Is it possible for there too be a Solar Powered Truck?

Question

Please give me an exact website so that I can know the speeks of the truck, the ammount of horsepower, and stuff

Answer 1

I don't have a web site but solar cells produce small amounts of power. A solar cell the size of an eighteen wheeler would not be enough to drive a car,and u could not pull it.

Answer 2

I built a solar powered truck with 4 solar panels on the top.  I can drive about 45 miles and then let the truck sit in sunlight for 8 to 16 hours, then drive again.  So it is possible and when solar panels are more efficient it will be able to drive constantly with out having to stop in the sunlight to recharge.  And people have made all sorts of solar powered cars that run at over 70 kph on direct sunlight - check out the sunny challenge in australia, people including Honda have built amazing solar powered cars that go super fast on constant sunlight alone.  Oh yee of little faith.  No more Road warrior or Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome........ Trust me, solar is the answer for our transportation needs in the future in sunnly regions.

Answer 3

Solar power is too weak to power a truck or even a regular car. The total energy content of sunlight is only about 2 HP per square meter. And since solar cells can only convert about a quarter of that to electricity, you get only 1 HP per 2 square meters of solar panels at best. The panels would have to be many times larger than the truck to supply enough power.

Answer 4

A fully solar powered truck - not directly no, because solar panels aren't efficient enough.  You can have a solar powered truck by using solar panels to recharge a battery:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/12/06/...

And you can also partially charge an EV with solar panels on its roof, like with the ZAP Xebra Xero:

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicle...