Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by solar energy.
Auto designer Peter Wilkins has come up with a concept supercar for Volkswagen that seems to be designed for the trend conscious. The zero-emission car is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell stack and electric motors that can also run on solar energy. The concept car’s external surface has been designed to allow the vehicle to have road presence and be aerodynamically feasible at the same time.
The upper external surface of the car, which has been designed for the 2010 Swansea Metropolitan University Degree Show, features integrated photovoltaic cells. The cells produce renewable solar energy and provide power to the car’s four in-wheel motors. Since the concept is a luxury supercar, it will only be built in limited number of about 200 units.
