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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
So solar ain't an option and now pedal power ain't either. What then is an option? I guess not do anything is an option.
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I didn't say it isn't an option. The conversation was never about options. The title of the thread implies a discussion about the cost/benefit intersection and whether it's reasonable to put PV on a hybrid. In other words, doing so needs to be the best use of resources given all other known alternative uses of those resources.
Human powered transportation is already a highly developed technology, mostly taking form in a bicycle. A person can't generate enough power to run the accessories in a car, let alone propel it. A fairly fit person might be able to sustain 200 watts of output, but don't expect to arrive at the destination in a non-persperated state.
To recap, PV on a hybrid can work, just as human power can, but the cost/benefit isn't there for 99.999% of people. That means for those who want it, they will need to engineer it themselves, because there's no profit incentive to make an expensive vehicle that nobody wants to buy.