Solar Car

• Tokai Challenger - 62 mph average for Solar Challenge - 1.9 kW, 352 lbs, 16'7" by 5'5" - [1]. 90 square feet of area.
• Increase that to 24 feet long x 8 feet wide (192 square feet) (2 kw) - like a trailer - to double the area. Use non-exotic solar panels to keep cost reasonable with solar. Add 20 kg of lithium ion batteries for 4 kWhr [2] of power, and a small backup engine (2kW) - for one hour of up to
• PV panels - 1650x990 cm is 17.5 sf. See slide 12 of Open_Source_PV_System#Initial