Can you travel around the world without spending a dollar on gas? A school teacher from Switzerland has done just that. He has built a solar taxi that primarily uses solar energy to power the car with backup energy coming from plugging the car into a grid while at rest. Energy is stored in a ZEBRA battery pack. The car can travel at top speeds of 60 mph and travel up to 60 miles on battery power when the sun is not shining.

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Scott Brusaw had a childhood dream of an “electric road” on which children could drive their toy cars. Today, he is an Electrical Engineer by profession and has launched a company called “Solar Roadways” in Sagle, Idaho with his wife and childhood friend Julie. Over the years, he and Julie spent countless hours discussing their concept of a Solar Roadway System. Their idea is to replace all existing and new asphalt roads, parking lots, driveways and other flat surfaces with Solar Road Panels that collect and store solar energy. His company holds a provisional patent for the technology he has envisioned to accomplish this.

According to Scott, enough Solar energy falls on earth every hour to power the entire world for an entire year.

Imagine being able to harness this energy!

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