Zoomi Life

Or thereabouts.

In July of 2007, the Solar Taxi embarked on a trip of 32,000 miles around the world. The car is completely solar powered and took a few more than 80 days to traverse the planet and didn’t do all of it on solar, but that doesn’t make headlines.

The car had to plug into the electrical grid during the winter in Poland in order to keep moving and made abysmal pace thanks to all the celebrities and politicians who wanted to hitch a ride along the way to get a photo op. All told, though, the car marks an incredible feat and great point in history.

The trip culminated in a crash of the World Climate Change Conference in Poland, when the car smashed through a wall of styrofoam to enter the event. Guess they weren’t invited.

During the entire journey, the car lost only two days to repairs. The owner and builder, Louis Palmer, drove through 38 countries to get there. He says he spent a fortune converting the car himself, but if it were mass produced, it could be made for about $20,000US per car.

“I hope that the car industry hears,” Palmer said, “and makes electric cars in future.”

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