• Revan343@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    Solar panels are also added weight, which reduces range. Any way you look at it, it makes more sense to have the solar panels at a base location you go back to.

    I guess an RV, or a camp trailer, makes sense to have panels on it, but that’s about it

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      5 hours ago

      Solar panels are incredibly thin and light. There is no reason not to include them.

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      14 hours ago

      There’s also things like Sentinel mode on Teslas that use power.

      My main gripe is people think a solar car will never need to be charged, or only on trips, and that’s just not the case.