Solar Roads

[Jakeymd]

This is a really interesting read and it seems as though the US Govt have been taking this invention seriously.

Take your time, there a lot to read

http://solarroadways.com/main.html

[waynne]

Interesting, I still doubt we get enough sun over here to make it viable.

[T9 man]

Originally Posted by waynne

Interesting, I still doubt we get enough sun over here to make it viable.

Agreed, I cannot even get enough power to run my garden solar lights through the night on the day time charge

[Yugguy]

Sounds superb, it would need vast investment though, what government has the money at the moment?

[Prince]

We'd need rain powered roads!

[kain35m]

Originally Posted by Prince

We'd need rain powered roads!

Hahahahaha.

Awesome...

I've actually heard of these. Supposed to cost, like, $1 million per mile to build though. Right? Something like that?

hehehe

...rain powered roads.

[Jakeymd]

Well it's $10,000 for 12ft but i imagine costs will come down hugely. I remember my parents first computer cost then nearly a grand. It was only a basic slow big thing. Now look at the cost of computers with a billion times more power.

[turbonutter69]

Originally Posted by Jakeymd

Well it's $10,000 for 12ft but i imagine costs will come down hugely. I remember my parents first computer cost then nearly a grand. It was only a basic slow big thing. Now look at the cost of computers with a billion times more power.

With the cost of metal these days I can't see the cost coming down much.

[T9 man]

Originally Posted by turbonutter69

With the cost of metal these days I can't see the cost coming down much.

Especially if there is high grade copper cable involved! There is not a stretch of railtrack that's safe anywhere in the country from the cable cutting bandits at the moment

[turbonutter69]

Yup that's my point buddy.