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What is the advantage of putting the solar panels under the cars rather than above them?
by mikeash 7y ago
What is the advantage of putting the solar panels under the cars rather than above them?
- zdragnar 7y agoPeople drive into things over roads: https://gfycat.com/difficultgrizzledfox https://gfycat.com/difficultgrizzledfox Imagine that, but with solar over the road- you now have sheets of glass shards, live electric wiring and support steel falling down over the road. Additionally, the supports (along side the road to hold it up over the top) become targets for collision as well. The sheer amount of materials required to make it sturdy enough to survive tornados, general high speed winds, and the occasional accident from a moving vehicle means that you're going to have a hard time coming out carbon neutral- or at the very least, you'll lose a lot of the benefits. Of course, putting the panels under the cars is a pretty awful idea as well. Simply put, they don't belong near roads at all.