Electric car that charges itself

Post by m463 » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

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It's easy to dismiss this as green washing, but there is some value to it for city cars. The amount of electricity generated is never going to be enough to fully power the car, but that's not really the point. If having solar panels on your car roof means you can avoid charging much in summer, that will make owning an electric car for people who live in cities much simpler - and so support adoption. As a back of the…

This topic came up on the recent Joe Rogan with Elon Musk. Elon said they considered it, but in the end it is just not worth it. He said there is just not enough surface area on a car to contribute a worthwhile amount of electricity. The numbers quoted for this particular vehicle are very optimistic I think. If you’re lucky, you might get 5 miles a day out of it. What happens if it’s cloudy or rainy for a week? Or yo…

Post by dheera » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 6:30 PM UTC

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It seems to me HOAs aren't mostly about maintainence, they're mostly about old farts yelling at you for installing a fence or planting the wrong type of flower or using the wrong color of paint. None of that stuff affects maintainence. Those farts shouldn't even be allowed to step on land they don't own. The stuff that actually affects maintainence, I can understand, but participation should be optional by law. If yo…

How do you intend to make participation in maintenance of a highrise building, of which you occupy one unit, optional? [1] HOAs don't make a lick of sense for suburban blocks, but you can't do without them when you share a building. [1] You could try the Soviet model, where people took care of their personal apartments, while the common areas and infrastructure of most buildings would go to shit. I've seen it, I'm no…

Post by tengbretson » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 6:37 PM UTC

Post by iso1631 » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 6:40 PM UTC

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Musk is building cars for a mainly american style market - long drives and private parking. topping up 5 miles a day means that a full battery will last me and the 1.8 million UK cars that do under 2000 miles a year, months between having to plug in and recharge.

If your commute is less than 5 miles a day, you should probably be riding a bike or an ebike. Pushing around a big car to travel what is essentially walking distance is a waste (and expensive). Even 10 miles a day is easy ebike range.

Post by JKCalhoun » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 6:46 PM UTC

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There is literally no place in the world where you can do "whatever you want" with property, for the simple reason that allowing you to do so would dramatically affect your neighbours in ways that would substantially restrict how they can use their property. It's a fair argument that conversely many types of restrictions on what you can do are unjustified and overly broad, but arguing from the basis that you should b…

> dramatically affect your neighbours in ways that would substantially restrict how they can use their property. Well yes, if you practice the tuba at 3am, raise alligators in your backyard, and beekeeping in your front yard, then yes. But painting your house? Building a shed? Parking a car in the driveway? Building a fence? Adding architectural ornaments? Install solar panels? None of this stuff affects neighbours.