US 11,987,313 B2
Solar powered electric vehicle system and method
Saul Thomas Griffith, San Francisco, CA (US); and Hans von Clemm, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to OTHER LAB, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Other Lab, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,100.
Application 18/099,100 is a continuation of application No. 16/908,248, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,560,194.
Application 16/908,248 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/038471, filed on Jun. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,922, filed on Jun. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150600 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62J 45/00 (2020.01); B62J 43/16 (2020.01); B62K 11/04 (2006.01); B62K 21/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 45/00 (2020.02) [B62J 43/16 (2020.02); B62K 11/04 (2013.01); B62K 21/12 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar-powered vehicle comprising:
a body having a front end, rear end, top and opposing sides, the body further defining a cavity;
two or more wheels;
a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body;
one or more electric motor disposed within the cavity of the body between the first and second solar panel assemblies, the one or more electric motors configured to rotate at least one of the two or more wheels;
one or more electric battery disposed within the cavity of the body between the first and second solar panel assemblies, the one or more electric batteries configured to power the one or more electric motors and to be charged by electric current generated by the first and second solar panel assemblies; and
reflective elements on the opposing sides of the vehicle having a reflective material that reflects sunlight onto the first and second solar panel assemblies on opposing sides of the body with a reflection factor of greater than 50%, the reflective elements defining respective reflective surfaces that have a surface area greater than 10% of a surface area of the respective first and second solar panel assemblies.