– Why do electric cars not have solar panels on rooftop so they could be charged while driving/parked
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This was actually something that people demanded in the resurgence of electric vehicles. Toyota Prius even went so far as to actually install a practical solar panel which would help run the air condition and the battery topped up while parked. However a full size solar panel covering the entire roof would be quite heavy and expensive without actually making much of a difference when driving the car. It takes a lot of energy to power a car. The weight of the solar panels is probably going to slow the car down more then it speeds it up reducing its length between charges.
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