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Aptera completes low-speed drive in its first production-intent solar electric vehicle (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I could see a market for a small electric camper van (Like actual small van sized like the old VW vans) with a solar roof. For regular camping you would always have electric to charge your phone and if you wanted to tour around a bit you could probably stay at each location for 2/3 days and gain enough charge to make it to the next one (at least in summer)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

You can get teardrops with solar panels, but I haven't looked into electric RVs.

[–] Cethin 2 points 3 weeks ago

For sure. I've always lived an idea like that. You can buy portable solar panels you can throw up on your roof when parked though, or place them elsewhere, so I don't know if it's required. It's a concept I could see actually working though. Not this.