Abstract:

India has abundant potential for solar energy due to its tropical region that is why the concept of solar based electric vehicles can be optimistically taken forward for wider implementation. This paper exemplifies the cases of solar electric vehicles including solar cars, solar e–rickshaws, solar tricycles, solar buses and solar vans, that have been successfully implemented in India. These examples demonstrate that the solar electric vehicles can be a future scenario on a larger scale for India and also other countries. The innovative use of solar energy in transportation can lead to socially, eco-friendly and many other benefits thus leading to a sustainable system.