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Originally Posted by jakobnev
Even with access to petrol stations it makes sense if the price of gas is high enough, from post #12:
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No, it doesn't. 10 miles of range (optimistically) is like 1/4 gallon of petrol. If my driving needs were so little, I'd take an electric unicycle, bicycle, electric assist... and if my travel needs were greater, then PV would be insufficient.
Nobody is spending $135,000 on a Lightyear One because they can't afford petrol on their 5 mile commute.
As I said, there is no economic reason for PV on a vehicle in any use case unless one has no reasonable access to a petrol station or mains electricity. Even then, they would be way ahead to put the PV in a fixed location and charge their vehicle at that location.
It's a dumb idea except for a slow-moving rover on another planet.