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Sun21 reaches New York

Nope, it's not a car, but it is a means of transportation. We've covered it in the past even. It's the Sun21 solar powered boat. They made it back to New York after their first Atlantic crossing. Note that they used nothing but power from the sun, no wind or petroleum fuels were used at all. They were able to store excess solar energy from the sun in batteries so they were able to continue their relaxing cruise all through the night. Doesn't sound like too bad a way to spend some vacation time, to be honest! A note that caught my eye from the ... Read more →

Swiss catamaran is the first vehicle ever to cross the Atlantic on solar power Jeremy Korzeniewski

There are many who believe that solar power is only applicable when it is stationary. Apparently, there are some who disagree with this assessment. A Swiss-made catamaran, known as the Sun21, has ...

Solar electric boat SUN21 heading out on transatlantic, oil-free voyage Sebastian Blanco

I admit, sometimes we here at AutoblogGreen take the "green" a little more seriously than the "auto" part of our name. I'm ok with this, because part of what make a car green is what powers it, and ...

Sun21 reaches New York 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Nope, it's not a car, but it is a means of transportation. We've covered it in the past even. It's the Sun21 solar powered boat. They made it back to New York after their first Atlantic crossing. Note that they used nothing but power from the sun, no wind or petroleum fuels were used at all. They ...

Swiss catamaran is the first vehicle ever to cross the Atlantic on solar power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are many who believe that solar power is only applicable when it is stationary. Apparently, there are some who disagree with this assessment. A Swiss-made catamaran, known as the Sun21, has just become the first motorized vehicle ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean while using no fuel. The ...

Solar electric boat SUN21 heading out on transatlantic, oil-free voyage 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I admit, sometimes we here at AutoblogGreen take the "green" a little more seriously than the "auto" part of our name. I'm ok with this, because part of what make a car green is what powers it, and what powers a green car can often power a jet, a motorcycle or a boat. Take, for example, the solar ...


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