Commercially available solar EV in development

Clenergy Team Arrow has announced that it plans to develop a commercially available solar powered electric vehicle (EV).

The Australian company has a history of competing in Australia’s World Solar Challenge and has said that it will use the the vehicle it enters into the 2017 challenge as a base to develop a commercially available solar EV.

The Arrow STF (Sports Touring Framework) is a two seater, solar electric racing car and Clenergy Team Arrow designed it from day one with compliance to road regulations in mind.

Planned specifications for that car include 5sqm of 24.4 per cent efficient custom made solar arrays, as well as a fast charger compatible plug, which can be used to charge the lithium-ion battery. It will reportedly be capable of traveling from 300-400km at highway speeds, and in excess of 1,000km at city driving speeds.

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