Hackable Solar Electric Car Unveiled

Prolific industrial designer Yves Béhar unveiled never before seen plans for his “hackable” solar powered electric car at the Greener Gadgets conference in NYC . While Béhar and his design studio Fuse Project are not new to transportation design, this next project will be very different from the Mission One electric motorcycle in that it will be designed specifically for the developing world. The idea is that this cute and affordable car will have a standard base frame, but the other components would be almost totally customizable by the end user. Check out all of our exclusive pics of this just-unveiled electric car!

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Solar Powered Backup Batter and Charger

It probably has happened to you. You run out of battery on your iPod or iPhone and there is no nearby outlet to recharge your battery.  Your battery problem may be over. The folks at Scosche has just introduced a new solar powered gadget called solBAT II to address just that.

The solBAT II provides a convenient and environmentally friendly way to charge your USB powered device

You can use your existing USB cable to charge most devices including iPod iPhone MP3 Blackberry and more Internal 1500ma Lithium-Ion battery stores power for whenever you need it and recharges from the sun or the included USB cable Includes windshield mount cradle & universal carbineer mount Output: 5v 500ma. Read more at Scosche

Solar Powered Backup Battery Charger