Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge...
by explorigin on Friday September 13, 2019 @08:54AM
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Parent's point with the carport is that it would also keep the car from heating up in the sun. "Anywhere else" doesn't necessarily provide the benefits he's talking about.
Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge...
by dmurray on Friday September 13, 2019 @10:00AM
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Sure, build carports where they make sense, and put solar panels on roofs where those are economically worthwhile. There are not especially large synergies between solar power and carports compared to other permanent structures, it's just an example of something that is still superior to solar panels on cars.
Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge...
by tomatotomato37 on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:43AM
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To be fair, on top of moving vehicle is still better than under moving vehicles ala Solar Roads
Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge...
by elkos on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:46PM
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Not only they got publicity and kick-starter funding they even got cobtracts from local government! And there are copycats also with government money.
Can someone explain this to me a bit? How one manages to not only promote such an obvious flawed idea to implement, but actually inspore others to copy them?
Are there any lesson to learn from that for projects that actually work?
Right. Or from a pure economics point of view, put the solar panels literally anywhere else in the world other than on top of the moving vehicle that is sensitive to aerodynamics, weight and structural integrity. Deal with the small transmission losses from the grid. Rely on charging stations at home, work or other businesses. The last part is the only piece that isn't reliable at the moment, but is only getting more so.