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Do Solar-Powered EVs Make Any Sense? I Drove a Prototype To See How It Could Work
05 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from The Drive
"The car's real-time app showed solar production of 492 and 673 watts...around noontime. Its maximum solar charging rate is just over one kilowatt...That can add up to 70 km (43 miles) on the sunniest day of the year, and up to 11,000 km (6,840 miles) over a full year."
"Lightyear plans to sell only 946 0s - because 9.46 trillion km is the distance light travels in one year, e.g. one light-year - at the substantial price of €250,000..."
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