Who said this thread was practical or realistic? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon "Sheer" Pullen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge.
> Why not just borrow the cars themselves, at that point? ;-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:32 AM > Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge. > > > > How about borrowing all of the solar cars from the Universities, > > they have spendy high output cells on them. Place the shells on > > a long trailer, and go. :-) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:53 AM > > Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge. > > > > > > > Christopher Meier wrote: > > > > ... Support vehicle carries the packs on a trailer, along with the > > > > pack-changing equipment (if necessary). Solar panels on the trailer > > > > keeps the next pack to be used topped off :-) > > > > > > Aha... now here's a fun idea. A normal-sized car can't carry enough > > > solar panels to power it. But how big a trailer can a normal-sized car > > > handle? Could it tow a semi-sized but very light flatbed trailer covered > > > with solar cells -- enough to power the car? > > > -- > > > Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring > > > 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering > > > Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything > > > leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen > > > > > >
