Persuasive Speech On Solar Cars In The 2000's

Joseph Cavuoti
English IV - 2
November 13, 2017
Senior Project
I. Introduction:
Thesis Statement:
III. Solar Cars in the 90s
Cal Sol: California Dreamin' 1993
" The team raced in both the summers of 1990 and 1993 in the Sunrayce.
" California Dreamin' ran the 1994 Disneyland World Clean Air Road Rally and the Suzuka Solar Car Race in Japan in 1995.
Cal Sol: Afterburner II 1997
" Before Afterburner II's retirement it had over 8,000 recorded miles on it and raced in the 1997 Sunrayce, and finished in third place.
" Afterburner II competed in the FIA Electro - Solar Cup in Suzuka, Japan. Its average speed was 50 mph, and top speed was 74 mph.
IV. Solar Cars in the 2000's
" The Beam Machine was Cal Sol's 2005 car that placed third in its class

Aptly named, Navitas means energy."

V. Future of Solar Transportation for the General Public
Auto Industry:
" The way solar cars work is quite simple really. First the solar panels collect energy from the sun and then converts that energy in electricity. This process is called the photovoltaic effect. Electricity then provides a 'fuel' that the battery uses.
" Some solar panels are so strong and efficient that there are no batteries required, and the solar electricity goes directly to the electric motor to propel the car forward.
" Solar Powered Public Transportation: According to understandsolar.com, "Electric trains are so efficient that a single 300-watt solar panel can last 7,000 individual miles per year, or 5 to 20 miles per day." The national average, according to data on the efficiency of the various U.S. electric train systems, "is about 4,000 miles per year for each 300-watt solar panel."
" There are many benefits that solar energy has over fossil fuels. All solar panels work silently, so no noise pollution. The solar panels don't create greenhouse gases like fossil fuels do. And finally, solar energy is