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We could make the road out of interlocking hexagonal solar panels

• cheerlessbog 7y ago
  This was done as you probably know [1] but it's not clear that the road surface is a good place for solar panels. They get dirty and damaged. It's certainly orthogonal to charging vehicles on the road, given we know how to transmit power already. [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2016/12/22/14055756/solar-panel-road-electricity-france-normandy https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...
  • cheerlessbog 7y ago
    Indeed [2] BTW when searching on Google it is quite obnoxious that it doesn't navigate to the actual URL but instead prefixes it with Google.. [2] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/first-solar-road-france-failure-photos-2019-8%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/first-s...
  • umvi 7y ago
    Are you saying charge vehicles on the road using i.e. inductors underneath the road?