Re:Electric car that charges itself
by practicalpants on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @05:43AM
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Charging based on regenerative breaking would probably give a far greater amount of energy than this solar panel approach.
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Re:Electric car that charges itself
by throwaway81523 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:07AM
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All or almost all electric cars already have regenerative braking. The energy recovered from braking has to come from somewhere. I'm surprised someone is doing this with a car but I've thought it somewhat feasible for a van with a large flat roof. I do wonder if the solar cells will be a theft and vandalism target if the car is left parked outside in public all the time.