Solar Powered Cars?

[War Room]

Elon going to need more hairplugs if this comes to fruition.

[4truth]

I would advise not investing, I mean if the subject should come up.

[War Room]

I would advise not investing, I mean if the subject should come up.

Not at that price!

[4truth]

Not at that price!

At any price. It's an impossible claim.

[War Room]

At any price. It's an impossible claim.

How so?

[4truth]

How so?

You couldn't possibly get enough power from so few solar panels. Even if the panels were 100% efficient instead of the current max of less than 25%. The numbers just can't work.

[billeau2]

You couldn't possibly get enough power from so few solar panels. Even if the panels were 100% efficient instead of the current max of less than 25%. The numbers just can't work.

batteries and panels getting better and better... Still a developing technology, give it time, not yet though.

[War Room]

You couldn't possibly get enough power from so few solar panels. Even if the panels were 100% efficient instead of the current max of less than 25%. The numbers just can't work.

It is working though. It's not like a legit regular car yet, but it's good for townies in the current tech.

Lightyear focused hard on the aerodynamics largely because there is a relatively small 60-kWh battery pack backing up the 0's solar array. In Lightyear's telling, an owner could conceivably go months between traditional, plug-it-in charging sessions, provided their daily commute is a little over 22 miles and they leave the car exposed to the sky when not in use. The array is capable of adding 43.5 miles of driving range from the sun alone per day, so, again, if you start with a full battery and drive fewer than 43.5 miles every day—or use less than that equivalent of energy driving the car or cranking up the air conditioning or what have you—you can go quite a long time without ever reaching for a plug.

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[markusmod]

I wonder if it has a backup fuel source... like electric or gas in the event the solar power went out

[Rockybigblower]

I wonder if it has a backup fuel source... like electric or gas in the event the solar power went out

Are you saying if the sun explodes?