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46mi/day: Free power from the sun in an Aptera(aptera.us)
4 points by TeaVMFan 11 hours ago | 5 comments
ZeroGravitas 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This specific car feels a bit like a gimmick but I feel we're on a trend to putting solar and batteries everywhere and at some point soon along that progress putting lightweight panels on the top of delivery vans and goods trucks will be normal in sunny climates.

Refrigerated loads are a particular sweet spot.

TeaVMFan 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Real world test results show up to 46 miles per day on a sunny day. No plugging in, no gas, just park it in the sun and your battery charges.

4d4m 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

LOL THEY ROTATED THE CAR HALFWAY THROUGH

TeaVMFan 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, they explained that's like parking facing the other way after driving at lunchtime. They also describe optimal parking strategies for no-move charging.

Forget hypermiling, now we have hypercharging.

4d4m 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Hillarious! Time to go reposition our roof solar panels and blog about it!