Solar-Powered Cars Are About to Become a Feasible Alternative For Consumers

31 July 2016

 - A Beijing car company is making the reality of solar-powered cars more palpable than ever.

The only challenge with this worthy goal is that many have been wary of investing in an electric vehicle due to the absence of charging stations in their homes or neighborhoods.  A Solution? Thin-film solar cells that are on the car, itself, to make a six-hour road trip possible.

Utilizing the latest advances in solar technology, thin-filmed solar cells would allow a car to run via a photoelectric conversion system, an energy storage system, and an intelligent control system.