Sunmotor Group to introduce solar car this year
We just got tipped that Sunmotor, an electric vehicle hopeful based in Boston, plans to release its first product in America. It's solar and electric powered car ain't pretty, that's for sure. In side profile from wheel-to-wheel, you'll notice that Sunmotor's car is a clear smart fortwo knock-off. We wish it stayed that way, but the front and rear glass of the EV takes its own styling direction. And it's an extremely unfortunate one. We are guessing that the car's designers wanted to maximize the available roof space for solar cells, but that's not much consolation for such reprehensible styling.
Top speed is limited to to 25 miles per hour, or about 40 kilometers per hour, a speed which Sunmotor claims can be reached in just over 5 seconds. Weighing in at 2,600 pounds, there is plenty of weight for the 10 horsepower motor to push around. As enviro-sensitive bloggers, we can appreicate what Sunmotor is hoping to accomplish, but we'll believe this one when we see it.
[Source: Sunmotor LLC]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
brn 2:29PM (8/08/2008)
I can't find a reference to a solar panel anywhere on their web site. I can't find much of anything on their web site. I'll call this whole thing vaporware for now.
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Jeremy Korzeniewski 2:51PM (8/08/2008)
Under Company Profile:
Sunmotor vehicle is a pure green vehicle, an automobile primary driven by solar energy and electricity.
If you look close at the front-view, you can see the solar panel on the roof.
JK
meme 6:58PM (8/08/2008)
I don't get it. If they wanted lots of roof space, why the heck would they base it on a Smart? What a dumb design decision.
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Throwback 4:45PM (8/08/2008)
Of all the ugly EV concepts out there (and there are many) this gets my vote for the ugliest. Do EV companies think people want EVs that bad that we would buy something this ugly?
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stevefazek 9:11AM (8/09/2008)
Power output: 300 PW
"Battery
Capacity: 1600 AH"
1600AH COUGH COUGH COUGH BS BS BS BS
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John Rowell 12:23AM (8/10/2008)
This was posted on Friday and somehow I get the suspicion it was photoshopped. Just too ugly to be real. Although I'm all for solar powered cars lol
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