Sydney: first wind-powered car in the world have arrived in Sydney, Australia, on Monday (14 / 2), after traveling the entire country of Kangaroo with only a cost of U.S. $ 16. Thus it was launched the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
The car, named Wind Explorer came to Sydney at around 14:00 local time on Monday after traveling more than 5,000 kilometers from Perth, via Adelaide and Melbourne.
Cars operate from the results of wind energy and it is a prototype built by Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer for about six months in Germany. This car is also powered by lithium-ion batteries charged for one night through the wind turbine mobile.
Wind Explorer prototype was so far seriously tested only in Australia. To the AAP, Gion also said, "We want to prove how well this technology, and we believe this technology will soon be present in the market."
Carbon-free emissions from Wind Explorer is very compact and low to the ground car-shaped pod that its size will be reduced and adjusted in the size of an ordinary car. This car is also very light with a weight of 200 kilograms. During the Australian tour, which it takes about three weeks, Gion and Simmerer to attract many spectators are curious want to see
