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Nomadeca said: "OK... I live in the wild wooly wintery north. These cars don't cut it on the roads covered for 6-9 months of the year with ice and snow. The Aptera..." [read]

John Taylor said: "They got the design super cheap from a kid, then did a little engineering. With any other car, they would have decided the world market, a..." [read]

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yrag said: "I hope VW releases this car in the U.S. and the CLEVER Car too (a BMW related concept three wheeler). But I also hope they do some more work in the..." [read]

Solar Umbrella

by on 05.10.05
Business & Politics (almosts)

Solar UmbrellaThis "solar umbrella" is outfitted with 48 LED lights powered by a PV panel mounted on top of the canopy. Its something like treehugger John Laumer was envisioning but not as ambitious. Looks cool but I'm labeling this a definite "Almost" because the canopy is made of polyester coated with scotchgard (read about the problems with Scotchgard). It also seems to use one of those Ni-Cad batteries which are not environmentally sound. It would be great if someone built one of these using a NiMH battery, a quality solar panel and a non-toxic canopy. :: Solar Umbrella [by Justin Thomas]

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