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The Solar Roadway would revolutionize transportation.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Installing it across the US would create 2.5 million jobs.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
The Roadway would use part of it's power to melt ice and snow.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Each panel has 6192 LED lights.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
The lights would display messages to drivers and illuminate lanes.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Each panel has a sheet of specialized textured glass.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
Though funding the Solar Roadway might be an issue, it is a promising technology.The makers of the Solar Roadway just got a little closer to their dream of making every road in the United States a high-tech thruway that carries more than just cars. They've completed their first prototype and unveiled the photographs of the revolutionary energy-generating road surface. If installed on a real thoroughfare the Solar Roadway would carry vehicles, generate electricity for messages to drivers, self-heat to melt snow and ice, and deliver high speed phone and internet cables to the front steps of every home....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/energy-generating-self-heating-solar-roadway-unveiled/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7
