Comments on: Solar Powered Toyota Rumored in Production http://www.gearcrave.com/2009-01-02/solar-powered-toyota-rumored-in-production/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:54:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Phillip E. Payne http://www.gearcrave.com/2009-01-02/solar-powered-toyota-rumored-in-production/comment-page-1/#comment-34107 Phillip E. Payne Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:16:48 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/?p=10331#comment-34107 Interesting idea to use solar power and I salute that and admire the reporter for finding this item to report on. Solar power, if it can be converted to provide enough "juice" to run a vehicle will be a great leap forward. However, two things (as a retired vehicle designer) I dispute in this article: 1. Air conditioning is NOT a small function but a major draw on power. 2. This thing is butt ugly. Phil Payne Interesting idea to use solar power and I salute that and admire the reporter for finding this item to report on. Solar power, if it can be converted to provide enough "juice" to run a vehicle will be a great leap forward.

However, two things (as a retired vehicle designer) I dispute in this article: 1. Air conditioning is NOT a small function but a major draw on power. 2. This thing is butt ugly.

Phil Payne

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