| ▲ | discordance 36 minutes ago | |
There’s a Chinese EV called the Solarky that has 600w of panels on it (300w with another 300w that slides out when stationary), which can collect about 50km of range a day, and sells right now for around $10k around Asia. More info here: https://youtu.be/Hk6aTKV-des | ||
| ▲ | hn_submit a few seconds ago | parent | next [-] | |
Impressive for $8000. But the low top speed (80km/h) make it only usable as a city-car. Also, I doubt this thing will be able to pass the NCAP (EU) or IIHS (USA) safety certification so they wouldn't be able to sell it in those regions even if there was demand for it. | ||
| ▲ | stevenwoo 16 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It feels like a generation of transportation alternatives is going to bypass the USA. | ||
| ▲ | Flavius 14 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
This is a much more interesting concept than Aptera. Small and affordable car, expandable solar array. Keep it simple. | ||