Solar Car - World's Smallest Solar Powered Car - Educational Solar Powered Toy

by OWI

Product Features

• Solar Powered - No batteries required
• Solar panel covers the entire roof, and makes this baby fly
• Excellent for demonstrating solar power in action
• About the size of a quarter

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004FEXUP4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #3 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Solar
  • #57 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Mini Solar Racer is a toy car which claims to be the world's smallest solar powered car. The solar panel allows the car to move from eco-friendly solar energy when the car is placed either in sunlight or under a bright artificial light. The Mini Solar Racer is a helpful toy to demonstrate both the abilities of solar power and the advancements in technology that allow a solar powered car to be made to such a significantly small size. The toy car measures an astonishing 3.3 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.4 cm (1.3 in x 0.87 in x 0.55 in) which does mean its not suitable for children under 3 due to small parts (up to and including itself!).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way fun little car!, January 5, 2011

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Jacob's Mom - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Solar Car - World's Smallest Solar Powered Car - Educational Solar Powered Toy (Toy)

This is from my 6 year old son:
"Car is really cool but the rubber around the wheels comes off easily and stops it from working. That's not a big problem because if it comes off it's easy to put back on. I really like the car. Also it needs the sun to run. A flashlight isn't bright enough to make it go."

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Size of a Dime!, May 28, 2011

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Heatpump - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Solar Car - World's Smallest Solar Powered Car - Educational Solar Powered Toy (Toy)

Well , when I just got it , I laughed , it's too small "size of a dime or so" , the only con is that it requires real direct SUN light to work, any other light won't do , the torque isn't suffecient to drive it over the smallest slope , but it's a nice educational TINY toy , that illustrates green energy concept.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun novelty, March 11, 2011

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H - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Solar Car - World's Smallest Solar Powered Car - Educational Solar Powered Toy (Toy)

We ordered two of these, and one seems to move a little more smoothly than the other, not sure why. You need a VERY strong flashlight to get these moving. But if you have a flashlight with a very strong bulb they move well on flat surfaces. The rubber on the tires can get wonky but so far we've been able to pop it back on easily. They are teeny tiny, smaller than a postage stamp. They are a fun little novelty.