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Old 01-26-2009, 06:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
Ryland
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
If you've got solar cells, the best thing you can do with them is leave them home, on the roof, where they're making power whenever the sun shines.
Right on! why put a technology that will last 50+ years on a vehicle that is designed to last less then 10 years and spend alot of it's time with a less then ideal angle to the sun.

it's poor use of a resource.
If you need to make a cross country trip take the train, for short trips charge at home.
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