The reigning North American Solar Challenge car made it from Texas to Canada in 50 hours. This is with a driver, adding weight and imposing constraints on the overall shape. Without those constraints, it would seem reasonable to think that a solar powered robot vehicle could move pretty effectively, reliably and quickly over long distances. I don't recall seeing any solar powered robotic vehicles (except on Mars), I wonder why.
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/06/0-to-60-in-full-sunlight-revving-up-for-world-solar-challenge.ars
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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