Solar Roofs on EVs

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Ioniq 5 appears to have the same solar roof as the Sonata, which can roughly generate between 0.6 and 2 KWh per day. So that's 2-6 miles a day with an Ioniq 5.


DT said:
I leave garlic in mine, it really reduces it ...
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That may also explain the hanging crosses in some of these cars:)
 
LightYear One promises up to 45mi charge using 5m2 of solar panel surface.
For $160,000 it's definitely not cost efficient, but an interesting concept.

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P_X said:
LightYear One promises up to 45mi charge using 5m2 of solar panel surface.
For $160,000 it's definitely not cost efficient, but an interesting concept.

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Discover Lightyear 0. Charge less and drive 725 km with energy-efficient technology (only 83 wh/km). Find interior and exterior photos and learn about the specifications and details of Lightyear 0.
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If I move to Arizona…
 
SuperMatt said:
If I move to Arizona…
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They are planning a 40K version, LOL. I don't believe any of these "cheap versions". But since the car is reported to do 100mi using 5 kWh, (it's about 25 for efficient TM3s in real world and 30 for Ioniq in WLTP). So it isn't really the solar panels that do the heavy lifting. This range extension estimate would translate to about 16 mi to the Ioniq 5 (3m2 vs 5m2 panels and 50% of efficiency).
 
theSeb said:
If my car could generate around 16 miles per day by itself via whatever means, then I would hardly ever need to plug it in to charge.
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On one of the Ioniq5 forums, someone stated his car generated 2-2.5 miles a day in the Finland in November. That system could generate close to 10 miles where I live in the summer.
 
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