A drivable solar array to self charge your car (in beta)(dartsolar.com)
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A drivable solar array to self charge your car (in beta)
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In the last video showing the (un)folding, the panels look translucent and floppy. I'd say this is not even alpha yet but a fake.
I'm sorry that's wack. Not nearly good or polished enough to be a serious contender.
kragen's custom job
Firstly, you’d have to park in the sun a lot of the time. That may be doable, but is certainly challenging in many cities, where I would think most cars get parked during daylight hours (and many cars parked at home could just be connected to a larger rooftop solar array that, likely, catches more sunlight per m² than a car parked near to a house)
Then, you’d be willing to unfold and fold it whenever you park. “Only a minute” each, I fear, is too long for most drivers especially on relatively short stops such as those people make during lunch time in the USA.
Also, this contraption kills the carefully designed streamline of your car. A roof rack impacts performance by at least 5%. I don’t see this being better.
The site should, at least, mention range loss due to driving with this.