mana la,
The Mana La Solar Car The vehicle was built in 1987 in Hawaii by a team of environmental philanthropists Johnathon Tennyson, John Tvrz including founders John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell. The Mana La is powered by electricity generated when lighting strikes the photovoltaic cells that cover most of the surface of the body. The innovative vehicle also made use of an arched-wing that was both aerodynamically efficient, harnessing the wind's power to help propel it forward, and allowed the solar cells to be placed to maximize energy output regardless of the position of the sun. These advanced features enabled the ultra lightweight racer to reach a top speed of 85 miles per hour and made it a strong competitor in the first World Solar Challenge in 1988, a 3,000 kilometer (km) race from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia. John Tvrz was on that build through the whole thing. And ho brah lighting! The Mana La joins the Petersen's wide ranging variety of vehicles ...