Hello Pat!
Replying to a message of Pat Bradley to John Meroth:
 PB> Hello John
 PB> What do you think of the potential of solar cars?  We have a solar car
 PB> race from Darwin to Adelaide in which all sorts of people from
 PB> hotshot universities to manufacturers to secondary schools take part. 
 PB> The cars seem to get faster and more efficient each year - will they
 PB> ever be viable as a family car?
Perhaps someday in the future, technology may make a breakthrough, but the 
problem is that there is simply not that much energy per sq/mtr to ever make 
solar truly a viable system for mobile power production for a vehicle as 
small as a family car.
Solar powered aircraft (Mostly for cruise phase) or ships is more likely 
viable.
TTYL,
John Meroth
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