NYU Welcomes ‘Solar Taxi’ to Washington Square

NYU welcomed Louis Palmer’s “Solar Taxi” to campus on Sept. 12th. Palmer, a Swiss teacher, is driving the solar-powered vehicle around the globe to raise awareness about global climate change. He and his team have traveled 43,012 km thus far on their quest to set a world record as the first motor vehicle to navigate the globe not powered by fossil fuels.
    
Palmer started his trip on the occasion of the European Sustainable Energy Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland, on July 3, 2007. His goal is to travel from west to east—at least 50,000 km in 40 countries
over five continents in 18 months time. For more information visit www.solartaxi.com.