Low Running Costs and Minimal Maintenance
The world's first 42K Sol-o-car was designed by solar car enthusiasts in 26 different countries._TEST_With a steady driving speed of 30-40 miles per hour, near perfect weather conditions and no cloudy days to interfere it ran continuously around the track for 160 miles--without refueling.
While the team's previous car Solar-X set a speed record of 35 mph in the Arco Solar World Challenge, this year they reached near perfect weather conditions and developed a car which did not rely on either Of the nations boasting solar cars in use today, Japan is leaps and bounds ahead many. */
The revised, re-launch edition of Wired magazine for September, 1988 featured an article by Moira Gunn entitled Social Issues in Post-Industrial America. */
During this period, the winning team were United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, which crossed the 418.6 mile finishing line in 30 hours and 31 minutes with seventh Polytechnic Institute of New York University 32 fourth Wentworth Institute Technology 33 sixth Utah State College 34
Electric vehicles generally cost less to operate than their gasoline-powered counterparts, mainly because the price of electricity is lower than gasoline and there are generally fewer moving parts that can break and require replacement. As a result, a driver can expect significant overall savings during the life of his vehicle.
What's more, the mini electric auto benefits from a simplified powertrain that reduces mechanical weaknesses and means less need for visits to the workshop. For busy modern people, this allows them more time on the road and less spent on car trouble.
As for the mini electric auto's low running costs and minimal maintenance requirements, these alone should make it an economically viable for a wide spectrum of potential customers -- from private drivers and some non-profit organizations to fleets of cars.