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Astrolab Solar-Electric Hybrid Vehicle

by Pat Coate | December 31, 2006
"(It is) a flying wing set on four wheels."
- Sacha Lakic, Astrolab designer

Monaco and France - Astrolab, the worlds first commercial solar car, will be available in January 2008 thanks to automobile designer Sacha Lakic.

The vehicle is powered by energy from the sun - the 16kW electric motor requires very little energy for propulsion. The solar hybrid can travel a minimum distance of 110 kilometres and has a top speed of 120kph.

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