Development of Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Prototype

The subsequent use of fossil fuels for automobiles has increased the emission rates, deteriorating the quality of the environment. Increased use of automobiles has caused scarcity of fossil fuels hence giving rise to usage of renewable energy sources. In order to generate electricity to charge electric vehicles, the power has to still be extracted from fossil fuels hence to provide abundant power source, renewable energy is used. This paper focuses on the usage of solar power to charge a prototype of an electric vehicle. Since solar power independently cannot be directed to the power system of the vehicle, a lead acid battery with a charge controller was incorporated into the vehicle in order to store and charge the system.