The company says it has raised enough capital to continue working on its second model, the much more affordable Lightyear 2, which is supposed to have a starting price of around $40,000 in the United States.
Sure. These are ‘for now’ points. But every improvement will also improve existing infrastructure and methods, so the most likely outcome will be that it will still make more sense to have solar panels be one thing, and a car be a separate thing.
Now a tow-behind RV pulled by an electric truck, that once parked can deploy its panels and charge the truck/ power the RV? That would make a ton of sense. But just in general, we can keep solar panels much simpler if all that needs to happen is they get mounted on something tall enough to not be blocked by the sun.
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Your comment has a huge asterisk next to every point: for now*
Mp3 players, gps, and rollodexes all were superior until they weren’t. Now they are trivial components of something we carry everywhere all the time.
The same is true of current solar capabilities. The future is multifaceted and we get there sooner when people try.
Sure. These are ‘for now’ points. But every improvement will also improve existing infrastructure and methods, so the most likely outcome will be that it will still make more sense to have solar panels be one thing, and a car be a separate thing.
Now a tow-behind RV pulled by an electric truck, that once parked can deploy its panels and charge the truck/ power the RV? That would make a ton of sense. But just in general, we can keep solar panels much simpler if all that needs to happen is they get mounted on something tall enough to not be blocked by the sun.