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The 8 hours it's parked at work will likely charge the 20 mile round-trip. For some people it will literally never need to be charged or serviced. For other typ

The 8 hours it's parked at work will likely charge the 20 mile round-trip. For some people it will literally never need to be charged or serviced. For other types, like me, I drive about 4 hours a week over 2 trips, but the rest of the time it would just sit at home, probably charging at least half of that drive time. So I would need to plug it in. That being said I'm planning out a 12Kw+ solar for home anyway.

bagacrap 6y ago
Sure, as long as they live near the equator and it's sunny 365 days a year.
- rbanffy 6y ago
  Consider it'll be charging, even if a little, all the time the car is in the open air at daytime. In shopping mall parking lots there is often some chargers, but more often than not they seem to be occupied. With a car like this, unless you drive a lot, you can park the car anywhere in the parking lot and not think about the charger. My pre-COVID commute was about 28 km if I chose the scenic route with no traffic lights, or 12 if I crossed the city (I usually took mass transit, so I could read instead of drive). My post-COVID commute will probably be much smaller, as we are all going remote with sporadic visits to the office. I can get to the beach or the mountains within 5 km. For my post-COVID needs, this car would almost never need to be plugged (maybe during winter because these latitudes make the days short).
40four 6y ago
I’m almost certain 20 miles range gained in 8 hours is not realistic. The website claims the average for this car is 112km (69.6 mi) per week. The claim of up to 245km per week is a bit misleading. Looking at the chart they provide, that assumes perfect conditions in the month of June only. A sunny week in December will only provide 70km. But going off the stated ‘average’ of 69.6 miles a week, roughly 10 miles for a whole day of collecting sun. You might get nice returns on a sunny day in the summer, but in general year round, your probably lucky to get 3-5 miles. Elon Musk spoke about this on Joe Rogan recently, and said it’s just not worth it. The return on investment is just so small, and we’ve essentially reached the technical limits of what solar panels can provide. So we will likely never see this in a Tesla.
- srg0 6y ago
  > Elon Musk spoke about this on Joe Rogan recently, and said it’s just not worth it. Tesla cars are heavier, twice as powerful and twice as expensive. Solar panels trade trade design freedom for utility. I'm not sure that big flat surfaces and an MPV silhouette would do well for a luxury vehicle.

bagacrap 6y ago

Sure, as long as they live near the equator and it's sunny 365 days a year.

rbanffy 6y ago
Consider it'll be charging, even if a little, all the time the car is in the open air at daytime. In shopping mall parking lots there is often some chargers, but more often than not they seem to be occupied. With a car like this, unless you drive a lot, you can park the car anywhere in the parking lot and not think about the charger. My pre-COVID commute was about 28 km if I chose the scenic route with no traffic lights, or 12 if I crossed the city (I usually took mass transit, so I could read instead of drive). My post-COVID commute will probably be much smaller, as we are all going remote with sporadic visits to the office. I can get to the beach or the mountains within 5 km. For my post-COVID needs, this car would almost never need to be plugged (maybe during winter because these latitudes make the days short).

40four 6y ago

I’m almost certain 20 miles range gained in 8 hours is not realistic. The website claims the average for this car is 112km (69.6 mi) per week. The claim of up to 245km per week is a bit misleading. Looking at the chart they provide, that assumes perfect conditions in the month of June only. A sunny week in December will only provide 70km. But going off the stated ‘average’ of 69.6 miles a week, roughly 10 miles for a whole day of collecting sun. You might get nice returns on a sunny day in the summer, but in general year round, your probably lucky to get 3-5 miles. Elon Musk spoke about this on Joe Rogan recently, and said it’s just not worth it. The return on investment is just so small, and we’ve essentially reached the technical limits of what solar panels can provide. So we will likely never see this in a Tesla.

srg0 6y ago
> Elon Musk spoke about this on Joe Rogan recently, and said it’s just not worth it. Tesla cars are heavier, twice as powerful and twice as expensive. Solar panels trade trade design freedom for utility. I'm not sure that big flat surfaces and an MPV silhouette would do well for a luxury vehicle.