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So if you're charging at a rate of 2 miles per hour you can drive 48 miles a day on average, which is a fair bit more than most cars do. Even a 1 mile per hour
by jandrese 5y ago
So if you're charging at a rate of 2 miles per hour you can drive 48 miles a day on average, which is a fair bit more than most cars do. Even a 1 mile per hour charge rate would be enough for some people, although at that point you'll probably supplement with solar panels or something.
One advantage over solar charging is that this won't be affected by the weather and works all night long. The excess waste heat is a problem, but it is way down the list of problems with running a RTG.
- stickfigure 5y agoThat still sounds incredibly optimistic. The most modern RTG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mission_radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mission_radioisotope_the... Puts out 125W electrical, 2KW thermal, and costs $109M each (!) Most cars could support 600w of solar panels. Even in bad weather you'd still come out ahead.