Summer, I am ready for you.
Even on the hottest days, your parked car is kept cooler and the air fresher thanks to this solar-powered car fan. It maintains a safe, comfortable temperature level for your return. Place vent on top of window, then close window and lock up. Its solar panel uses sunlight – not the car’s electrical wiring or batteries – to power the built-in fan. Fresh air is drawn in as hot, stale air vents out. It even helps to eliminate pet and tobacco odors. Installs in seconds and fits windows on all makes and models. As a Free Bonus, you’ll get a handy organizer that fits in your car’s cup holder.
Link: Solar-Powered Auto Cool
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geekpdx wrote,
Doesn’t the solar powered car window fan end up leaving a gap between the top of the window and the frame that is only filled with a piece of brittle plastic that barely fits? Seems like a good way to invite to a break-in. Security concerns aside, it’s a clever idea.
Link | May 21st, 2007 at 9:56 pm
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Link | May 22nd, 2007 at 12:36 am
Davin Peterson wrote,
I’m sorry to say that the Car Solar Cooler does not work. NBC4 in Washington DC tested it last year and found it didn’t work. See the report here: http://www.nbc4.com/dirdt/9733390/detail.html
Link | May 22nd, 2007 at 5:05 pm
RGS wrote,
Davin .. thank you very much for the note …
Link | May 22nd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Johnb wrote,
Perhaps the system failed because the seal of the car was too perfect. Leaving a shade side window cracked as well would allow fresh air to enter while hot air is evacuated. After all, it is a ventilation system, not an air conditioner.
I don’t know how the system ever supported the claim of 107/75, but it seems that it could certainly keep ambient temperature air flowing through, negating the solar cooker effect of cars in the sun.
Link | June 27th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Chris S wrote,
I too can attest to this thing being a piece of crap. It does leave a gap in the window that the brittle strip of plastic it comes with does not fill adequately. Furthermore, the unit itself is flimsy, and will easily warp, causing the fan to jam. Plus, the solar cell is so small that the sun has to be directly in front on an absolutely cloudless day, or it won’t work.
A great idea, but poorly implemented. Why can’t someone just hook up a a solar cell to a car’s air conditioner?
Link | July 11th, 2007 at 1:30 am
Bocko wrote,
This “cooling fan” caught my car on fire and totaled it. so now im getting PAIED 2.1 mill from a lawsuit
so buy this junk and you might become a millionare like myself
Link | September 13th, 2009 at 10:16 pm