The car's oblong and nearly flat body is light enough to be raised by three or four team members, allowing the driver to crawl into and out of the vehicle. The cabin is tiny, having only enough room for one driver who must lie flat on his back to drive the car, peeping out of the visor on top of the car to see the road. With no room for a conventional steering wheel, the driver controls the car using two arm rest-like panels, one on each side, swaying his arms left and right to steer. The 700-pound Radiance is also equipped with an ordinary accelerator and brake. Solar cells covering the roof of the car trap sunlight to produce electricity and propel the car.
Excess energy is stored in a battery pack that is used to power the car on overcast days.
Because July was filled with rainy, cloudy days, the car's travelling speed was slowed. Inc. All rights reserved.