It seems like even a small solar panel on the roof of an electric car would make a lot of sense. When you’re sitting at work for 8 hours, your car can just soak up some sun. I’m assuming there is some sort of problem related to cost, rather than efficiency, but I can’t figure it out.
Edit: Thanks for the help. It makes a lot of sense now. I appreciate the in-depth answers too.
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Solar panels actually kinda suck is why. The amount of energy they generate is pretty small for how large they have to be. They are OK when you can pave a huge field with them, but on top of a car, they would generate less than a kwh per day, which is like 6 cents worth of electricity.
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