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by FullyFunctional 1941 days ago
Citing the time to charge an empty car is such a disingenuous argument; if you have ever lived with an EV you'd know that's very rarely what you do. Instead you top off what you consumed earlier, typically once daily. So unless you are counting the very atypical cross-county drive, you don't need nearly that much.

That said, I don't believe carrying panels around to be a very practical nor attractive option.
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ravi-delia 1941 days ago
> Citing the time to charge an empty car is such a disingenuous argument; if you have ever lived with an EV you'd know that's very rarely what you do.

I've been very annoyed by online discourse that ignores that simple fact, but in this case the primary utility of a portable option would be on that cross-country drive. If you're just making small trips and topping it up, you're no better off than if you just charged overnight at home.

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FullyFunctional 1940 days ago
Fair point; still impractical for most situations.

I _have_ seen non-EV RVs with mounted panels (charging while driving) and more to be unfolded while parked for both shade and more power. They used the power for fridges etc, but not for locomotion. Seemed totally reasonable to me.

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