schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agoMercedes unveils car with 20% efficient ultra-thin solar coatingwww.pv-magazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMercedes unveils car with 20% efficient ultra-thin solar coatingwww.pv-magazine.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoI think it’s more to maximize surface area for solar power generation.
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoI doubt it generates enough energy either way. If that mattered they’d put in a long ass trunk as well.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoThere’s nothing inhibiting their engineers from designing sedan and SUV bodies with comparable surface areas.
I think it’s more to maximize surface area for solar power generation.
I doubt it generates enough energy either way. If that mattered they’d put in a long ass trunk as well.
There’s nothing inhibiting their engineers from designing sedan and SUV bodies with comparable surface areas.