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Hybrid Cars are now very easy to come by these days and the prices have really dropped.  They are also a great way to do your part in saving the Environment.

However If you want to build your own Car using Solar Power - Green Energy Source

Most cars are powered by fossil fuel or better known as Gas.There is do much volatitlity in the price of oil and it is not even a renewable energy source. It is going to be gone one day… Yes, Gone!!.The countries that have all of these resources are ripping our money out of our pockets as we lean back and pump this junk into our cars and then into the air we breath.  I believe that we have to do something before it's too late.If solar energy can be used to power a small community then it stands to reason that you could power a car.This sounds very difficult doesn't it?

What does it take to make this work?The two most important are the solar array and the batteries.  The solar array is vital this is used to collect the sun’s rays and then it converts into electrical energy. There is the prefabricated type and the individeual kind that you have to set up yourself.

You can get branded parts from places like Siemens and ASE Americas they sell terrestrial grade cells and the space grade cells. The lower end is the terrestial grade that can produce a signigicant amount of power.

You must complete the wiring properly in order to make sure your vehicle keeps moving even if one of the panels stops working.  The voltage of the solar array should match the system voltage of your motor, you should not to worry because it will still run.

The battery is so important because all of the energy captured will be stored in the batter until use.  There are a few options in batteries and they are lead acid, lithium-ion or nickel-cadmium.  You engines voltage will determine how many you will need to purchase.  After you have purchased these two components, you must connect them to the motor.So you know how much juice is left in your batteries, you will also need to install instrumentation similar to the heads up display console on regular cars which tells you your speed, mileage and gas.

All of this seem to be such a task and if you are not into building things or just don't have the time, why not just purchase a hybrid car until the big Auto Makers get on board.  Using hybrid vehicles is much better than using the standard vehicle and there are cars that can go many miles on one gallon of gas.  Take the Toyota Prius as an example.  They have tested this vehicle on 2 gallons of gas and they traveled 100 miles and still did not run out of gas.Adam Carolla took on this challenge only a few weeks ago and was featured on SPEED television.

Well I guess my point here is that you can build your own solar powered car and drive around with a large solar panel on the top of your car or you can take advantage of the new technology being provided by the car industry and drive a hybrid car.