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Old 06-18-2022, 06:01 PM   #134 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Originally Posted by Rcnesneg View Post
Why? What's wrong with putting solar on your car's roof to offset some of the charging if you can't put solar on your house?
What's wrong?
Did you just not apply any critical thinking to this at all? Guess not.
Where do I start.
First of all the average life of a car in the US us 11 years, solar panels should last at least 25 yesrs.
So tell me more about how throwing away solar panels with about 60% life saves the planet...
Car roof top solar panels are at a non ideal angle to the sun. Flat sucks. They should of be on a homes roof top.
Any sun collected after the battery is charged is wasted.
The panels are throwaway once they are damaged, I seriously doubt they are any near as tough as framed panels protected by 1/8 inch tempered glass.
Nothing about this is right.
You want a solar powered car, get roof top solar panels a leaf and save about 200,000 dollars.
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