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WHAT ABOUT IMBEDDING A SMALL SOLAR PANEL ON THE ROOF OF A VEHICLE & RUNNING ON BOTH SOLAR AND GASOLINE?
Question by homeplate:
What about imbedding a small solar panel on the roof of a car & running on both solar and gasoline?
On sunny days, you could run off the solar panel, and on cloudy days the gasoline would kick in. How many batteries would it take, and would it be feasible?
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Answer by Bob L
While it’s a great GREEN idea, it’s a bit impractical.
All horizontal surfaces of the car would need to covered in solar panels. Cars would have to pared down to hundreds of pounds instead of thousands, and some other option would have to be offered in regions where clouds are in competition with the sun.
Not to mention, what does one do at night?
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about 1 year ago
You would need a very strong solar panel and too many batteries, cost wise would kill you plus the car would be too heavy.
about 1 year ago
You ain’t the only genius around here.
Many companies are working on this kind of solution. The problem is that (1) solar panels are not efficient enough yet (2) batteries are too heavy.
You asked WHY – and that is why.
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But both are being researched and something will come alone as long as the as prices stay sky high.
Good question and good luck.