The Sun Factory: solar powered driving

The Sun Factory: solar powered driving

Electric vehicles can be even cleaner than they already are, according to Klaas Hoekstra of The Sun Factory. The company developed a method in which solar energy can be directly used for recharging electric vehicles. At the company its already possible to recharge a car with solar- and wind energy, without using any regular electricity. Hoekstra wants to make this feature available for the general public in the future.

‘The idea to charge electric cars with solar- or wind energy started at home’, says Hoekstra. Earlier this year Hoekstra recharged his electric Tesla with solar energy at home. ‘I have some solar panels on the roof and during the day the energy is transmitted to the net. At the end of the day the generated solar energy is used to recharge the car. That’s why I’m annually driving energy-neutral.’

The Sun Factory is one of the main sponsors of the DONG Energy Solar Challenge. The company provides solar panels for all boats in the A-and B-class of the DSC.