[zksmk]

You're forgetting many people live in apartments in dense urban areas, and basically the only place they CAN put solar panels IS on the top of their car. Of course, they could just buy/use electricity produced elsewhere in dedicated solar farms, but that doesn't make you self-reliant, and could in theory cost the end user more money, depending on maintenance and cost of the vehicle.

[stefan_]

Thankfully we don't need many people in cities to put solar panels anywhere because everyone is much better off putting them on a field in some deserted area where they can get optimal exposure.

[csunbird]

You can not get good sunlight at dense places anyways. Almost always there is going to be a shadow.

[zksmk]

Undoubtedly for some cases, but I'm talking from my perspective of "commie-blocks” with large open green spaces between the towers. Sure you could in theory put the panels in those open green public spaces but that's neither legal nor would it jibe well with their whole raison d'etre.

[mrfredward]

>You're forgetting many people live in apartments in dense urban areas

How much sunlight do they get in parking garages?

[Rule35]

Demand that your landlords install sunlamps in the parking garage. Solved.

[sigio]

I can't even get them to install an EV-Charger in there... even on my own cost.

[hexa00]

These places also tend to have underground parking :(

[mjhagen]

or not much need for cars at all

[SyzygistSix]

This. We'll always need a certain amount of cars for delivery and people with disabilities but the majority of people can walk or bicycle in cities. It would do us some good, in fact. Not just the additional exercise but also bringing back a culture that is less in a hurry, less time -enslaved, and less disconnected from the outside. Our cultural disconnect from reality is as much at fault regarding global warming as our technology is.

[decker]

Don't dense urban areas tend to have tall buildings that block the sunlight?