Solar-Powered Car Cooler  E-mail
Written by Hank Green   
Thursday, 20 July 2006

On a hot day in Florida, you might as well be baking cookies in your car.  The sensation of  damp skin sticking to hot pleather is not something I miss about the Sunshine State.  But now there’s a solution, a partial solution anyhow, that harnesses the very power that causes car-broiling. 

wndow_solar_power_fanThis cute little solar powered fan clips onto the top of your window, blows out the hot car-trapped air, and sucks in ambient air that is a mere 98 degrees.  Apprently it can reduce the temperature inside the car by as much as 25 degrees. 

What I want to see is a device that harnesses the in-car heat and converts water into hydrogen or something while cooling the car off.  I guess this is a good first step though.  Priced at around $30 at Froogle.


Comments (2)add
car cooler
written by a guest , July 25, 2006
you can get the solar powered cooler for 14.95
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written by Hotcars , April 08, 2008
I would like to see how effective it realy is. Did anyone test this solar powered car coller yet.
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Hank Green
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Hank Green is the founder and chief geek at EcoGeek.org. Aside from being obsessed with saving the planet with technology, he loves to write and make videos. If you want to find out more about him, visit hankgreen.com

 
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