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Motor homes and boats use the solar panels to charge the utility batteries not doing propulsion. > Especially if the car can directly use solar power and thus
by rightbyte 4y ago
Motor homes and boats use the solar panels to charge the utility batteries not doing propulsion.
> Especially if the car can directly use solar power and thus reduce the number of charge/discharge cycles.
There is no way the extra weight won't offset that.
Perpetual solar EVs look more like bikes than cars.
- Retric 4y ago> There is no way the extra weight won't offset that. Solar is surprisingly lightweight the 1kW per day Hyundi solar roof was installed in a 60 lb panel. That’s slightly heavier than a steel roof, but not by that much especially compared to a 4,414 lbs. car. Their next designs looks to be adding a solar front trunk and easily doubling output.
- rightbyte 4y agoI guess the steel has a purpose though? Like, the solar panel does not replace the structural strength of the steel sheet.