Saturday, April 30, 2016

Modern Technology Makes the Sail Car Viable

   I do not know whether wind sail transportation has ever been given much consideration, but I do know the advances of technology make it so sail cars are more feasible than before.
   The cars would have to have a second source of power, as the wind is not always blowing. With modern technology, the car could automatically shift back and forth from using the sails to using the other source. The size of the sails could automatically be reduced as sensors determined the danger of the car being blown over. The sails could automatically adjust as corners were turned and the wind came at a different angle.
   Perhaps this also could work (I'm not sure): Modern technology could be used so that the suspension system would absorb pressure when the wind otherwise would topple the car over. The car's body would rotate while the wheels on each side remained perpendicular to the ground.
   So, advanced technology has made it so a sail car is more practical than ever. With green house emissions threatening our planet, we should be looking at energy sources lacking those emissions. Sail cars -- at moments when the alternative power source is not needed -- operate with zero green house emissions.
   Of course we should consider the sail car. It could easily be dismissed as a wild and silly idea, but it is not.

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