Hello everybody, I am new here.... I am a 2nd Year Automotive Engineering Student in India. I am planning to build a Solar powered Electric Vehicle as my Project. I dont know which motor should I use or how large a solar panel would I need. The Details i am sure about are as follows: 1...

See the full article here: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/stanford-researchers-new-solar-cells-convert-light-and-heat-electricity New (to solar panels) materials harvest waste heat, making them up to 60% efficient. The researchers say that even increasing efficiency to 30%...