Flying Saucer or Solar Powered Car?

UC Berkeley Students' Solar Car Zephyr





                                                        Source:  UC Berkeley

Heading into Road Race Competition at the American Solar Challenge

Engineering students at UC Berkeley have built a road-ready, registered solar car called Zephyr.  To say the least, the vehicle is eye-catching.  It closely resembles a flying saucer.  But, it is a fully functional solar/electric powered car. Zephyr has been cleared for driving and has a California license plate.  The UC Berkeley student inventors are putting Zephyr into national competition.  It's heading for the 5 day, 1,000 mile road race between Independence, Missouri and Las Vegas, N.M. called the American Solar Challenge, which is a race among solar cars for their solar power endurance.

Unique & One-of-a-Kind

One of the creators, recent graduate Alexander Zerkle, says that the EV "is a hand-made, unique, one-of-a-kind car".  He says it looks like a flying saucer because they optimized the design for energy efficiency.  The vehicle weighs 500 pounds and is 2&1/2 feet tall.  Zephyr can travel up to 80 mph solely powered by the Sun interacting with the solar panels across the top of the vehicle.  It's a novel automotive design and a look at the future of zero emissions, green driving.  For a series of executive briefings and great pictures of new travel concepts, go to https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B098PH12XB&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_DFNRZKJCPZJQQ68TGQ96   It is an Amazon #1 new release.

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