EDN Editor Margery Conner brought the Solar Powered Kayak, helpfully outfitted with outriggers, to our attention as a candidate for most ludicrous green marketing claims. Or , you could jjust leave it at most ludicrous. She writes in her Powersource blog:
"The solar panels don’t directly power the motor – they trickle-charge the battery that’s been fully charged at home on its ac-charger. So why quibble about solar-powered vs –charged? Because in the world of power most of the attention goes to the solar-panels, when it’s the battery that’s doing the work and often makes or breaks a product’s practicality."
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