Solar Cars: A Comprehensive Review
For researchers and policymakers interested in renewable energy transportation, this review consolidates knowledge on solar car technology, though it is incremental and lacks novel contributions.
This paper provides a comprehensive review of solar cars, covering types, sizing, power configurations, leading nations, and challenges. It synthesizes existing research but does not present new experimental results.
Energy crisis has forced many countries to think of a replacement for energy supply. Renewable energy sources as firendly environment sources play a pivotal role in producing clean energy for various sectors in industry. Gas emissions originating from the transportation industry is another contributing factor to air pollution. Hence, designing and utilizing vehicles that run on renewable energy is crucial, as it provides a dependable energy source that is naturally abundant, leaves nearly no carbon footprint, and is sustainable. Solar powered electric cars make a significant impact on global climate change. To better understand this impact and building upon the plenty of research done on this topic, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the various factors related to solar cars. Specifically, this review will examine the following key factors: Types and sizing of solar cars, solar vehicle power source configurations, leading solar car nations, and solar car challenges.