Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by its_ethan on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:27PM
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because solar panels only exist on houses?
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by rightnutwingjob on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:41PM
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Because EVs are only powered by solar?
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by its_ethan on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:49PM
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Who said they were?
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by sveme on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:29PM
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What? My BIL’s installation is small, roughly 8kWp, on sunny days he easily gets 40-50kWh, if not more.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by rightnutwingjob on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:45PM
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The Cybertruck has a 123kW battery, so charging it would take days, assuming they are sunny days.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by lostlogin on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:31PM
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Wot?
It takes about a day to charge my Leaf on a small solar install.
But yes, it needs to be sunny.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by ryanbrunner on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:55PM
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I realize the person you're replying to wasn't specific and said just "EV" but a leaf and a cybertruck are pretty much the polar ends of a spectrum.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by imtringued on Saturday November 07, 2026 @04:58AM
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Ok but the problem with this argument is that you could come up with a hypothetical EV that can store enough energy to last a year and then take a year to charge.
And yet nothing prevents you from driving daily.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by lanstin on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:55PM
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I think your math is off some how. I have a Model 3 and two Leafs and we charge them from our 39 400 Watt panels without trouble. They are always ready to go fully charged unless one of the boys has been doing more than normal of driving to the beach with a girlfriend and then borrowing the Model 3 for a concert, or whatever fun involves using all the stored energy at the same time (e.g. not commutes to school or work).
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by xedrac on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:25AM
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My 12 kw solar system charges my 32kwh battery in a few hours on sunny days. But to be fair, your system is even larger, and both of our solar systems are larger than average for home solar. A 5 kw system would indeed take days to charge a typical ev battery from zero to full.
Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A...
by imtringued on Saturday November 07, 2026 @04:55AM
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There are many hours in a day and EVs are pretty efficient. You might struggle if your goal is to drive 200km per day but if all you want is to drive to work or go shopping, you'll be fine.
And that's assuming they are sunny days.