Does anyone own a solar powerd car? If so, can u explain how it works?

[oklatom9991]

it would help ALOT if someone could answer this 4 me!!!! Thanks

[One]

You aren't going to find anybody who drives a solar powered car. They are way too inefficient. Solar power works by using light from the sun, and converting it into electric energy. At most, you can get about 14% efficiency from solar cells. This is really bad. Electric motors take a lot of energy so you would need a BIG solar panel and you still wouldn't be able to drive very far.

[lilypotter]

Like other solar-powered devices, a solar car gets its power directly from the sun. Solar energy radiates from the sun and is collected by a solar panel mounted on the vehicle. The solar power can be directed to the motor or may be stored in a battery, depending on the design of the car. Individual solar cells or one larger solar panel can be mounted on the vehicle. When sunlight hits the solar panels, photons (or light particles) push on the electrons inside the panel, and the electrons are moved from one layer of solar cells to another. The movement between layers of solar cells creates an electrical current across the metal of the solar cells. Most solar-power cars use silicon solar cells.