2 points | by zahlman 7 hours ago ago
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Hyundai tried it on a production Hybrid car
https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/story/CONT0000000000091...
Their PR math uses a 22.8% efficiency rate at 0 degrees tilt with a total of 204W production, 5.8 hours per day = ~1,300 km per year = ~2.5 miles/day. Testing was conducted in Korea.
The real world results were negligible.
It might not ever make it beyond the prototype stage, but:
https://aptera.us/
Hyundai tried it on a production Hybrid car
https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/story/CONT0000000000091...
Their PR math uses a 22.8% efficiency rate at 0 degrees tilt with a total of 204W production, 5.8 hours per day = ~1,300 km per year = ~2.5 miles/day. Testing was conducted in Korea.
The real world results were negligible.
It might not ever make it beyond the prototype stage, but:
https://aptera.us/