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Leon Poultney

No, Tesla didn’t build this bizarre Cybertruck-inspired solar EV: this BMW-backed solar car project uses the sun’s rays to commute for free

Clemson University Deep Orange 17.
  • Deep Orange 17 is claimed to generate more electricity than it uses

  • The BMW-backed project uses 1,700 photovoltaic cells

  • The prototype is based on an average 12-mile daily commute

A team from Clemson University in South Carolina has produced a small, lightweight electric vehicle that it says can generate more energy than it uses over a typical day of urban driving.

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