The Philippines Gets First Solar-Powered Car

Sinag is the Philippine’s first solar-powered car and amazingly, this vehicle was created through the combined efforts of professors and students one of the country’s universities. Plans for this vehicle include using it to promote alternative sources of energy.

One member of the team behind this creation says, “This first Philippine entry to the annual solar car racing event is a fine example of how the country can rise and stand with the rest of the world in meeting such a challenge, which requires superior technology and skill.”

One can say that this vehicle looks like a pair of wings that has been set out on wheels. The top part of the vehicle is covered with solar cells which would be absorbing and converting the rays of the sun into usable power. The whole top surface measures around six square meters.

Because this car has been made for racing, the creators used carbon fiber as well as Nomex, or aramid fiber, so as to keep the vehicle light. In fact, this solar-powered vehicle only weighs 150 kilograms.

[Via philstar.com]
[Image from solar-powered.us]