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Full wrap solar panels would be a silly idea. Almost half of the panels would not be producing power. Effective surface area would be about ~130 ft^2. Even with
by hervature 7y ago
Full wrap solar panels would be a silly idea. Almost half of the panels would not be producing power. Effective surface area would be about ~130 ft^2. Even with that additional solar panel, let's call it 250 ft^2, it would produce ~4kW on a clear day. Basically, charging all day might get you 150 miles in a Tesla model S. I would rather just charge my Tesla while eating a sandwich for lunch then pay for the additional complexity.
- olefoo 7y agoThe reason to do full wrap would be so that some of the panels are always producing regardless of orientation of the vehicle.