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Re:Solar panels on cars make no sense by brookst on Sunday January 29, 2023 @12:52PM (#34570642)
So what does Toyota re-introducing the feature this year[0] tell us?

0. https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a41978716/2023-toyota-priu...

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Re:Solar panels on cars make no sense by danuker on Sunday January 29, 2023 @01:19PM (#34570972)
Perhaps, the continuous price decrease of solar panels?
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Re:Solar panels on cars make no sense by parker_mountain on Sunday January 29, 2023 @03:37PM (#34572456)
It tells us that in the last 10 years or so, a component has had its price decrease and its efficiency increase. It also tells us that solar panels on a vehicle, even if they don't lead to huge benefit, make for great marketing.
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