It seems our nations automakers would be well served to be putting more research and design into creating vehicles which incorporate solar cells molded into the entire vehicle body of U.S. autos/trucks.
Incorporating solar cells over all surfaces of the vehicle body.....not just the roof of the vehicle, to recharge plug-in hybrid car batteries, would take quite a bit of strain off our nations coal burning power plants, which currently generate 50% of our nations electricity and will need to increase power generation in the coming years to facilitate plug-in hybrid auto recharging.
Plug-in hybrid re-charging will heavily strain our nations power generating systems in future years because of the thousands of plug-in hybrid cars which are do to roll off assembly lines in the coming years in America and around the world and will be plugged into our power grids.
Some auto manufacturers, such as Toyota are incorporating solar panels as part of the molding of the roof of the car to re-charge the hybrid battery of the car.....but apparently not over the entire body of the car.
Incorporating solar panels over all surfaces of the vehicle body could potentially double or triple battery re-charging capacity.....especially with the advent of higher efficiency solar cells being developed each year.
Incorporating these solar cells into the body molding would not alter the aerodynamics of the car or significantly change the appearance of the vehicle.
A 5-15% or more increase in solar cell recharging capability of plug-in hybrid/solar cars would take a 5-15% load off of our nations power generating facilities from plug-in hybrid vehicles.
According to the American Solar Energy Society, solar electric charged vehicles charged from a solar power grid are 60-2000 times more efficient than vehicles burning ethanol or biodiesel and do not cause widespread tropical/temperate forest clearing and/or destruction, as biofuels do.
Also these solar cell bodies will reduce demand on our nations power grid for charging hybrid electric vehicles which reduces mountaintop removal caused by coal mining to fuel our nations coal fired power plants.
We the undersigned agree with the sentiments of the author of this petition and wish for Chrysler, GM, Ford, Honda,Toyota and all major auto manufacturers to research and develop such technologies to the fullest.
It seems our nations automakers would be well served to be putting more research and design into creating vehicles which incorporate solar cells molded into the entire vehicle body of U.S. autos/trucks.
Incorporating solar cells over all surfaces of the vehicle body.....not just the roof of the vehicle, to recharge plug-in hybrid car batteries, would take quite a bit of strain off our nations coal burning power plants, which currently generate 50% of our nations electricity and will need to increase power generation in the coming years to facilitate plug-in hybrid auto recharging.
Plug-in hybrid re-charging will heavily strain our nations power generating systems in future years because of the thousands of plug-in hybrid cars which are do to roll off assembly lines in the coming years in America and around the world and will be plugged into our power grids.
Some auto manufacturers, such as Toyota are incorporating solar panels as part of the molding of the roof of the car to re-charge the hybrid battery of the car.....but apparently not over the entire body of the car.
Incorporating solar panels over all surfaces of the vehicle body could potentially double or triple battery re-charging capacity.....especially with the advent of higher efficiency solar cells being developed each year.
Incorporating these solar cells into the body molding would not alter the aerodynamics of the car or significantly change the appearance of the vehicle.
A 5-15% or more increase in solar cell recharging capability of plug-in hybrid/solar cars would take a 5-15% load off of our nations power generating facilities from plug-in hybrid vehicles.
According to the American Solar Energy Society, solar electric charged vehicles charged from a solar power grid are 60-2000 times more efficient than vehicles burning ethanol or biodiesel and do not cause widespread tropical/temperate forest clearing and/or destruction, as biofuels do.
Also these solar cell bodies will reduce demand on our nations power grid for charging hybrid electric vehicles which reduces mountaintop removal caused by coal mining to fuel our nations coal fired power plants.
We the undersigned agree with the sentiments of the author of this petition and wish for Chrysler, GM, Ford, Honda,Toyota and all major auto manufacturers to research and develop such technologies to the fullest.
We signed the "Solar cells molded into entire auto bodies/ load off grid." petition!
# 52:
11:11 am PDT, Aug 14,Austin Kendall, New York
# 51:
3:40 pm PDT, Aug 7,Name not displayed, Illinois
# 50:
12:03 pm PDT, Jun 29,Margo Haq, Delaware
Dear D. Baker,
It is very important for the American auto industry to catch up to other auto manufacturers in alternative auto power for our auto industry is competitive in the world.
America's dependance on foreign oil can be greatly reduced by this method of innovation.
The auto industry began in this nation and we should be leading the world in auto power conversion and design of new auto models which utilize modern, clean, environmentally responsible methods of powering our vehicles otherwise in a generation we will lose the freedom to drive at all.
Sincerely,
M.M. Haq
# 49:
12:12 pm PDT, Jun 22,Carl Rosenstock, Wisconsin
# 48:
1:22 am PDT, Jun 22,Amanda Taylor, Florida
# 47:
2:07 am PDT, Jun 19,Gail Dair, Australia
# 46:
3:46 pm PDT, Jun 9,Frida Simms, Virginia
# 45:
11:37 pm PDT, May 7,Gale Weaner, Texas
# 44:
12:55 pm PDT, May 5,David Haynoski, Arizona
Now this will change the way people think about global ergonomics, and it will force poeple to open there eyes and take a nice gander into the future. Lets stray away from the path built by others and start the construction of the path that leads to a greener and more effecient source of energy. Also the solar panels + maintenance will cost a bit more but it will elimitate a vast amount of hidden fees depending on the power plant of the vehicle.
# 43:
11:31 am PDT, May 3,Lynn Barnes, Michigan
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# 42:
8:04 am PDT, Apr 20,Name not displayed, France
# 41:
6:55 pm PDT, Apr 18,Jamie Lee, California
# 40:
8:15 am PDT, Apr 13,Mervi Rantala, Finland
# 39:
12:46 pm PDT, Apr 11,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 38:
12:21 pm PDT, Apr 9,Kenneth Lapointe, Canada
# 37:
7:06 pm PDT, Apr 5,Anthony Montapert, California
# 36:
4:23 am PDT, Apr 5,Name not displayed, Germany
# 35:
8:43 pm PDT, Apr 4,Ari R. Kolman, Canada
We Need Solar Powered Everything, if their not powered by Windmills.. Solar and Windmills and Non-Gasoline Cars.. No Nuclear! NO MORE NUCLEAR PLEASE. NO MORE Coal-Fired Power Plants. No More Uranium, NO MORE OIL DEPENDENCIES/ADDICTIONS SO NO MORE DRILLING or MINING…. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted.
# 34:
10:41 am PDT, Apr 4,Sarah Baker, Illinois
# 33:
3:46 pm PDT, Apr 3,Edward Willis, Florida
# 32:
6:28 am PDT, Apr 3,Inga Rusthoi, South Africa
# 31:
11:39 pm PDT, Apr 2,Razvan V., Romania
# 30:
6:24 pm PDT, Apr 2,Mary Muir, United Kingdom
# 29:
1:34 pm PDT, Apr 2,Sebastian Wittenstein, California
# 28:
5:20 pm PDT, Apr 1,Erika Krasauskaitė, Lithuania
# 27:
3:25 pm PDT, Apr 1,Stacy Shamblin, West Virginia
# 26:
3:12 pm PDT, Apr 1,Becky Visco, Texas
# 25:
6:40 am PDT, Apr 1,David N Moore, Connecticut
# 24:
6:21 am PDT, Apr 1,Amy Schumacher, Ohio
# 23:
3:10 am PDT, Apr 1,Kelly Vine, New York
# 22:
2:13 am PDT, Apr 1,Jemma Browning, United Kingdom
# 21:
2:01 am PDT, Apr 1,Bill C, Germany
# 20:
1:11 am PDT, Apr 1,Mieke Bernaards, Belgium
# 19:
10:39 pm PDT, Mar 31,Justin Brice, California
# 18:
10:12 pm PDT, Mar 31,CHARLOTTE Ford, Texas
# 17:
9:24 pm PDT, Mar 31,Steve Dale, Australia
# 16:
8:33 pm PDT, Mar 31,Ivanka Kazakova, Bulgaria
# 15:
8:15 pm PDT, Mar 31,Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom
# 14:
8:06 pm PDT, Mar 31,Lilac Alfke, Texas
# 13:
5:16 pm PDT, Mar 31,Ernesto Daniel, California
# 12:
5:07 pm PDT, Mar 31,ANGEL NGUYEN, Georgia
# 11:
2:57 pm PDT, Mar 31,Sheila Street, Texas
# 10:
2:39 pm PDT, Mar 31,Name not displayed, California
# 9:
2:17 pm PDT, Mar 31,Emma Gonzalez, New York
# 8:
1:40 pm PDT, Mar 31,Catharine Lund, Maine
THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HELP SLOW GLOBAL WARMING!!!!
# 7:
1:12 pm PDT, Mar 31,Dinda Evans, California
# 6:
12:43 pm PDT, Mar 31,Viorel Petrisor, Romania
# 5:
12:10 pm PDT, Mar 31,Devin Baker, Michigan
# 4:
12:01 pm PDT, Mar 31,Michael Quinn, California
# 3:
11:19 am PDT, Mar 31,Kc Pearson, Florida
Hybrid, hybrid, hybrid! Half crap and half innovation is better than a whole lot of crap.