Solar Taxi in Poznan
With the head of the Climate Change Secretariat United Nations, Yvo de Boer, as a passenger, the solar taxi has arrived in the Polish city of Poznan, where he is discussing the Kyoto Protocol II. The vehicle has traveled over 50,000 km around the world working only with solar energy , showing that clean energy is ready for use.
Leading adventure is the Swiss Louis Palmer, conductor and driver of this singular vehicle began its journey in July 2007 in the Swiss city of Lucerne. The taxi has already traveled 52,000 km through 38 countries- the five continents around the world carrying a message of warning about climate change. Among the passengers who have occupied the vehicle include the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The vehicle has a top speed of 90 kilometers per hour and works with Q-Cells solar cells placed on the roof. 40% of energy is produced by these cells and stored in a battery that is built into the car. The rest of the energy needed for its operation, obtained using a fixed solar in Switzerland, was poured into the vehicle's battery.
The solar car, which was developed by a partnership involving four Swiss universities, has two video cameras, computer monitoring system, geographic positioning system (GPS) and mu music. Full details of the adventure is being collected in solartaxi.com and also discussed in blogs written in various languages.
The project is sponsored by the United Nations Program for Environment. And the support of numerous companies and entities.
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