Item number: SC
Great fun! Just set this little guy in the sun and off it scoots. No
battery, no gas or oil -- it's only power is the sun's light. Block the
sun and it comes to a stop. An excellent demonstration of solar power.
(Also makes a wonderful cat toy.) It's a lot of fun to take two or more
and race them. We setup a six foot drag race track at our local annual
festival, the Brookston Apple Popcorn
Festival,
and race them all day long.
The kids love it, and for many of them it is their first exposure to the
principles of solar power.
There's no question that solar is going to play a big part of our kids'
furture. Check out this video
of the Purdue Solar Racing Team's solar car. It won the competition in
2009, getting 4913 miles per gallon!
Our Tiny Solar Car is really the bare essentials - the solar panel
converts the rays of the
sun into electricity. The direct current is fed via two wires
to a tiny DC motor mounted on the chasis with its 2 axles and 4 wheels.
The
rotation power of the motor is transferred to
the two rear wheels by two tiny nylon gears. You could soup it up and
decorate it (please send us a photo if you happen to decorate yours so we
could put it on the web site), but it is pretty cool just the way it is.
The Amazing Tiny Solar Car is a VERY cute little guy that fits easily in
the
palm of your hand. Put the power of the sun to work today
with your new tiny solar car!
Only $14.95 USD
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