• vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    nope. not “yet”. just not physically possible. even with 100% efficient panels.

    There just is not enough energy in the sunlight hitting the car. You would have to somehow make the sun shine brighter. Which is not really possible.

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      1 year ago

      The amount of power is limited, but can’t the tech improve to make cars that require less power?

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        1 year ago

        you can make the engine more efficient, but at some point there is a minimum amount of energy needed to get the thing moving and they are already quite close to fully efficient. To reduce energy needed any further you can make the car lighter, but that obviously cannot be improved indefinitely.