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Tired of pedaling? Put some sunshine in your bike!

Use the sun to power the electric motor of a bicycle can be an economical and ecological solution to solve our needs for sustainable mobility with zero emissions.

I collected the testimonies of some web solar vehicles:
The Dini Motive Team has made ​​a push cart that can be recharged with solar panels called "Pig". Connected to any type of bicycle, also allows the transport of various materials up to a maximum of 30 Kg, in addition to providing an extra push which allows to double the speed reached by the mere force of pedaling. The "Pig" is controlled with a sensor based on the technology of the load cells, which allows the determination of the energy of the electric motor on the basis according to the force exerted on the pedals.
Its average life is about 100 km, with a few cents of expense, can be recharged in about 2 hours connection to the normal power supply.

After debuting in the World Solar Cycle Challenge (Australia) 2003, the "Pig" of Dini Motive Team America took part in the 2004 Solar Bike Rayce circuit Topeka (USA), ranking No. 1 in the category of experimental vehicles. The latest news I found on the official website back to its participation in the Nord Kapp Solar Ride of 2005.

Some interesting bikes were made ​​by Peter Sandler and can be purchased online at the Thera-P Products .
Beautiful model with integrated photovoltaic panels in the wheels, of which I quote below the photo and video.

Another model on sale on the same site for $ 1795 is able to reach 30 km per hour with an electric motor of 350 Watts and is equipped with a series of photovoltaic panels arranged on the rear rack of the bike. Here is the video demonstration:

Another site that produces and sells vehicles solar pedals, really nice but a bit expensive (from $ 3600 to $ 5000), is Solartrike ; below their achievement:

For those wishing to build their own vehicle would recommend the interesting article by Instructables that provides detailed instructions on assembling the solar cycle and where to get all the necessary material.

The DIY model cost $ 910 in materials.
The electric motor can be mounted easily on a normal bicycle because it integrated into the front wheel, was purchased from Golden Motor , where you can find many car engines and accessories, useful to power our means of locomotion with zero emissions.

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