Canadian company Therapy Products stake claim to the invention of the first solar bicycle. The E-V Sunny Bicycle is the first all solar electric bicycle driven completely from power derived from the Sun's Rays. The bike has light absorbing Solar panels built right into the Wheels , thus creating continual power from the Sun's Rays, and maintaining a constant charge to the batteries. A 500-watt front hub motor propels the bike. The variable speed electronic controller drives the bike to speeds of up to 30 kilometers per hour.
The bike with all its peripherals weighs 75 lbs. and comes with 17 amp hr. batteries and a built in battery charger. The E-V Sunny bike costs about $1290. They also have a kit to converting your existing bike to a solar one that costs $795.
A word of caution, the website states that it is now taking orders "for delivery in September of 2006″, Sounds eerie.
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