Solar Panels on a Tesla

[@phoshcus]

I used to fantasize about solar electric cars as a kid, crazy to see it come to fruition.

[@RSS1350]

Same dude

[@kj8491]

I used to fantasize (and then was trying to make it as a kid) car with 2 magnets on rear mounted in vise-versa, so they would push car to move.. Which also kind of happened, but in trains .. high-speed bullet trains are using that technology

[@tongmovies]

Like on Logans Run TV sow

[@lofiseeker1790]

They called us crazy

[@m.jministry356]

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[@ElectricFuture]

Disclaimer: This video was written by a professional automotive engineer with a masters degree in aerospace engineering and is meant as a speculative and exploratory examination of the topic. Some concepts have been condensed and simplified for brevity. This content is not sponsored or endorsed by any companies mentioned in the video. This content is not meant to serve as investment advice.

[@JasonHe0]

Electric Future I wish I would have that knowledge that Elon has

[@ElectricFuture]

I wish I had the founders edition roadster with cold gas thrusters he has stashed away in his batcave.

[@callmeslick860]

How would they make continuous money off these cars !? Building them with faulty parts.. opens up a new market for them to start producing parts separately thanks to rich they’ve accomplished that smh

[@adonidon9898]

Electro Magnet is the future..

[@guyfromdubai]

@@callmeslick860 They can have their own fleet of automated taxis much like uber but cheaper since there is no cost of the driver. Also why do you think they would need to "make continuous money" off a product when they only have to make enough to cover costs and to earn some profit margin.

[@gykg3202]

What if we installed solar panels on the charging station? 💁‍♂️

[@ancientkid1635]

tesla have some like that

[@shivakumar-bt8sw]

S we can do ...we can generate a power to chargers

[@adams_chong9450]

It's already been used

[@sreehariputhiyandy2031]

@Bb King you are wrong it's been already in use

[@ddiver2200]

needed 8,000ft square of space to produce 1000000 watts per five hours a day (in market 1meter a panels produce 100 watts of power per hour) meaning that it can only charge 2 Tesla cars (450kilowatts per charger) in one day

[@UKKNGaming]

They gonna start charging for sun tax lmfao 😂

[@tafadzwamusekiwa659]

Lmao they proposed that in Zimbabwe

[@hugodeandres1497]

It was a thing in Spain for many years

[@rblxmach]

@@hugodeandres1497 Yes they recently removed it actually

[@Pinoytrailtrekker]

Lol.

[@ElectricFuture]

OCCUPY SUN TAX ✊☀️

[@andrew6846]

My workplace is only about 7 miles from where I live so in theory, I would never have to charge my vehicle when commuting to and from work during the week. That is pretty damn spectacular.

[@ElectricFuture]

Yeah that is the winner use case rn for current tech

[@NicholasMulvaney]

Cycle it u bum

[@ТимофейЧерников-щ2х]

*While it's summer and good weather conditions

[@TheBeastsHere]

@@NicholasMulvaney My work is only 1.2 miles away and I still drive, but that would require me getting up 30 minutes earlier for work, considering I only get around 2 1/2 to 3 hours sleep a night I don't want any less.

[@TChowdhury00]

@M VariKKODAN Digital idiot

[@ducknorris233]

“ the extra power from the solar system” took me a second to digest that use of “solar system”

[@NithinJune]

lmao

[@RuslanMigal]

Why is this the top comment

[@ducknorris233]

@@RuslanMigal maybe people that heard that same sentence can relate

[@NithinJune]

@@RuslanMigal youtube is wierd in sorting comments

[@ducknorris233]

Yes, very confusing. I wonder if it makes a difference if you are using PC, Mac or tablet.

[@kanahn7402]

Getting 20 kms a day would be totally worthwhile for me. I'd probs only need to plug in once a month or so

[@JackMott]

you would only get 20kms on sunny days when your car is parked in a place never in the shade all day, and then car would cost another 3,000? and be heavier which would hurt range a little

[@ganador13]

@@JackMott Will solar panels on an electric vehicle result in energy profit? or breaking even? Or would the extra weight result energy debt? If it is a profit, of ANY kind, it will eventually and inevitably pay for itself. In other words, if it results in even slightly increasing the length of a charge, its good stuff man.

[@JackMott]

@@ganador13 my take on it is whatever profit you can make by putting a solar panel on your car, you could make more by putting the panel on your roof, or in a solar farm in a sunny place instead. That way the panel is never parked under a tree, or in a garage, or an extreme lattitude with low levels of solar input. so if you make a solar panel, putting it on a car is usually not the best place to put it.

[@egesajesse]

I believe it should be an option. My car is parked in the sun every single day. It’s sunny here most every day. I drive about 20kms per day... and sometimes don’t move at all on weekends. Sounds like I’d be driving without charging most months.

[@Tomoyo0827]

Yeah but you would need to pay 20% more for your car, for that amount you could charge it 5000 times

[@wlhgmk]

25miles for a day in the sun is not to be sneezed at. A nice litttle bonus. For countries in the Middle East and such sunny areas it could be a winner.

[@ramyfouad8571]

the cost to benefit ratio / efficiency is still not practical

[@roj30001]

Some people only drive that much a day so it has benefits

[@patthonsirilim5739]

@@ramyfouad8571 if you only drive about 25 miles a day its pretty much free driving i only drive about 10 miles to work and 10 miles back home that means i never have to plug it in

[@MrAntidodo]

@@patthonsirilim5739 if you live in a city with a home without parking and relay on public charging this would be so much more confident you only have to think about charging when going on long trips or after some days of bad weather.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

@@ramyfouad8571 Depends on the cost. Solar cells have gotten really cheap lately, and could become even cheaper in the near future.

[@Bryan-hs6kh]

The thing is electric cars tend to have a “phantom drain” where if you leave them in the sun they have to use the battery to keep the battery temperate to avoid damage. This is worse on days where it is extremely hot or cold. If it could pull from solar on hot days, that would be nice to use the solar energy to keep the battery temperate and avoid phantom drain

[@ElectricFuture]

would be nice

[@bubbleblossom2771]

Good thing i live where its so hot everyday like almost EVERYDAY 😅

[@JackMott]

Teslas do not have phantom drain on hot days. Source: I have a Tesla in Austin Texas.

[@PaulDewseth]

search for graphene technology. it's the solution

[@suckmyassloser3641]

Seems like some solar is a good idea. Some cars sit a while between drives.

[@manikdesign]

We seeing this In our lifetime, how lucky are we.

[@markreynolds9135]

manikdesign Seeing a cure for Cancer or Alzheimer’s would be better.

[@supernielsen1223]

But solar panel on the Roof of a car. Denmark did exactly that in 1998 With a car called connector.

[@datmesay]

and venturi did this in the 2000s

[@mpluspoint]

@@markreynolds9135 you u people always comparing? U tell me what u want ur hand or leg?

[@travis03]

They said that about the model T

[@richardowens9061]

Solar enhanced vehicles are more likely to be a practical option for those who generally travel short distances intermittently. A great example of this type of vehicle is a solar enhanced golf cart - and, those are increasing in popularity every year. A solar enhanced Nissan Leaf, for example, would be a great option for someone who commutes to and from work or school no more than five to ten miles per day. Such an application could be nearly 100% self-sustainable by solar power, alone.

[@5ch4cht3l7]

It would work, but a stationary solar panel on your roof could still work better. You'd need a battery for the whole commute in the car anyways and excess energy created from your home could be used otherwise

[@davidc2838]

Solar enhanced vehicles will become the norm as the price of solar becomes lower and the efficiencies increase. At millions of units per year, this becomes way less expensive and more efficient.

[@gregoryflinn3577]

For only a few miles a day then the vehicle should be reconfigured - there is no point in lugging a 300kg, 400km range battery around for that purpose. E.g. a hybrid but WITHOUT the engine. If the vehicle needs to retain long-range capability, then the solar approach ceases to make sense compared to other options.

[@shinjisan2015]

This is an excellent option for commuters to bypass the bus routes, instead drive to the nearest mass transit (train/tram) station where the car will be parked all day recharging from the Sun.

[@s.i.m.c.a]

solar-powered vehicles are practical; only for those who life nearby an equator , for the rest of the world - it is decreased efficiency all the time except summer + cloudy days + decreased efficiency of solar panels + solar cells degradation + dust on them.....

[@lugiasean19]

10% is worth it. Imagine if all the cars in the world saved that 10%

[@a9h5m61]

but it's not the energy needed to make all those solar panels is much more than the energy they will produce in their lifetime

[@freezerbdn8358]

They can save more than 10% by making the car lighter, don't need to use energy to build solar panel for cars

[@carlosandleon]

then we would save by 10 percent as a whole

[@a9h5m61]

@@freezerbdn8358 How would they melt the glass,weld, solder and whatever else goes into making solar panels

[@evilplaguedoctor5158]

@@a9h5m61 the idea that solar cells take more energy to produce then they generate over a lifetime has been debunked (I think it was something like 3 years to recoup the energy used currently, and less as manufacturing gets more effecient) And I think you misunderstood freezer, he was talking about saving energy used by the car, not the solar panels.

[@last5902]

Now I won't need to find parking spots under a tree.

[@josmith2062]

We'll all be deliberately leaving our car in the hot sun and avoiding the shade! LOL!

[@shahrukhpenker1311]

Yeah, but you'll probs be using that 10% to pre-cool your tesla

[@patricknelson]

Generally a good idea to avoid parking under trees anyway, considering the risk of bird 💩 and tree sap (at least where I live).

[@garethbaus5471]

@@shahrukhpenker1311 perhaps a good chunk of it, but not necessarily all of it.

[@mrxmry3264]

@@clearlisted or just run the fan to get rid of the heat as it builds up.

[@arizonamediaservice7444]

This is like a funny dejavu...When I moved to the Arizona Desert in 1980, I realized after about one year, that this area of the world must have over 350 sunny days...LOL...I remember sitting on my desk and sketching a Porsche (I'm German) with a solar panel skin...roof, sides...trunk....hood. In those days solar panels for regular people was like scifi.....amazing how far we've come...makes me feel like 100 years old already...LOL

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Yeah, Iv'e thought of solar panels and slide out solar panels for cars and RV's (like at 0:04) years before they actually starting doing it....(same with solar recharging lanterns/flashlights) Have some on the roof and hood that get sunlight all the time. Then when you're parked in the sun, the slide out solar panels would open. Not only helping to recharge your car but also keeping it in the shade to stay cooler.

[@garethbaus5471]

@@michaelbrinks8089 That style of system would be pretty much ideal for an RV and wouldn't be too hard to DIY

[@ceu7929]

Coming from the future, solar panels are so extremely cheap now that this could be doable with not much extra cost.

[@mcskifter]

Add a solar panel to every electric car. It isn't about that being the only power source, but for the vast majority of drivers you can recoup a little power and put off doing a full charge for a few more days. Or have the same total range with a little bit smaller battery pack. However, there are a few of us that only ever park outside and drive very little that might never need a charge otherwise.

[@Kerbal18]

I like how the description is literally just the script

[@differentgamer7885]

Wrong box for the subtitles.

[@timis200]

Let's take a moment to appreciate quality, time and research it took to make it. Good job!

[@Sheridantank]

That Cybertruck animation at the beginning is the coolest thing I could imagine vehicle wise.

[@stizandelasage]

solar panels are a great way to maintain the batteries and extend the life of the battery

[@kilgary]

Being able to charge 30 miles per day would make solar cars a perfect commuter option. I’d gladly park my car outdoors if it meant free charging. For now, I’ll charge with my home solar.

[@Omlet221]

But why not just have them on your roof and plug your car in your garage

[@thelight3112]

@@Omlet221 because you could have them on your roof *and* on your car.

[@Leicht_Sinn]

​@@thelight3112 and litterly pay way more for the same power you can get from your solar roof if you have like 400+ range 0-15 miles more won't be necessery

[@gamechannel1271]

Parking your car outside is how you fuck up your paint job, and possibly get hail damage depending on where you live. Best to charge it from your garage.

[@TsLeng]

At 25% efficiency, that surface area will net about 0.5kW at its best. Will it make 7kWh a day? No chance

[@owenwhite4879]

My house is gonna be covered in solar panels, have solar windows, solar car, solar phones, and an electricity producing gym for my neighborhood. The technology isn’t the best now but when I’m an adult with a family in maybe 15 years, this dream may come true. UNLIMITED POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mr.nobody5251]

Friend : were stuck in the desert man and the car ran out of Fuel Me : no problem man. Proceeds to switch to solar panels. Now.... we wait.

[@ginmador9824]

for 10 days

[@creestly8903]

for 11 days

[@dakota4766]

For 12 days

[@daveross8355]

For 13 days

[@grizz8217]

For 14 days

[@shimoorek]

Toyota Prius here in Japan uses solar panels on their cars.

[@shimoorek]

Living here after visiting. I was here because of the military.

[@shimoorek]

CHARLES SCOTT Mainland

[@marcsmythyn2628]

Doesn't it only work to cool the car or something? Saw that when we were there. I thought they were hiding a solar car lol.

[@seekfactsnotfiction9056]

@@marcsmythyn2628 yeah that is just a solar ventilation fan that comes with Prius as an optional feature (cost about $3,800) which doesn't really make any big difference. I would instead utilise remote key to start and cool off the car before i get in during summer when parked under the hot sun.

[@marcsmythyn2628]

@@shimoorek That's pretty cool and expensive! You've tried the soul food restaurant owned by I think a former US Vet too?

[@hi_im_crimson]

watching these kinds of videos surely boosts my happiness since it makes me feel like people are still working on a solution for our demise

[@strongsecurity7747]

What ?

[@wolfsden6479]

Its best effect is, removing the dead electronic car issue.

[@josmith2062]

Yep, those 3 people who die every year by driving across Australia on some remote road and running out of gas will be saved!

[@wolfsden6479]

@@josmith2062 lol, it more like there isn't a good alternative to a gas can for electric cars, so electric cars are stuck somewhere until they are towed. With solar the car can slowly charge until it has enough to get to a full blown charger.

[@gj1234567899999]

Imagine a post apocalyptic scenario. No gas and no electricity. Having your car go 10-20 miles a day though it’s own solar power similar to a covered wagon back in the day isn’t that bad. Still useful.

[@epeli0035]

England has left the chat

[@neovonterra4027]

This idea is awesome! Many people who live in (european) citys do not need more than 20 km a day. and even if you need 50 km a day you only have to charge the battery half as often. And in an emergency, when the power goes out evrywhere, your car has power.

[@chrisidema]

And many people in European cities commute by bike or public transportation so a $170000 solar car will unlikely catch on. A modern diesel has lower emissions than an electric car so I don't see the need for it for environmental reasons.

[@cookies99p66]

Solar panels actually do work when it's cloudy.

[@MrLiquidxIce]

Yes but only generating 8% of there output

[@45kph]

@@MrLiquidxIce no, my 1kw panels still put out 500 watts under some clouds

[@Username-ld7ho]

I really hope this works. And it would also be really cool if they managed to also use the friction of the tire rotors to create energy, and if they added a second large battery somehow, while that one is charging, you could drive on the other one. Even if I don’t get a front trunk, it would be awesome to have a battery stored it there.

[@labzee7855]

i had this thought yesterday then boom it shows up in my recommended

[@robertlee8805]

Google is reading your mind. I had the same experience. Would that be cool? Maybe but definitely would be an issue of privacy. But then when we imagine something and pops KZbin videos or search topic on our phones. 1st we must get our environment cleaned up, then keep it clean, then provide clean energy that's useful to everybody no matter if you're rich or poor, then we can figure out the other problems.

[@chinabluewho]

The Hyundai Sonata already has solar panels on the roof and gets about 3 miles a day of the panels, I live close enough to work that I could use this vehicle and never buy another tank of gas or need to plug it in .

[@dr.zoidberg8666]

Last year a multi-junction solar cell achieved 47.1% efficiency in the lab. We could easily see similar technology become commercially available within the next 10 years or so. Imagine with such a solar roof & solar car, you'd never have to pay for electricity again.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32202373/solar-panel-record-efficiency/

[@brynleytalbot778]

What's the betting that some hitherto unseen issue crops up, like the company being snapped up by a major power supplier, naturally to enhance its green culture, but realistically to bury it.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@brynleytalbot778 doubtful that anyone can snatch up National Renewable Energy Laboratory, since it's a government entity.

[@rollandelliott]

WRONG. that was using mirrors to concentrate light on it. Which causes the solar cell to overheat and die faster. Read the article before you spout mis leading info.

[@rollandelliott]

those multijunction solar cells cost 300x more than conventional cells too. you can buy them on ebay for about 100x more if that suits your budget.

[@ravebrain]

i live in australia and honestly solar panel cars would be amazing here most of us park outside and its almost constantly sunny. also if i get my ass stuck on an outback road where i may have to wait literally a day for a tow this would be massively helpfull

[@mortensenvick5711]

What a shame there is no national car industry in Australia anymore. Should start a new company from 0 with an idea like that

[@romainhedouin]

Just give me 50W of solar, just to compensate for phantom drain, and I'm a happy guy

[@PappaMustafa]

Phantom Drain sounds like when a guy comes to fast lol....But yea i agree.

[@romainhedouin]

@@PappaMustafa 😂

[@edc1569]

or just fix the phantom drain, an auxiliary computer system would be sensible, the more Tesla's there are on the road the more significant this problem.

[@romainhedouin]

@@edc1569 yeah Tesla could clearly drain way less battery if they had a low power, small auxiliary computer... They couldn't drain 0 energy though, so I maintain my wish to have solar on the order of 50W

[@71kimg]

the cost/benefit should just be there - that constant talk about "sun to drive the car" in absolute terms when talking about solar on cars - is almost to tin-foil territory. A video about it shouldnt be like this one. its should be about cost (price/weight/ design-look) versus benefits (kwh added / less to no vampire drain / battery life / range added ect) - its a bit like having a 100 kw solar panel on a house - which can only fully power some odd houses - but that isnt the point.

[@woodstoney]

The future of solar looks bright! ;)

[@gustavolrcoelho]

Badum tsss

[@tomkelly8827]

Wow! This was a really well researched video! Just as I was about to add something to the conversation, you did it first! Well done, I even learned more then I had known before. Well done! Yes, I am really looking forward to the whole body of the car being strong, safe, inexpensive, recyclable, efficient solare energy producers that rarely need external charging, only for long weekend trips. Electric cars have a bright future, as do we humans

[@ArizVern]

GOOD LUCK.

[@FreeminderXIII]

Scientists managed to push the efficiency to almost 40%, so in the future it would be a very useful thing to install if it added extra 50km to your trips especially in sunny places.

[@noway8233]

Not really if that cost 20k more

[@Kikinahm]

Whoa!!

[@zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj]

Like Las Vegas! Or California, Arizona, Utah, Texas, New Mexico etc.. 😉

[@JerryDLTN]

Those with no garage and those that don't have a roof of their own (a condo) could benefit from an EV with PVs on the car

[@markreynolds9135]

Jerry Lifsey Ah yes, the infamous Petite Vultures (PV) on a car would be awesome. There ability to eat rotting meat and flap their wings to increase lift is tremendous. 😂

[@Daniela-pr7rz]

Those that used up all their battery and no charger in sight, you can just leave your car in the sun for a while and get enough to get to the next charger

[@sunsetlights100]

@@Daniela-pr7rz did u see the tesla cyber truck with the solar panel array!

[@Daniela-pr7rz]

@@sunsetlights100 Yes, that's probably the unusual design, they sacrificed the horizontal roof.

[@TheNewAccount2008]

I would love to see that on my Tesla. After all, the car sometimes just sits in the open for days, which would lead up to full charges...

[@loralmanazario8742]

I’m

[@3rddude]

@@loralmanazario8742 I’m what? Complete the sentence

[@noway8233]

Iwas

[@lovewilliams4500]

I've been waiting for solar panels on cars. I knew it would and should come to fruition one day. I would like to see them on apartments one day.

[@jalils.5384]

Aptera has the best aerodynamic design with no need for charging for normal use

[@harveyherie1185]

Try using solar window on the vehicles

[@rjbjr]

Here are three uses for a relatively small solar array on your car, van, truck, etc.: 1. Most new cars have vampire circuits, and a small charger could keep your battery topped off; 2. Batteries need to stay warm in cold weather, and a small heater could do that during the day; 3. To keep your interior relatively cool on a hot day you could run a small ventilation fan.

[@garethbaus5471]

And these things are applicable to just about every vehicle.

[@joseurena6549]

You made an excellent presentation of a topic of vital importance and that is in all the media. Excellent work!

[@bkrider19]

On cloudy days 80% of the sun's energy still reaches the earth's surface. Elon stated this in an interview in the UK last year. So even on cloudy days your car's solar panels will still be doing a great deal of work.

[@tasa4904]

Unfortunately, the energy that penetrates cloud cover is infrared. Solar panels can pick up some of that spectrum, but only a small part of it and still not very efficiently. I'd say that, in this case, you'd be lucky to get 5% efficiency with the current solar cells.

[@bkrider19]

@@tasa4904 Thanks for this clarification. 1. Researchers are working on capturing energy from nonvisible light: www.euronews.com/living/2020/07/21/invisible-light-can-now-be-harnessed-for-solar-power 2. Current tech gives us about 10-25% on cloudy days according to this article: cleantechnica.com/2018/02/08/solar-panels-work-cloudy-days-just-less-effectively/ 3. Conclusions: a) the more research and development work we put into solar energy, the higher the efficiency in both visible and nonvisible spectra; b) eventually, as with problems in other originally crude technologies, this will be solved.

[@Iceflkn]

I'd like to see solar cells in a vehicle to power, at some capacity, the A/C in the summer and heat in the winter (if not covered in dust or snow) to keep the interior temp at a more comfortable level.

[@mortensenvick5711]

Audi did that with the A8 since 2002

[@Jozlek1]

This is so nice and quality work. Good job guys!

[@slidewaze]

Would be helpful to eliminate phantom drain while parked for two weeks in long term (normally uncovered) parking at the airport.

[@chivo_gaming]

Or when I'm at my mom's house...she can talk for HOURS....jeewiz lady...don't you need to take a nap!!???

[@Sgt_Glory]

It would be also very useful for people who live in apartment or condo buildings where their building may have a communal charger for all resident's use, but can't have one at your parking space. In the dead of winter, the battery heater needs to run, and when it's not plugged in, that results in noticeable phantom drain.

[@truth6565]

The genius of Lightyear 1, Mercedes EQX, Sonos Scion and Toyota Solar Prius is that you'd theoretically never need to plug into the grid during day to day driving. The avg person lives 20 miles or less from work and shopping centers. Meaning that they'll drive on avg 40 miles round trip. 60% of trips from home are under 6 miles. Assume the cars fully charged. Leave to work, consume 20 miles worth of battery charge, but gain back about 5 miles on the way from the sun, netting 15 miles consumed. Then, park the car in a sun lit lot for 8 hours while you work, and come back out to a full battery! Drive home, and park in the driveway. By morning, your battery is full again! You never had to plug in. This also works for shopping, you only have to park the car for 3 hours to gain back the energy you used in a 20 mile drive. Despite the "modest" figure of 6-7 miles charged per hour, its actually incredibly brilliant for day to day driving. Even for long distance road trips, it would still be a big help. Imagine a 300 mile road trip. Assume an avg speed of 65 mph, youll take 4 hours and 40 mins. If you gain 6-7 miles every hour of driving in the sun, that would be 7 x 4.66 = 32 miles worth of charge, making the trip consume only 268 miles, or 10% less. Thats pretty awesome if you ask me, saving 10% of battery, which will make arriving in the next city much less stressful as you look for a charger. Also - does it still charge off the sun while it charges from a plug I wonder?

[@youxkio]

9:46 perfect for me. I only make around 6500kms / year here in Taiwan where we have plenty of sunshine.

[@toobalkain]

sure, but early next week you may be invaded by China and hauled off to a gulag, who's gonna take care of the car then?

[@youxkio]

@@toobalkain For them to take Taiwan, they still have to drink a lot of mama's milk.

[@toobalkain]

@@youxkio OK, just make sure not to join the long list of countries that counted on US to fight their wars, only Israel gets that privilege.

[@youxkio]

@@toobalkain How to join other countries? Taiwan was expelled from UN in 1971! However, we can only count on the US because they have common interests in the West Pacific and South China Sea. Israel keeps on Middle East. Taiwan Keeps Pacific and South China Sea. Good job mate.

[@toobalkain]

@@youxkio And you think US won't sell you down the river in exchange for China turning a blind eye somewhere else? You really think they'll start WW3 over Taiwan? Think again. They might, but it's a 1 in 1.000 chance, you'd probably be better off ganging up with other Asian countries against China, other countries with a stake in the South China Sea and Japan.

[@redhonu]

Even a small solar roof, would be cool, as it counteract "fantom drain" and maybe even power the whole AC system.

[@Schreibtisch1]

I think the 3rd gen Toyota Prius has this since 2010. The newer generation has a solar roof which can also power the hybrid battery.

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Solar+EVs= A healthy, happy world. One can only hope this becomes a reality.

[@sheldonsmith6690]

Everybody on Robinhood: what there stock initials

[@charlesharmon4926]

TSLA

[@sheldonsmith6690]

I wasn't asking I was saying a joke that everybody that uses Robinhood this is a good idea and wants to invest early

[@johnk1639]

No offense, but if you don’t know how to find a stock ticker, maybe be careful investing.

[@lofiseeker1790]

You aint lying

[@ElectricFuture]

Tendies

[@andriifurtak844]

Even 20-30 kilometers per day is ok for my daily drive

[@General1Cal]

20 miles for me would cut down quite allot.

[@arturwiebe7482]

Exactly, last summer in Germany with no rain. Probably wouldn't had to charge for months.

[@김승훈-c7p]

I recommend u to ride a bicycle and sure for that it's really good for ur health lol

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Impossible

[@oliverpolden]

Depending on where you live, the majority of your driving could be covered by solar panels on the roof. In the UK I think 80% of commutes are under 5 miles and that is most of people’s driving. Therefore solar panels could cover a significant range for most people. It’s not about being able to fully charge the battery in one day. It’s about providing enough charge for the range you’re actually doing. I personally will not buy an EV without a solar panel. Combined with a small external standalone solar panel (as shown earlier in the video) that could be placed almost anywhere I could see 95% of driving covered by the two. It would only be longer journeys that you would need to charge from other sources.

[@muskreality]

Solar panels are more useful to run onboard electronics.

[@anguswett]

Sonac I agree. It would be interesting if you could enter a super low powered cruising mode that would run mainly off the energy from the solar panels.

[@gcod3d161]

Sonac flight wasn’t possible either

[@overthinking3573]

@@sonacphotos fold out panels, boom problem solved

[@rajkirannatarajan9276]

300 watts lol that’s what a pro cyclist puts out during brisk cruising and it doesn’t bring a bicycle up to 30kmph. A dirt bike putting out 300 watts near idle will stall out. 300 watts will not move a car faster than a slow crawl. That’s about 1/2 hp

[@salardizayee2503]

These thoughts were in my head and I was 15 years old and now I am 24 years old I did not realize and one of them is the reason because I was born in a country called Iraq, the country that did not support me in order to fulfill my dreams, damn☺️💔

[@jaurybeltraoengers5986]

I was born in Palmas, a city on the state of Tocantins, Brazil, that place is basically a solar panel's dream, it's summer all year long... A car like that would be amazing there.

[@erikkovacs3097]

Solar panels need direct sunlight. You'd have to be parked in the sun in an open field to get the full benefit. You'll get slim to nothing in the city.

[@skylarpenney5259]

It would be a good idea to have the public car charging stations to be powered by solar panels so that it's 100% sustainable.

[@skamravec]

Well, the best way would be to install solar panels over every big parking lot. The cars would also stay cool under the shade of the solar panels

[@frankyang5657]

Why we need to get all the energy from the sun? Solar energy can be deemed as supplimentary power, as to add some milage , to deal with power consumption besides running such as air conditioning, and listen to music. And the most of all, in the ergent situation such as running all out of power in the way, the solar power can let you go further after a few hours of shinning sun. Thus get you to the next power station, and release you from milage panic. Another benefit is to save your battery to avoid being totally empty which will kill your battery simultaneously. As for me, I wish my car has solar system in it.

[@matthewwells9735]

I wonder how much surface area is on top of a cargo truck, I wonder how much range that could add to the Tesla semi truck?

[@shugies]

Sounds like you are onto something :)

[@TJ-nt3tw]

I like your thinking. 🤔. Peace

[@rollandelliott]

I wonder why we don't use trains more for mass cargo. trains are much more effcinet. Oh I know because people buy amazon prime and expect their crap the next day.

[@S82200]

PhotoBooth biz to be fair tho it’s not the people’s fault it’s amazons fault for making people accustomed to prime. Never blame the drug addict when the dealer is the one selling them

[@Bukoe]

that number would change like 2000% depending on where you are in the world .. Solar is the worst shit in some part of the world and Realy damm nice in other parts . =) ..

[@aberdeenmeadows]

Interesting video and thankful you did the math. That eased my mind and I can see this at some point working well for commuter cars. Any little bit well help but intending that breakthroughs keep coming and that within five years, it will be very, very possible to have electric cars with solar capability as well. I think by then, the new term will be "On a Sunny day, I can drive 450 miles and cloudy, eh about 380".

[@hphll]

These channels and videos always easily bait those people with a lack of education in electrical engineering ;)

[@SunilNair]

1:48 "comparable conventional electric car" caught me

[@eugeneeugenio7075]

Very nice ideas... Environmentally friendly cars... Electric car installed with Solar Panels... I suggest that in order to add efficiency to the car, wheels can be converted also into an Individual Alternators that will charge batteries while on the run adding more charge other than the installed Solar Panels...

[@TheFalladin]

Can't wait for swedish winter! For about 1 month we don't even see the sun up here :D

[@giddyupgazboy1]

Imagine fold out solar panels on a camper van. Drive it until you need charge, pitch up for a few days and tour the world for free.

[@KingLarbear]

Holy cow that foldable array is something that I said in my comment before watching and it was there... and why not have it maybe twice is big ad they showed, that would be dope

[@yugalkishore7249]

i had thought about doing this but its already being implemented

[@KevinGarcia-nv6rx]

He seen “honey, I blew up the kids too many times” 😂😂

[@backtotheprius]

I'm currently wrapping my Prius Gen 2 plug-in with solar panels, and I never expected to generate so much energy! 🌞

[@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243]

Just put a windmill on a car lol I await my reward

[@CamOnCars]

10:22 Is no one going to talk about how this is just a BMW I3 with a bunch of solar panel strapped all over it

[@JonasViatte]

Looks much nicer than the BMW i3 IMO (which looks like a pug)

[@alanmay7929]

Nope its not

[@CamOnCars]

Alan May 10:39 yes it is you can tell by the gear selector the steering wheel and the display. And also just look at the design of the car from the side it’s the same shape of a i3. Which would make sense because they did say it is a German car start up.

[@skebokvarnsv]

Yes it is a scrapped BMW i3. The ignition key has been modified with electrical tape to be unrecognisable. Built in 2017 and still no working solar integration.

[@sumatralex250]

I wonder if they can color out the panel surface to maintain the look. It somehow reminds me of the experiment kits handed at school.

[@WhiteWolfos]

40 miles from solar is optimistic, however even 30 miles per day is a big win. Why? The average person who commutes drives around 29 miles a day. This means that on average you won't have to plug in your car during sunny days! If a version of the car was focused on lightweight then it would go further. I think the car that has it down currently with 1k mile range is the Aptera.

[@garethbaus5471]

1000 miles if range is awesome, but it is so much more than I, or most people need that I would just get their smallest battery pack option with AWD and the upgraded speaker option if I had the money and call it good.

[@natemac8473]

In the long run, 5% or even 1-2% of battery life per day could add up over the years. Depending on the price of electricity.

[@oliverpolden]

What annoys me is that solar panels are dismissed because they “only” provide 7 miles per day. That covers a lot of people’s commutes which makes up a significant proportion of their driving.

[@Envy13376]

Next gen solar tech is closer to 35%, right around the time cybertruck will be out.

[@rollandelliott]

they have been saying that for 20 years. do not hold your breath. 25% is realilistic.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@rollandelliott we're past that already. www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32202373/solar-panel-record-efficiency/

[@rollandelliott]

@@michaelkeudel8770 wrong because those are not for sale. GaAs cells get 35% and they cost about 100x the price of standard solar cells. mostly used on satellites. Your article is simply Vapor ware. Talk about a product made in the lab that was never commercially made. suckers fall for that stuff all the tiem.

[@rollandelliott]

The real solution is making a 'car" that is less then 500 lbs, not increasing solar cell efficiency which has barely increased at all in the last 20 year. do not hold your breath. American are getting too fat for 500 lb vechicles. sad but true.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@rollandelliott look at the date on the article clown.

[@SiMahDan]

Sadly, Oregon places a premium, a EV tax on non-petro vehicles. "Stealth" EV is in my near future.

[@adr2t]

The thing is - unless you drive that many miles, you still have an 8 hr time frame to let it charge. Lots of people drive to work, let their car sit there, and then drive back home or maybe hit the store adding a few miles - but that would be well with in that solar array. There is also the chance we will see a 50% solar panel soon by converting/upscaling IR light (that makes up 55% of the light that hits) into visualable light that can be also used soon. Granted, this video was 3 years ago, I am just adding that we're nearing a level that might actually work to add some value over all for the average user.

[@thehighwayinvesting6434]

Tesla will be a trillion dollar baby in a few years.

[@iMadrid11]

Only in paper. Tesla would never have trillion dollars cash surplus in a bank. Unlike Apple who reportedly has 200 billion cash surplus. Since car manufacturing is very expensive to produce. The profit margins are also lower due increased competition from established carmakers. Tesla’s lead is temporary as other carmakers would soon catch up. Porsche already has already overtaken Tesla for having the fastest electric car.

[@Beakerzor]

@@iMadrid11 all money is is paper, its an imaginary construct to begin with, $1trillion is $1trillion - also, this is the exact same thing they said about Apple, compeition will eliminate Apply before 1990 hits, but look at them now, TONS of competition EVERYWHERE and often better, cheaper, faster, but still people want Apple over the smarter choices

[@milvoid7287]

Beakerzor because apple’s phones and tablets are much faster than the competition performance wise, don’t downplay a company like that

[@mikegill2932]

Tesla is a fraud, they're losing money every year but people are pumping up their stock.

[@dontcare563]

Or bankrupt since they never actually made a profit! Everything is on paper!

[@PistachioCracker]

Here is an idea: instead of a trunk in the back of the car there is a foldable solar array and the rest stop on the highway have an add on that panel on the car and it extends to make a fully sustained and pollution-free car that will take you at least 600 if you are taking 5 stops at 5 different resting stop or,” gas station, ” the area would be 60 meters when connected with an extra panel at the resting stop or gas stations but that pretty big though 😆. Using the calculations of the video They edit is for spelling corrections lol

[@nolyisaac1295]

Bc

[@rollandelliott]

i got a better idea, get rid of highways, big parking lots and the asphalt jungle. have people ride bikes and walk more since everything is closer together. See countires like Vietnam that do this. no 300-400 lb people walking around either.

[@seven3140]

was that the joke, because you made a mistake in the same sentence where you said "spelling corrections" lol

[@FreshKicks4545]

There's a company that wants to add adaptable sun roofs. Hopefully Tesla works with them.

[@skygge1006]

Rolland Elliott that would never happen so this is the best countries like America can do

[@cyndiharrington1751]

That's cool on the truck... With the expandable solar panels

[@mcstaal]

Fine if the solar panels can make enough energy, to keep the car cool when parked in direct sunlight. It would save the aircondition from using a lot of batteripower when you drive off.

[@DS-en1fo]

Now a day people are forgeting Gasoline running car ,Imaging mercedise coming in renewable energy car

[@michiganengineer8621]

I could see those organic panels being used for airplanes before autos. Cover the top of the fuselage and the wings with them and it would definitely give a boost to the range of any electric powered craft. Even if the airplane used fueled engines to take off and climb to altitude, they could throttle back the gas burners and use (mostly) the electrics for cruising.

[@ElectricFuture]

Check out the Solar Impulse 2

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@ElectricFuture Exactly the example I was trying to remember LOL

[@gustavolrcoelho]

I was watching a review of some electric cars and was wondering that, thanks for answering. But I also wondered why they don't include wind turbines in the front fins where the radiator is in combustion cars, so this way they could generate electricity from the wind produced by the movement of the car. A combination of kinectic, wind and solar power could at least make it 20% of the battery per day, could it not?

[@FalconFlurry]

I'd have to look in to the physics on that, but my first instinct would be that it wouldn't work that well. The energy to power the turbine has to come from somewhere, normally it comes from the blowing wind, but if the wind is being created by the car moving forward then your turbine is essentially being powered by drag. The more drag, the faster it spins, the more power you get. If there's no drag the turbine wouldn't spin at all. Because drag is seen as resistance by the car it would take additional energy to overcome that drag force and thus I think that possibly it would cost more energy than it would create. I definitely could be wrong, but that's my understanding anyway.

[@noway8233]

Its totally ineficient

[@TheAllanmc64]

Conservation of energy would result in a net zero, or less than net zero.

[@gospelofthomas77thpearl22]

G’day from Australia! Glad you mentioned the solar race. I’ve ordered the Cybertruck & am hoping to get the solar panel cover option. 🤠👍🏼

[@thereaction18]

Elon is getting rich off of your gullibility.

[@TJ-nt3tw]

Good man you know it make sense. Peace

[@gospelofthomas77thpearl22]

@@thereaction18 Musk is not a talker like so many other manufacturers - he is a doer. He may be the only hope for the human species. If most vehicles in the world are electric it may stop global warming. And don’t tell me that’s not true - I lived through the Australian bush fires last year. NEVER have almost all of the forests in New South Wales burnt down. Last year they did. Billions of wild life killed. Thousands of houses destroyed.

[@thereaction18]

@@gospelofthomas77thpearl22 You are such a sucker for hype. Anthropogenic global warming is a hoax. They are selling snake oil. They convince you of imaginary problems and sell you imaginary solutions. What a patsy. Try doing some math and science. Measure the amount of energy from sunlight per square meter. They pulled a kilowatt per square meter directly out of their ass and you swallowed it. Look at the efficiencies of energy conversion. If you think 7 miles range to a full day's charge on a good day is a good tradeoff, good luck with that.

[@narzaust]

That was years ago. Electric cars are so weird.

[@arnoldtarbooz1420]

Back in 2000, or 2001, I drove one of the first SOLAR cars around the block at my work - it was FUN...I wonder where they are today - I want to be involved with them

[@Durtly]

A car that could only be driven it's full range every 10 days is still a car that DOESN'T RELY ON POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

[@coolcoolercoolest212]

Durtly just get ten cars

[@PauloSamurai]

What If we put some lenses to make light stronger?

[@Fierobsessed]

Concentrated Photo Voltaic is a thing, but it would still have the same surface area to energy of a regular panel. Except, you use a lot less PV material with the trade off that you increase its temperature and degradation rate, and you’d have to add the lenses, and focal thickness. At the cost of panels currently, you’re better off with just straight panels.

[@vijayrangam1140]

Please try the Car Wheels for Generating Power / Charging Batteries for supplement ing extra mile (s)

[@javierrodriguez2863]

Generators in each wheel!

[@jammiedodger7040]

Planes will not be batteries they’re going to go the hydrogen route

[@Daikael]

excluding short-flight routes, where it would be more economical to use batteries due to the costs of making hydrogen.

[@IllegallyAcquiredKIA]

Daikael exactly electric jet engines don’t exist and propeller power regardless if it’s electric ain’t enough for modern planes

[@krkrbbr]

Daikael nope thats not true its only true for trucks but planes are flying as you may know, if the flight isnt for 20 meters no route makes it profitable for batteries. and hydrogen production is not more expensive than jet fuel for most countries

[@fobudomh]

They have to radically redesign the planes for that.

[@calvinh716]

Rather park inside the parking structure than expose the paint under the sun 😂 lmfao

[@davidwrather5306]

I liked your well researched article, but at minute 9:00 you mentioned that drag has a direct proportion to the cube of speed; however, the relationship is still significant but to the square of velocity.

[@bejouxbanter5622]

Who else has stocks on Tesla or crypto {bitcoin}.

[@brianschiff8399]

Yes. Got some coins on my Blockchain.

[@andreamajik5774]

Tesla is interested in clinching a nickel deal with BHP as the electric-car maker gears up for higher production and seek to avert supply shortage.

[@isabellagrey840]

@@brianschiff8399 Hello. You mentioned of bitcoin. How does the trading work?

[@Alexcom-kf7cu]

I also make good profit from this asset BITCOIN. I have an expert manage my portfolio.

[@hamishhodder8595]

@@Alexcom-kf7cu How does this whole bitcoin process work. I'm interested in the asset and also ready to invest

[@brandonstevens5628]

"Cars are often kept inside" Elon what you on about?

[@ericfleet9602]

They are called "garages".

[@celestesomarsingh6503]

Put a whole in u r roof🙃

[@AnOnYm1374]

His boring company strives to build under-earth tunnels to drive and park vehicles. So yeah, with that in mind ur car is pretty much locked away from the sun.

[@billboyd4051]

Its called a plug.

[@levaisandoralex6829]

you are right( in night time)

[@gregripp]

For a fairly low cost I think a small solar charging/desulfating system for the 12 volt lead acid battery in all cars makes sense given that contemporary vehicles use more electric power for non-propulsion systems than ever and will prolong the lifespan of the 12V lead acid battery.

[@2g1c69]

Hey man, what are your thoughts on aptera? Would love to see a video!

[@Caldaron]

You should get sound absorbers for your chamber. Good video. Thx

[@ElectricFuture]

Yeah I actually tried to make a little makeshift setup but still doesn't sound great, going to get a legit insulated soundbox.