In times of very high fuel prices, researchers from the Photovoltaic Laboratory, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, propose a possible solution to the problem: vehicles powered by solar energy.

The first prototype presented was the eBus, a bus that runs on electricity generated by the sun. 100% developed and assembled in Brazil, with the support of WEG, Marco Polo and Eletra, it is the first battery electric vehicle that is fully charged with photovoltaic solar energy to work.

Recharging takes place at the headquarters of the Photovoltaic Laboratory and is carried out at each completion of the eBus route, which currently works to transport students, professors and visitors who attend the campus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina and come from the north of the island of Florianópolis.

In addition to ensuring sustainable mobility, the bus is a kind of mobile research hub, as it contributes to data collection and feasibility analysis of the technology installed on it. The students' intention is to delve deeper into the operation of the solar bus so that, in the near future, they can implement the technology in public transport throughout Brazil. Have you thought?

The bus also has a Regenerative Braking System, which ensures that the movement of the wheels, as well as the vehicle's brakes, produce kinetic energy, which is transformed into electricity and returned to the bus batteries so that they can also contribute to its operation. . Cool huh?

The eBus has already driven more than 100,000 kilometers without a drop of fuel – the equivalent of two and a half laps around the world! – and promises to still have a lot of road ahead. May it reach all of Brazil!

Source: www.jornalaw.com.br