Terravis Solar Cover and Lightning?

[Kiggulak]

Ok so a nice hard cover is $1000. So it's only 15 years of 2/3 days of good full sun. I doubt you get that much of a year of full sunny days so it'll more than likely be longer than that.

Buy the thing and prove me wrong, but I myself am not convinced that it's worth the money. Even if it does manage to somehow give you 5 miles of range a day.

I see this device as a solution to add the pro power like capabilities to an older/cheaper/not ford truck. The lightning already has these features built in.

If you really want to use solar to power your vehicle it would make a lot more sense to put them onto your house.

Your both right I just like the look of the EV with the solar tonneau cover and the idea of energy independence. The efficiency and practicality of F150 short bed truck mounted solar panels (that fold) and then the DC to AC to DC conversion on top of it is not there. Especially not worth it if the total package is $3500 to $4000. Kudos to Worksport for developing a product and trying to bring it to market, its not the best fit for the Lightning offering.

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[EaglesPDX]

If the system is generating 3kwh on a nice sunny day and none on many other days,

As with solar on the house, it will generate power on cloudy days, just about every day there is any light you will get power generation.

The PV bed cover is a great idea and will cover parasitic losses from electronics running, battery heat/cooling while parked, being able to plug in tools or camping gear without impacting range and charging while parked in remote areas on summer trips, keeping car battery/warm on the cold sunny days at the ski resort.

 

[Sundancer330]

Sounds like a big waste of money just like the electric road our governor introduced today. It is far from construction but will be a 3 mile road that will charge a EV as you drive over it. Hell they cant fix all the pot holes and they think this will work, LMAO.

 

[Sun Devil]

Thanks for all the replies. I didn't see the Lightning as an option on the vehicle list. Thanks for pointing that out. I like the idea of the independence it offers, but thanks for pointing out that it will take many years to pay for itself.

Ironically, my initial concern was how much it would weigh with the battery and everything. I wonder how much it may reduce my range by the weight it adds to vehicle. Perhaps it is minimal.

Thanks again for all the insights everyone.

 

[ShirBlackspots]

Sounds like a big waste of money just like the electric road our governor introduced today. It is far from construction but will be a 3 mile road that will charge a EV as you drive over it. Hell they cant fix all the pot holes and they think this will work, LMAO.

It'll be a failure just like the solar road attempts in Europe and here in the US.

 

[snowy_91]

It'll be a failure just like the solar road attempts in Europe and here in the US.

And yet someday people will wonder what we did be for solar roads....

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