University of Toronto Solar Car Damaged in Accident...

Toronto Star Article (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1026144461954&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News)

I've always wanted to build a solar car, but the cost of solar panels is prohibitive. Over time I've developed a more economical viewpoint on renewable energy transportation...

1. Cargo-proportional transportation (http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/MEDIA/Gt.jpg)
2. Chassis Kits (http://www.iesales.com/bike/trike/index.html)
3. Shock Absorbers (http://www.reset-racing.de/dnm/)
4. Stick Welder (http://www.krazearc.com/90amp.html)
5. Windwrap & all-weather fairings (http://windwrap.com/index.html)
6. Briggs & Stratton Intek Model 20 Engine for Supermileage & Mini Baja Motorsports (http://www.briggsracing.com/racing_engines/sae_intek.html)
7. Flexible Fuelling (http://www.uscarburetion.com/)
8. Convert your engine to ethanol (http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me2.html)
9. Make your own ethanol fuel (http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/meCh1.html)
10. Growing Jerusalem Artichokes as an ethanol feedstock (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-1-a.html)


Or if you've got more money to burn...

11. Convert a Merlin Coupe to ethanol (http://www.corbinmotors.com/)
12. Connect a series of Direct Liquid Ethanol Fuel Cells to power an electric car (http://www.medistechnologies.com/)


I chose ethanol as my preferred alternative fuel because it's clean, renewable, and in theory we have a choice between cars powered by internal combustion engines versus electric fuel cells. With biodiesel we don't have that choice.