One of the ways that we’re trying to save the world is by trying to create and use cars that run on alternative sources of energy. Whether that energy be derived from electricty, diesel, solar power, or something else, we want to encourage making the world a healthier place. Well, in the Sunshine State of the United States (that is Florida for those of you who did not know that), they are setting up a solar electric vehicle charging station.
By this summer, RubeLab, a nonprofit corporation that aids inventors in bringing new green technologies to market, may be starting the sun-to-battery movement in the state by installing its first solar electric vehicle charging station in the group’s Florida home town of Eustis. Also donating to this station is Advanced Solar Photonics–they are donating the photovoltaic panel– and a local metal-works company will contribute toward building the facility which will cost at least $20,000. The station will be used to charge cars that are in need of a quick charge, but if someone wanted their car to be charged to its maximum amount, then they would have to go out for dinner or go grocery shopping.
Electric cars are more common in places like Florida because of the ever present sunhine and the fact that there are more flat roads than in places like Vermont. Electric cars seem to be the more logical choice when they can travel further distances without having to exert the extra energy climbing hills. They are more useful in places where speed limits are low or where people have to stop frequently–such as on golf courses.
Now is the time to link charging battery powered cars with solar power. What better place to start than the Sunshine State?
