Comments on: Green Wheels

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:17:00 +0000

Hey Todd thanx …

By: Phs

Phs — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:58:00 +0000

Hi Bruce, I just picked up a 3 yr subscription to Home Power mag for $40. There are a few nice ads in there, under $3 per watt installed. Good luck

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:56:00 +0000

This is a real shame the thin film panels is what brought me here too. Is it possible to get some leads ?

By: Dinu Munteanu

Dinu Munteanu — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:09:00 +0000

To be viable an electric vehicle needs to find a way to recharge its batteries while moving. Electric train does so all the time. A vehicle that can travel both on tracks and asphalt and transition from tracks to asphalt and from asphalt to tracks while moving can be easily designed. A battery can be placed on that vehicle but my favourite will be one with no battery that can travel on asphalt only with pedal power. Start building special tracks for that vehicle al over US now. Switches will be computer controlled to allow vehicle to navigate automatically to a programmed destination. Driver will be required only on asphalt. Tracks themselves will supply AC electricity; no need for an overhead wire. For heavier vehicles for parallel tracks will be required instead of two to supply three phase AC. TGV speed will be available on tracks while only highway speed will be available on asphalt.

By: Cara Davis

Cara Davis — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:09:00 +0000

love it!

By: Ed Parker

Ed Parker — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:32:00 +0000

I have taken a rusted out 1951 Ford truck and built one whole truck. I am using an old surfboard for running boards,used burlap interior,holes fixed with old license plates (floor and fenders) and an old tractor wheel to steer with. The whole interior is covered with old beer and whiskey labels. I have tried my best to use available and otherwise regarded as junk, to build this project. It is so ugly, it is beautiful. The “Rust Rocket” lives.

By: caradavis

caradavis — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:17:35 +0000

Great, thanks for the information, Dan!

By: Cara Davis

Cara Davis — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:17:00 +0000

Great, thanks for the information, Dan!

By: Dan Burger

Dan Burger — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:28:37 +0000

The world's largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.

By: Dan Burger

Dan Burger — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:28:00 +0000

The world’s largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is http://www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.