape
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- chassisStructural support base
cockpit · fairing · composite · monocoque · drag coefficient · three-wheeler · catamaran · bullet shape
renewable
Capable of restoration
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
green · eco-friendly · environmentally friendly · photovoltaic · climate action · conservation · eco-conscious · carbon footprint · emissions reduction · green transportation
photovoltaic
Light-to-electricity converting
- battery storageRetained electrical energy capacity
- electric motorConverts current to motion
- power inverterDC-to-AC conversion device
energy conversion · regenerative braking · silicon · semiconductor · lithium-ion · direct current · energy management · efficiency · aerodynamics · lightweight materials
Bridgestone
Multinational tire corporation
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- time trialFastest-lap competition format
checkpoint · qualifying · strategy · telemetry · driver · team · Darwin · Adelaide · outback · desert crossing
aerodynamic
Minimizing drag through shape
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- canopyOverhead protective covering
chassis · cockpit · fairing · composite · monocoque · drag coefficient · three-wheeler · catamaran · bullet shape · carbon fiber
- Future Transporthyperloop, maglev, air taxi, drone taxi, robo-taxi
- STEM toysscience kit, chemistry set, robotics kits, microscope kit, science experiments
- green transportelectric vehicles, electric bus, EVs, electric bike, electric scooter
- green transitbicycle, bike, e-bus, electric bus, walking
- fuel efficiencyfuel economy, gas mileage, fuel consumption, efficiency rating, fuel saving
- STEM competitionshackathon, coding challenge, egg drop, bridge building, balsa wood
solar cargas guzzler
Vehicle with poor mileage
diesel truck · polluter · muscle car · Hummer · SUV
car, cars, carriage, solar, parasol, solstice, solarium, solarize, solarization