Honestly it seems like a no-brainer to me to put a solar panel on the roof of electric cars to increase their action radius, so I figured there’s probably one or more good reasons why they don’t.

Also, I acknowledge that a quick google could answer the question, but with the current state of google I don’t want to read AI bullshit. I want an actual answer, and I bet there will be some engineers eager to explain the issues.

  • @[email protected]
    45•5 months ago

    Yeah this is what I’ve heard as well. Aging Wheels goes into it a bit in this review of a concept car, kinda neat - it has pedals like a bicycle but the energy they add is a tiny fraction of what the thing needs to move.

    https://youtu.be/DDmeqLEB9c0

    Edit: oops, I’m combining two of his vids in my head, this one is just solar not pedals.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•5 months ago

      it has pedals like a bicycle

      Are you taking about the Aptera from the video you linked?

      If so, the Aptera doesn’t have pedals like a bicycle. It’s a fully electric vehicle (or it will be if it reaches production).