Solar Power Electric Car Coming in 2012

Introduction: Reducing vehicle weight can lower energy consumption; however, it also leads to safety decline. In this case, hybrid car might be the best choice for car owners nowadays. Antro Electric Car Solo, developed by a Hungarian company, Antro, is a hybrid car with Solar Energy.

Nowadays, solo-electric car repeatedly appears in newspaper, which reflects the trend that green transportations are becoming more and more popular. Nevertheless, many people design green transportations and new models appear on Trade Shows, while few of them are put into production. That’s because both solar engine capacity and battery storage endurance are far from being equal to that of fuel-powered small cars. What’s more, cost of solo-electric car is much higher than fuel-powered ones.

Antro Electric Car Solo, with its unique panoramic sunroof power system, seems to only be seen in the sci-fi movies. This car can be powered in three ways: solar energy, hybrid engine, muscle-power. The whole car roof is actually a solar Car Battery Charger. When the car runs slowly and steadily, it can cover 25km merely consuming solar energy. With the solar battery not working, this car can be powered by hybrid engine with petrol or ethanol. In this case, the fuel consumption per one hundred kilometer is 1.5L to 2.0L and the top speed may reach 140km/h. Muscle-power doesn’t mean that one should move the pedal in front of the car to power it. Instead, one should pedal to propel the generator so that the car can maintain the motor-driven mode.

Apart from impressive fuel efficiency, this car also features its unique carbon fiber frame, and LED Headlights can be added to make it a soup-up model. The car weights 270kg but can take 300kg load. Antro designs a fuel-efficient three seater where the driver is flanked on either side by a passenger. That design is the same as McLaren F1. Antro is also trying to link two Antro Solo together to form a six-seater, Antro Duo.

If Mayan prophecy(2012 is the end of the world) doesn’t come true, Antro Solo is to be produced massively in 2012 and the price would be 12,000EURO(around 130,000RMB). By that time, the safety performance would be well-developed.

Antro Electric Car Solo