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Solar Electric Vehicles Come to Chicago

Marcus Leshock on 04.27.10 at 4:49 PM |

The Solar Electric Vehicle Company formed about four years ago. This year they received a huge break when Illinois passed a law making their golf-cart-like vehicles street legal. That means you can drive them on streets up to a 35 mph speed limit.

They range in size, from the small four-person car, to a larger trolley that can seat 18. The concept stays the same, each vehicle is completely powered by electricity. They charge overnight in a standard outlet, and use an estimated 80 cents of electricity per charge.

What’s so cool about them? The solar roofs. As you drive around on a sunny day, the battery is actually re-charging. That means you can zoom around at speeds up to 25 mph and get 60 miles on a charge. Not a bad way to spend less than a dollar.

Written by Chris Foltz

Chris Foltz is a renowned brand development catalyst, celebrated inspirational speaker and Managing Director of the Silicon Valley based advisory practice Responsible Solutions Ltd. From his roots in partisan politics, to a battle with drug addiction, 119 days in county jail, and losing everything to the point of homelessness, Chris has re-established himself as one of the most engaging initiators of social impact and development in the nation, and some would consider – the world.

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