9Dec

Bulletproof Solar-Powered Jo-Mojo Electric Roadster to Hit the Streets Next Year

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Estonian auto company Dartz Kombat is known for making the Prombron — basically a bulletproof Hummer on steriods – however they recently announced plans to go ‘green’ by launching a bulletproof all-electric roadster called the Jo-Mojo. Set to debut in Monaco at the Top Marques show in April, the vehicle will feature a solar roof and muscular chassis. Check out a video slideshow of of the Jo-Mojo and its chameleon paint job — it actually changes colors — after the jump.

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7Dec

Solar-Powered Air Conditioning for Cars

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Solar-Powered Air Conditioning for Cars

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Solar Powered Car (Corvair) — not a car using the solar-powered air conditioning system discussed below.

PolyU’s department of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Green Power Industrial, has developed an air conditioning system for cars that utilizes a photovoltaic solar panel to power the air conditioning system when the engine is off.

The solar panel is made of a flexible material so that it can conform to the shape of the car roof, and it charges a battery which, in turn, powers the standalone air conditioning system.

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