Why aren’t electric vehicles using solar panels integrated into the panoramic rooftops? Wouldn’t this eliminate the need for charging stations – to be able to collect a solar charge at most hours of the day and *during* the actual act of driving?

Question

Why aren’t electric vehicles using solar panels integrated into the panoramic rooftops? Wouldn’t this eliminate the need for charging stations – to be able to collect a solar charge at most hours of the day and *during* the actual act of driving?

In: 1963

Answer 1

I know solar power is becoming a big thing. However, anyone who uses small devices soon learns how anemic they are with a tiny surface available. A solar panel on a car would be adequate for maintaining a battery in a parked vehicle if the parasitic losses were not great.