solar-powered land speed records

[aerohead]

' Pull the batterie's folks, and let's see what only sunshine can do............'
https://www.blue-growth.org/Blue_Gro...ed_Records.htm

[freebeard]

When will these folk figure out what the Speed Demon did; two of the four wheels in tandem?

[redpoint5]

... and retract 2 of the wheels once speed is sufficient to balance.

[RustyLugNut]

https://www.engineering.com/story/hu...s-world-record

The sun is so diffuse you compromise your aerodynamics to gather power. Without such compromises, you can achieve 198 Watts of drag force at freeway speeds - which any good athlete can provide.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by RustyLugNut

https://www.engineering.com/story/hu...s-world-record

The sun is so diffuse you compromise your aerodynamics to gather power. Without such compromises, you can achieve 198 Watts of drag force at freeway speeds - which any good athlete can provide.

I'd like to see a metabolic 'well-to-wheels' energy breakdown for Battle Mountain, compared to the 'fusion'-powered book keeping on the solar racers.
CAR and DRIVER has done vehicle performance comparisons based upon Big Macs as the energy supply. A little different take.