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Why can't we mass produce solar type car for the Philippines?

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We already have a prototype of this kind in the Philippines that was recently shown on tv a car that runs on solar powered. My next question is why can’t we manufacture this type of vehicle solely or only in the Philippines for other countries to stop using fossil fuel for the benefit of our own environment which is already polluted with so much carbon monoxide. Our economy is controlled by the 4 oil cartel(Petron, Shell…etc)obviously from multi national corporation of the US. Now producing such cars will cut off our importation of crude oil from the oil rich countries of OPEC but will also make us the very first country that doesn’t use diesel and gasoline as alternative fuel for our vehicles. Why do you think it is so hard to do for us Filipinos? We do not have enough smart engineers to do the job? We have so many corrupt government officials and the idea will just go down the drain like always? What a stupid country we have huh! If Edison and Swan can light up our world with the light bulb why can’t we Filipinos ride like the wind in a solar type car. I am full of imagination, yet some of us only take that to the toilet. I am frustrated with Filipinos, aren’t you? Thanks for your honest responses.
So in short, it takes time and esp. money to produce such things. But we are already in the future, how many more years do you expect us to see this kind of things to evolved esp. in the Philippines. If nano technology can reduce the size of the telephone we have today into a cellphone why not a cell site for solar energy powered vehicles. The technology is already here. We reduce the engine spec and the other essential and we derived into a solar panel. Imagine with me folks. I think we can do. With gallon of sweat and imagination as a Filipino. Why not.

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10 Responses to "Why can't we mass produce solar type car for the Philippines?"

  • major major says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    First of all, producing solar cells is not cheap especially if you want to power something like a car. But your question is a valid one though. It makes sense to mass produce solar cars, but the problem is that you need infrastructure to support such venture as power stations for example. What do u do when your car is low bat? Will you be able to run your aircon? Can you turn on your car stereo? How far can you travel on one charge? When it’s raining and you don’t have much sun light to recharge your batteries, should you use your windshield wipers and your lights? You see, a car is a complicated piece of machinery when you consider all the luxury that people come to expect in their car. This technology is still at its infancy and even in the most advanced countries like Japan and the US, they are still struggling to find ways to make solar work. It will take some time and lots of research before someone invents a new battery or find a better way of storing solar energy that is affordable to the public. I hope I live long enough to see that day.

  • flipperr says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    This is a pretty stupid assesment but Filipinos lack, time, money, and ambition to create something like this. Filipinos won’t even buy something that is made in the Philippines. Even most things made in the Philippines is basically crap that just breaks down anyways. So what makes you think that the world would take the Philippines seriously as a car producer.

    The Philippines can’t build something useful what more be competitive with other countries to build such a car. You must be completely out of your freakin’ mind if you think to even think up something this insane!

  • RD guy says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Simple… it is too expensive, and the technology needs to be well develop for mass production.

    the only cars i saw that runs SOLELY on the solar power…are the ones on the annual solar car races. and it is not practical since it needs larger space for a single car to be able to accomodate all the solar panels needed to make it run. other than that..those cars you might see on tv could be part electric-part solar.

  • Kabarkads says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Obviously it is beyond the budget of Pinoys that’s why. The Toyota Prius Hybrid car even costs P2+m.

  • dagon sa hoyohoy says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    no need, it will cause of heavy traffic due to its required wide span body.

    last week University of Shanghai tested their first hydro-fueled Car in Shanghai China, we can see that Car in market soon and this quite better than the Solar car.

  • Bhuwisit says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    you answered your own question when you said "it takes time and money".

    the Philippines has neither. It ran out of time years ago to rise to the same level as its prospering neighbors and the money literally ran out of the country courtesy of the elite who control every thought and action in your heads right now.

    besides, you guys cannot even get yourselves to pay taxes, stop littering the streets, gossiping about your friends, crabbing strangers, looking down at the poverty-stricken, and dreaming about being fair-skinned–and you think you can achieve a clean, responsible environment. HAH!

  • theguywhoreportedmeisamoron says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    THEY DON’T EVEN MANUFACTURE BICYCLES.

  • potbellydeskquibbler says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    solar power for cars is very limited. an australian company claims they can modify a toyota prius to go several kilometers from the power from a solar panel on the roof.

    basically, first what is needed is a viable electric car, then, hey, why not put a solar panel on the roof ? it will help keep the battery charged and run able to run it for a short distance, but a small rooftop solar panel just will not produce enough electricity to operate a big heavy car all day.

    a better idea is for a solar powered tricycle, or solar electric assisted pedi tricycle. no reason that filipinos can not build something like this, maybe even use locally grown bamboo based composite resin and fiber.

  • ms.understood says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Probably the same reasons why Mr. Dingle’s car running on water was not mass produced in the Philippines. http://danieldingel.com/watercar

    "Our economy is controlled by the 4 oil cartel(Petron, Shell…etc)obviously from multi national corporation of the US." – alam mo na pala sir nagtatanong ka pa!

    "Why do you think it is so hard to do for us Filipinos?" – do you think with patents and all, it’s as easy as putting LEGO blocks together to make it work? It wouldn’t run on solar panels alone. and i don’t think we can ALL afford that technology to run solely on solar.
    "…will also make us the very first country that doesn’t use diesel and gasoline as alternative fuel for our vehicles." – Haven’t you asked why G7 countries like Germany haven’t junked the current technology yet? Maybe solar fuel cells and energy storage have drawbacks, too, like there is no sunlight at night?

    "What a stupid country we have huh!" – There is no stupid country, it’s the people that makes a country.
    "I am frustrated with Filipinos, aren’t you?" – are we on the same boat? because you talk as if you are not one of us. yes, i am frustrated with Filipinos who think they are smart enough, but can’t make us proud as much as Charise, Arnel or Manny can do. Kaya siguro sila ang ipinagmamalaki ng karaniwang Pinoy -because the smart, educated, classy, highly-opinionated Pinoys only know how to ask questions and compare our country to another but do not realize that they themselves do nothing to make this country proud enough. hindi ba kakakahiya din yun?

  • Android says:
    September 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    The electric motor car is the future, not the hybrid, not even solar cars. Actually, the future of moving people is mass transportation, much like our beloved jeepneys, but only having an electric motor that one would need to plug in just like any other home appliance. Solar cells are very expensive that’s why solar cars are just for show.

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