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5+ Wheels Királyrét Solar Railcar – A Forest Train Running on Sunshine North of Budapest, a small narrow-gauge forest railway climbs from the Danube town of Kismaros into the wooded Börzsöny hills to Királyrét.… Read more 5+ Wheels Kayoola Solar Bus – Uganda’s Sun-Powered City Bus Uganda sits on the equator, with strong sun all year, so an electric bus with a solar roof makes a lot of… Read more 5+ Wheels Byron Bay Solar Train – The First Solar-Powered Passenger Train Solar mobility is not only about bikes and cars. In Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, a beautifully restored vintage train runs… Read more 5+ Wheels Lunokhod 2 – 39 km on the Moon, a Record for 41 Years Two years after Lunokhod 1, the Soviet Union sent an improved rover to the Moon. Lunokhod 2 landed with the Luna 21… Read more 5+ Wheels Spirit – The Solar Rover That Lasted 20 Times Longer Than Planned We already have Opportunity on our site, so it is time to give its twin the attention it deserves. Spirit (officially MER-A)… Read more 5+ Wheels Lunokhod 1 – The First Solar-Charged Rover on the Moon Long before Mars rovers, the first remote-controlled vehicle to drive on another world was solar-charged. Lunokhod 1 ("moon walker") landed in the… Read more 5+ Wheels Sojourner – The First Solar Rover on Mars Today's Mars rovers are the size of cars. The first one was the size of a microwave oven. Sojourner, built by NASA's… Read more 5+ Wheels · Trailer Solatrike II I'm probably not the first person to cycle around the world. I'm probably not the first person to power their bicycle with… by David Brandenberger Read more 5+ Wheels Mars rover Opportunity When NASA sent the Opportunity rover to Mars, the plan was modest — explore for 90 days, study some rocks, and maybe… Read more