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Panels are cheap, but integrating them into something like a car takes time and effort, and hardware to support charging from solar, all of which costs money.
by dale_glass 4y ago
Panels are cheap, but integrating them into something like a car takes time and effort, and hardware to support charging from solar, all of which costs money.
It's even more money if you want to design a car that can obtain any measurable amount of range from solar.
- timerol 4y agoThose costs are all distributed over the manufactured product, as opposed to requiring bespoke engineering and construction work on each installation. I would also argue that designing more energy efficient transportation is worth doing regardless of whether that includes solar or not.