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Sun-powered scooter
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Issue Date: Jun 30, 1997
An award-winning vehicle designed
at London's South Bank University
by engineering graduate Paul
Chapp may provide an alternative
to conventional mopeds and motor-
cycles. The scooter's 12-volt battery
receives a charge from the solar
papel above the rear wheel, producing enough electricity on a
bright day to give it a travelling
range of over 10 km at 30 kin pet
hour. An electricity mains socket
allows a top-up charge on a cloudy
day or when parked in a garage. A
display panel indicates battery
reserves and the charging rate of the
solar cells.
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