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Solar Planes, But No Solar Cars?

We've heard about solar cookers and solar-powered street lamps, but solar planes? What if we told you that while you were busy with your life’s routine, a solar powered set off on a mission to fly across the globe? Solar Impulse 2, a fully solar-powered airplane completed its 118-hour long journey from Japan to Oahu, Hawaii, piloted by Andre Borschburg on 3rd July, 2015, morning.

The solar plane's round-the-world journey began in Abu Dhabi, UAE in March. In this unique journey, Borschburg flew the plane in its several legs alternating with co-pilot Bertrand Piccard, who is…

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