tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post1686203545513738739..comments2024-03-28T11:43:25.346-04:00Comments on The View from Lady Lake: It's about time, Tesla. This is a game-changer...Joe Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798581620504667520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-43461115998091526082022-07-06T17:28:01.379-04:002022-07-06T17:28:01.379-04:00"The problem has always been that solar power..."The problem has always been that solar power doesn't add much to the range of the car, because it is not as efficient as electrical energy."<br /><br />WTF? solar power IS electrical energy. Most journalists should just stay the fuck away from technology stories if they don't want to sound dumber than FJB.<br /><br />I doubt any system can recharge a normal EV car on the fly. At best, it can trickle charge while it is moving and let it discharge a bit slower.Mind your own businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275026895680246324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-16700766195681687902022-07-06T15:45:28.983-04:002022-07-06T15:45:28.983-04:00It can charge your car if you are parked for days ...It can charge your car if you are parked for days but not at all while moving, so no 'infinite range' I have an 8 panel 2.6Kw array on my roof here in SoCal and I get about 15KW-hr per day of energy each full day if there are no clouds, so that might add 50 miles of range but you have to be at home, not at work. <br /><br />Look at the solar challenge racers to see what an all-solar car looks like: utterly impractical as transportation.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.com