aprnu@feddit.ch to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWorld’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Saharawww.designboom.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down15cross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.worksmechanical_engineering@lemmy.world
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkWorld’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Saharawww.designboom.comaprnu@feddit.ch to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.worksmechanical_engineering@lemmy.world
minus-squareJustMy2c@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoSince the car stands still most of the day, some kind of system that folds out into multiple solar panels may be interesting, offering shade as well
minus-squareAatube@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThat may be awful for urban scenarios such as parking lots
minus-squareTakumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoIt could unfold front to back, covering the hood and the trunk, taking up no more space than the car itself.
minus-squareJustMy2c@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoOr like that umbrella solar system. Or even adaptable to available space. Obviously works best when camping
Since the car stands still most of the day, some kind of system that folds out into multiple solar panels may be interesting, offering shade as well
That may be awful for urban scenarios such as parking lots
It could unfold front to back, covering the hood and the trunk, taking up no more space than the car itself.
Or like that umbrella solar system. Or even adaptable to available space. Obviously works best when camping