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.

  • Bigfish@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    241·
    7 months ago

    For comparison, my rooftop solar array, with around 16 full-sized panels (~6kwp) produces just under 2 miles per hour in my electric car (around 3.3kwh/mi). Or in real life, takes about 2 fully sunny days to produce the power to charge the car.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
      61·
      7 months ago

      What kind of ev are you driving? That’s insanely high energy usage.

      My EV gets about 6km per kwh (around 4 miles)

      • Guest_User@lemmy.world
        711·
        7 months ago

        You get 4 miles per kwh and they get 3.3 and you call that insanely high? The 2.5-4 mile to kwh is really standard for EVs. I don’t think the 3.3 is outside of the norm at all.