Yeah. It is comically ugly, but that's just a crude test vehicle, not a production prototype. Clearly they want "real world" data, using the best possible panels. I would imagine they are tweaking other things inside--from battery size, to overall weight, to software. I am sure they will not completely cover the rear window like that, in the end.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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