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Do you think they'll have solar panels on the trailer? Would they have to roll them on/off when they switch trailers?
by lallysingh 10y ago
Do you think they'll have solar panels on the trailer? Would they have to roll them on/off when they switch trailers?
- tdy721 10y agoNot very soon, there are better places for Solar Panels than roads...
- dredmorbius 10y agoAlmost certainly not. Except for, say, powering auxiliary electronics, concentrations of solar power are far too low for on-vehicle collection. Put the panels alongside the road. Not on the vehicles. Not on solar freaking roadways, which are the stupidest idea since stupid. But in medians, on extant construction, and in concentrated high-insolation solar farms (deserts, etc.). We're going to need one hell of a lot of panels.
- asymmetric 10y agoWhy are solar roadways stupid?
- stale2002 10y agoThere is tons of space to put solar panels. We don't NEED to come up with a clever solution of where to put the solar panels. Just put them anywhere, it doesn't matter. Space is cheap. Rooftop space is even cheaper.
- dredmorbius 10y agoRooftop space also ties directly into existing built infrastructure and grid, which is a neat plus. There's not sufficient rooftop space for present electrical needs, nor future likely needs. But yes, it's a good start.
- dredmorbius 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/26on7y/solar_roadways_either_a_scam_or_gross_incompetence/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/26on7y/solar_r... https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/27uq3a/facing_the_freakin_facts_solar_roadways_socalled/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/27uq3a/facing_... The first rebuts the initial premise soundly and points to multiple other critiques. TL;DR: an exceptionally poor and expensive solution to a problem that doesn't exist.