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Electric car with built in solar panels

  • 19-03-2019 11:51am
    #1
    cojomo2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭


    http://Sonomotors.com

    Looks interesting.


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  • #2
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,060 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    I was wondering if that horrible picture of moss stretching across the whole dash would be removable buy it turns out it's not a wallpaper, it's an actual moss terrarium built into the dash! They claim it filters the air but good luck with that...


  • #3
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,529 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Another discussion on it here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057768426

    I don't now why, but I love that it has a three pin plug on the front so you can power appliances off of it :o


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    All hype and no sense I would think. Under ideal conditions they claim the solar panel will charge the car enough for 34km. But I would imagine the reality is much much lower. Especially if you park it in a city somewhere. I would think the extra expense in the panels could have been put elsewhere, the interior looks horrendous, and even more battery power would be better than solar.


  • #5
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,120 ✭✭✭✭unkel
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    You got it in one, Alan. They've used very expensive solar panels too, a complete waste of money. This has made the car too expensive to buy, so it will be a commercial failure. Such a pity as there is plenty of room in the market for a low end (cheap) EV.

    The AC plug is interesting though, although I haven't seen the specs for it. They claim it can charge other cars so it would need to have at least 2kW to do that, which is also plenty to power your home essentials in case of a power failure.

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