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The car this article is about gets 10-20 miles a day. Also "optimal sun conditions" obviously means keeping your car in direct sunlight the entire day. That
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
The car this article is about gets 10-20 miles a day.
Also "optimal sun conditions" obviously means keeping your car in direct sunlight the entire day. That rules out putting your car in a garage, which consequently rules out most urban use where short distances would be sufficient for most use.
- colinsane 4y agodepends on your neighborhood/city. a lot of places in the US make heavy use of street-side parking. at the least, it does position itself counter to any push at more efficient land use in cities.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoMaybe it's useful in small towns with low buildings and low street crime. In my neighborhood, tall buildings shade the streets for much of the day, and I wouldn't like to store my car outside anyway due to the property crime. There are also a lot of trees, which are quite nice but would frustrate anybody with a solar car. So mass adoption of solar cars would discourage tall buildings and tree-lined streets.
- yunwal 4y agoStreet-side parking in urban areas still doesn't get direct sunlight more than a few hours a day, since tall buildings block the sun. Perhaps useful in a few west coast cities, but usually it's either "short buildings + garage" or "tall buildings + outdoor parking".
- cjtrowbridge 4y agoSolar panels don't need direct sunlight to produce power.