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Old 08-22-2018, 02:50 PM   #26 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Solar cells on the car will help about 5-10%, which is not nothing. If they can charge while the car is parked, they can help more.
It's not nothing, but it's still dumb.

The solar panels would be more effective installed on the roof of a house, preferably in Arizona. Encouraging a car owner to leave their car in the sun is dumb. The expense of solar and the poor results of mounting it to a vehicle is dumb.

The whole concept is dumb from beginning to end.
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