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The Solar Van is an example of an environmentally ________ means of transport. It uses ___________ as it’s source of power, and a large electric motor to drive it. Most modern vehicles use ______ or diesel engines (fossil fuels) to propel them. Being electric the Solar Van does not make any noise or create pollution! Petrol and ______ internal combustion engines ____ their fuel and create noise along with harmful emissions including carbon dioxide, soot and ______ __________. The solar van uses power from the sun in ___ main ways to generate electricity!
1) Silicon _____ ______ directly convert the sun’s rays into electricity. 2) Solar rays heat the earth’s surface and atmosphere causing large movements of air known to us as ____, this is converted into electricity using a special turbine or windmill generator. The energy generated by both of these methods is stored in large _______, similar to the one in a normal car but much bigger. This stored energy is used to drive the van using the ________ motor instead of an internal combustion engine. The rest of the van works in the same way as most other vehicles. The Solar Van can travel for about __ miles before it needs recharging, and it has a maximum speed of about __ mph. The Solar Van can also be recharged by plugging it into a normal mains electricity socket and this costs only about 2.5p per mile travelled. The Solar Van cost about £____ to build, and is actually a recycled old petrol van which was worn out, rusty, noisy and smelly before it was converted! I hope you have enjoyed learning about the Solar Van and how it helps to prevent damage to our _____. |
