> 5 billion years of evolution haven't given us solar powered animals that can run around Actually, that's exactly what evolution has given us. Nearly every li

> 5 billion years of evolution haven't given us solar powered animals that can run around Actually, that's exactly what evolution has given us. Nearly every living thing on the planet gets it's energy from the sun. Taking that a step further, nearly every bit of energy extracted from fossil fuels comes from stored solar energy.