A group of scientists are going to drive a car around Australia that will be powered by the Sun alone.
The solar panel technology being used during their trip could make electric cars a lot more viable, especially in remote parts of the world.
The team is hoping to eliminate any remaining range anxiety that may still be putting people off from abandoning their gas-guzzling cars.
The team behind the Charge Around Australia project are hoping to soak up the Sun's rays using 18 specially printed plastic solar panels, 59 feet long, which will be rolled out beside theTesla whenever it needs a charge.
This is an ideal test bed to give us information about how we would use and power technology in other remote locations, for example, in space, according to inventor of the plastic solar panels Paul Dastoor.
The people behind the project say that the sheets can be made for less than $10 a square meter by using the same plastic used to make water bottles.
Stuart McBaine is going to carry the solar rolls in a suitcase that is almost 100 pounds.
It will be more difficult than rolling up to a Supercharger. McBaine will only be able to drive for two hours a day, while charging the panels for six hours.
Dastoor hopes his panels will allow more Australians to drive electric vehicles in remote parts of the country, in the hopes of reducing our carbon footprint.
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