{"id":2939,"date":"2022-07-29T12:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examinechina.com\/blog\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2023-01-04T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:30:44","slug":"chinas-first-solar-powered-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/chinas-first-solar-powered-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s first solar-powered vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There have been many attempts to make the ultimate solar-powered vehicle. A team from Tianjin in China created a solar vehicle that runs only on energy from the sun. How is the Tianjin solar car, China&#8217;s first solar-powered car, performing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China\u2019s first solar-powered vehicle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tianjin is not the first Chinese solar-powered vehicle but the first to rely only on solar energy. Back in 2016, a Chinese company Hanergy showcased Solar-R, but the vehicle was equipped with a converter and a battery pact, so it was not the country\u2019s first pure solar-powered vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tianjin Solar Car debuted at the sixth World Intelligence Conference and started a tour around mainland China. China\u2019s first pure solar-powered vehicle was developed in five months by 42 companies and three universities. It features multiple state-of-the-art technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications of China\u2019s first solar-powered vehicle:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seating for three plus a driver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driver\u2019s area: touchscreen display and three buttons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 4 autonomous driving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Body weight: 1.020 kg (2,250 lbs.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vehicle dimensions: 4.08 m long \u00d7 1.77 m wide \u00d7 1.811 m tall (13.4 x 5.8 x 5.9 ft.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wheelbase is 2,850 mm (9.4 feet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum daily power generation: 7.6 kWh on sunny days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vehicle is equipped with a battery pack with an energy density of 330 Wh\/kg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon emissions can be reduced by 25 kg per 100 km (55 lbs. per 62 miles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max tested range is 74.8 km (~47 miles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum speed is 79.2km\/h (49 mph), which is faster than most Chinese Mini EVs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tianjin car, produced by Tianjin-based IAT Automobile Technology, is perfect for urban environments in areas where it is sunny on most days. Currently, this type of vehicle can be used in limited areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicle is proof that it is possible to construct and run vehicles purely on solar energy efficiently. The Chinese have a great significance in Electric Vehicle adoption. The possibilities for a future powered entirely by a natural source of clean energy are exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Main image: CnEVPost<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been many attempts to make the ultimate solar-powered vehicle. A team from Tianjin in China created a solar vehicle that runs only on energy from the sun. How is the Tianjin solar car, China&#8217;s first solar-powered car, performing? &#8230; <a title=\"China\u2019s first solar-powered vehicle\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/chinas-first-solar-powered-vehicle\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about China\u2019s first solar-powered vehicle\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[451,173,446,459],"class_list":["post-2939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cars-in-china","tag-china-cars","tag-electric-car","tag-electric-vehicle","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4579,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions\/4579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}