Still, cars spend way more time parked than driving. A Tesla Model 3 (.24 kWh/mile energy usage) would gain up to a mile of range per hour in the sun with this

Still, cars spend way more time parked than driving. A Tesla Model 3 (.24 kWh/mile energy usage) would gain up to a mile of range per hour in the sun with this system. It’s not much but it’s not nothing either. If you park outside and live in a city with most of your trips handled by transit and walking it means that you could realistically own an electric car and never plug it in, even in non-ideal conditions. It’s also nice to know that your car isn’t slowly draining like a smartphone when you’re off mains.