There is only one way that you didn‘t hear about the Louis Palmer‘s solar taxi ““ if you live in the US. He was all over the news when he was crossing Europe, the Middle East and India, so the people over there know him pretty well. The goal of the Swiss teacher was to demonstrate the capabilities of solar power and in order to do that he came up with the idea of creating a solar powered vehicle and then making a year long journey around the globe, starting from Lucerne, Switzerland last July. And if you wonder what the whole deal with the taxi is ““ the vehicle carries a taxi sign, because Palmer is offering rides to anyone who‘s interested. And trust me many people have accepted his offer for a quick ride. The vehicle has three wheels and two seats and is towing a trailer with extra solar panels bringing the total cell area up to 65 sq. ft. (I bet he needed those most when passing through England). This week he‘s tooling around Bali, Indonesia and is expected to make his way to the U.S. next year on his way home later in 2008. So don‘t worry too much if you haven‘t heard his name still, very soon he’ll be all over the US news, too.