schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoMercedes unveils car with 20% efficient ultra-thin solar coatingwww.pv-magazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161external-linkMercedes unveils car with 20% efficient ultra-thin solar coatingwww.pv-magazine.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoI think it’s more to maximize surface area for solar power generation.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoThere’s nothing inhibiting their engineers from designing sedan and SUV bodies with comparable surface areas.
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoI doubt it generates enough energy either way. If that mattered they’d put in a long ass trunk as well.
I think it’s more to maximize surface area for solar power generation.
There’s nothing inhibiting their engineers from designing sedan and SUV bodies with comparable surface areas.
I doubt it generates enough energy either way. If that mattered they’d put in a long ass trunk as well.