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When we first spied the Mini Solar Racer last summer, it seemed like a neat little toy that would make a nice novelty gift for our greener acquaintances. Little did we know that it could be a miniature prototype for an actual car.
That, at least, appeared to be the case with the equally unattractive Taiwanese solar-powered car that Gizmodo rightly likens to a golf cart. Even if it does make good on its claims of reaching 44mph during three-hour jaunts between charges, something tells us that this design won't have droves of customers jamming showrooms. It makes the Prius look like a pimped-up Hummer.
Until they make one that doesn't look like it escaped from Disneyland's Autopia, we think the Taiwan model's $24,600 price tag (around £13,000) is a tad ambitious -- but full marks for trying.
Photo: Gizmodo
23 January 2008 08:19pm
What an idiotic comment about styling! Perhaps Mr Yamamoto could provide a sketch of a vehicle that would actually work, given the design constraints?
07 February 2008 12:22pm
They should make it red with a yellow roof like those pedal cars you had when you were a kid.
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