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In this segment from the Hippy Gourmet we meet Bob Schneeveis again and he takes us for a ride on his Solar Powered Big Wheel Love Seat that also doubles as an RV!
Bob is a crazy and wonderful inventor of solar powered vehicles. This particular rolling sofa is yet another in a long line of fantastic creations that all contribute to a better understanding of solar energy for a better environment and world!
For more solar vehicle fun, check out these clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ZquJIolvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYTsLmnhCs8
Duration : 0:2:43
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13 responses to Solar Big Wheel Love Seat – Bob Schneeveis, on Hippy Gourmet
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it seems like …
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it seems like such a good and fun idea to make your own vehicles. But there are so many laws that stop you from using the roads. I don’t think the government would allow you to drive these vehicles on the roads, there would be so much paperwork and they would insist on crash testing information etc.
It really hamstrings my enthusiasm
I want one….
I want one….
that is so sweet he …
that is so sweet he is one very smart man!
i was thinking the …
i was thinking the same thing!
Yes Bob makes …
Yes Bob makes everything himself. He’s got a solar powered machine shop! : )
Thanks I’ll have a …
Thanks I’ll have a look out at the next burn for him. Do you know if he made the wheels himself?
Bob’s a tough guy …
Bob’s a tough guy to get in contact with. He doesn’t believe in e-mail or answering machines, but you can certainly find him at Burning Man or at electric car events.
I’d love to build …
I’d love to build something like this for burning man! but perhaps a bicycle powered version. Anyway i could get in contact with the builder?
If this were a …
If this were a production machine it could be classified as an N.E.V. (neighborhood electric vehcle). By replacing the two large eye cut-outs with plexi-glas, providing passenger restraints, head lights, tail lights, blinkers, and a horn it now becomes a street legal machine.
Control of the car should be on both sides. The canopy needs to be stronger to deter theft and stand up to winds, rain, etc. Batteries are needed for sunless days. NEVs like this can make the US a stronger nation.
Now that’s cool. …
Now that’s cool. Just keep your hands away from the spokes.
too bad if you’re …
too bad if you’re going to take it on the road the gov is going to make you spend thousands upon thousands more in production and safety issues for it to go mainstream although i’d love to see people using these every day
Now I can’t seem to …
Now I can’t seem to get “Proud Mary” out of my head. What a creative genius. I wouldn’t be suprised if his home had some neat stationary Rube Goldbergesque devices as well.
Just make sure it …
Just make sure it looks really amusing.
They won’t risk taking you to serious.
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