It might not be the prettiest of RVs going down the road, but the one driven across Texas by Joshua “Sunshine” Hill runs on free power. The sun.
His truck is entirely-solar powered, one he designed and built himself according to KWTX TV.
“I’m getting an experience out of this, but also when it’s over I want to launch my company Awaken Solar to help people find honest answers to questions about solar energy,” said the Boise, Idaho man during a stop in the Texas Hill Country as he heads toward the East Coast, spreading the word of solar power.
The truck Hill is driving is covered in solar panels that can be extended to follow the sun when he parks.
He says the panels generate more than enough power to run the truck.
“This power plant generates enough kilowatts to run a home or two, maybe even a hospital in an emergency.”
As far as we know a journey like this in a full sized truck has never been done before.
That is something that Hill considers a shame.
That’s why he’s on a mission to show people what can be done using solar energy, and why now is the right time to make the leap.
“Waiting to buy solar means that in a year you will pay the power company thousands of dollars and miss out on thousands of dollars in kilowatt hours that solar can generate. Going solar makes you money. Waiting on new technology typically costs you money,” Hill said.
Hill is at the half way mark on his journey. When he wraps things up on the East Coast he wants to spend all his time and energy helping others tap into the power of the sun.
“I don’t think solar is worth it, I know it is,” he said.
Source: KWTX TV
