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Solar powered boat gets you on the water gas-free
Boats, just like their vehicular cousins on highways everywhere, tend to guzzle a lot of gasoline. And with the well-documented price increases of gasoline making getting behind the wheel of anything with an engine feel like getting punched in the face, boats are increasingly being left at the dock.
The Czeers MK1 is a beautiful 10-meter boat that's covered in photovoltaic solar cells. The power it generates from the sun allows it to hit speeds of up to 30 knots, or about 35 miles per hour. While it won't win any races at that speed, it's plenty fast for most people out on the water. And when you don't need to pay $100 to fill it up every week or two, you really won't care all that much about going any faster.
Czeers, via Uberreview
By mike at 11:02 AM ON 08/20/08
I think people are now looking too hard to find things to make "green". How much pollution does all the world personal boats emit each year? Answer: Not enough to care. And if it isn't cheaper, I'm sure no one else is going to either.
By Jack at 12:14 PM ON 10/18/08
Hey Mike, I don't think the main reason for this boat is to make things green and to prevent boats from polluting. The article is titled "Boat gets you on water gas-free". Its that fact that it can cost some families over $200 for a weekend of boating. It's just the same as hybrid cars. Sure there is the intent to make things 'green' and improve our atmosphere, but many people support these idea's cause they will minimize the amount of money we need to spend on fuel.
By eboat at 4:40 PM ON 08/23/09
like to see this vessel go 30k got vedio? send it want to build one
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