https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/solar-taxi/ Recent content in Solar Taxi on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/around-world-solar-taxi/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/around-world-solar-taxi/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/around-world-solar-taxi/i-6f-7d8-9-3.jpg" alt="Swiss schoolteacher Louis Palmer stands beside his brainchild, the Solar Taxi (half car, half trailer bearing solar cells). Carolyn Gramling" loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Swiss schoolteacher Louis Palmer stands beside his brainchild, the Solar Taxi (half car, half trailer bearing solar cells). Carolyn Gramling</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/around-world-solar-taxi/i-70-7d8-9-3.jpg" alt="There&#39;s really plenty of legroom. But no air conditioning. Carolyn Gramling" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>There&#39;s really plenty of legroom. But no air conditioning. Carolyn Gramling</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/around-world-solar-taxi/i-6d-7d8-9-3.jpg" alt="The car&#39;s interior. No frills, but fairly comfy. Carolyn Gramling" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The car&#39;s interior. No frills, but fairly comfy. Carolyn Gramling</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/around-world-solar-taxi/i-6c-7d8-9-3.jpg" alt="Nine square meters of solar cells, mounted on a trailer towed behind the car, power the battery. It&#39;s enough to keep the car rolling for 100 kilometers a day. Carolyn Gramling" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Nine square meters of solar cells, mounted on a trailer towed behind the car, power the battery. It&#39;s enough to keep the car rolling for 100 kilometers a day. Carolyn Gramling</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/around-world-solar-taxi/i-71-7d8-9-3.jpg" alt="The Solar Taxi gets under way. Carolyn Gramling" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The Solar Taxi gets under way. Carolyn Gramling</figcaption> </figure> <h3 id="we-can-build-it-we-have-the-technology">We can build it. We have the technology.</h3> <p>One thing you can say about the Solar Taxi is that it&rsquo;s eye-catching. I showed pictures of it from a press conference Wednesday to my co-worker. &ldquo;Hey, I saw that on the street this morning and wondered what it was,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;<em>That&rsquo;s</em> the solar car?&rdquo;</p>