Solartaxi - August 10th and 11th
Aug 9th, 2008 by rlsorbe
Filling the niche between a car and a motorcycle, the Solartaxi is coming to Boulder on August 10th and 11th. Take part in history, as this is the first time ever, that a car is driving around the world with the power of the sun. Solartaxi is a Swiss solar powered vehicle literally driving around the world raising awareness of technical solutions to carbon based problems. The Solartaxi has traveled over 22,000 miles around the world without a single drip of gas. The team started in Switzerland, drove east through Europe, Asia, Australia, China, west coast of USA and is now on the road to Boulder, Colorado.
Presentation at REI – Louis Palmer (Tour Director) discusses how the idea and the making of Solartaxi developed, and the adventure of driving it around the world: Q&A to follow
When: Sunday 10th of August 2008; 2pm – 4pm Outdoor Presentation – Solartaxi & team, Simple Solar educational trailer, local renewable energy companies and organizations, local electric vehicles (3 – 3:45pm indoor presentation with Louis Palmer)
Where: Community Room, REI Boulder (1789 28th St.)
Contact: (303) 583-9970
Exposition at CU - View the Solartaxi and CU Power Engineering projects, Co-hosted by Professor Bob Erickson
When: Monday 11th of August 2008; (9am - 10am Outdoor Exposition - View the Solartaxi and CU Power Engineering projects); (10am - 11am Indoor Presentation on Solartaxi by Louis Palmer. Q&A to follow); (12 pm Solartaxi leaves for Kansas!)
Where: Discovery Learning Center, CU Boulder - Bechtel Collaboratory (DLC 1B50-70) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering