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We agree, 1.2 kW sounds nothing! Technology is pretty new, hope there is significant process over years. Thanks for your comment.

@@emobilitytrends what about info on the inverter to needed to convert the electricity generated from DC to AC?

@@OG.551.98 Looks like they are doing DC directly, All that would need to a boost converter to output around DC 400v

lol it’s not meant to be driven with it on!! 😂😂😂

I had suggested to Mitsubishi about integrate solar on there PHEV outlander. Kind of a good idea

As a retired Architect/Engineer and lifelong pilot your point regarding "drag coefficient' reducing the units effectiveness flew into my mind as well but, then I realized two somewhat obvious things. One, you are not moving whilst recharging (so drag is not a factor) and two, the profile of the roof mounted apparatus is not that of a cargo carrier, it is much more knife blade in appearance (timestamp 1:51) so the degree of airflow 'drag' is minimal. I'm also quite sure they've performed some level of wind tunnel tests to validate the shape of their encapsulation. You can apply either aerodynamics or fluid dynamics. Good point though. My concern was theft, wind damage (while deployed) and even vandalism. UPDATE!! I stand corrected. It has been revealed to me my REAL concern about purchasing this unit..." EST. FULL PRICE $2,999* "

Great point! For camping or parking off Grid, may be we need a Solar Tent :)

We agree, concept it great! This product might be good when someone is out remote camping and needs some option to charge their EV. Hope the charger capacity will improve over time!

Most solar panels are efficiency warranted for, at least, 25 years. How, then, can you claim "solar panels lose their efficiency very rapidly"?

@@johnreeves7261 By the time solar panels are installed since their manufacture date they have already lost upwards of about 5-10 percent of their efficiency to absorb sunlight and turn it into electricity. I will have to double check, but I believe it has to do with the silicon layer in the solar panel becoming oxidized. However, there have been some recent developments in solar panel technology that may be able to address this issue.

@@itsskip Read the 40 year power warranty on Maxeon Solar Panels. Their "efficiency degradation" rate is very low.

@@johnreeves7261 Could you define low? If the degradation rate is low in comparison to the rest of the competition, that makes sense. I am not doubting nor denying that they are capable of producing tons of energy in comparison the the amount of maintenance and effort you have to put in.

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1. Only a problem for planes.Weight in a car doesn't matter due to regen breaking capability. 2.Only if you use maximum acceleration capability. My tires last around 50TKM same as in my previous ICE cars. 3. Range? Yeah, maybe if you pull a trailer. Otherwise range isn't that much of a problem. 4. Don't tell my battery, it has 10 years and 307TKM and is still fine 5. Efficiency of EVs is three to four times better than ICE. That equalizes much. 6. Risk of fire is 60 times lower in EVs compared to ICE cars. 7. The initial cost is slightly higher but is more than compensated by lower TCO. My EV costs me <2€/100km. Comparable ICE would be >15€. 8. Batteries can be recycled, so there is no toxic waste. ICEs toxic waste is regularly dumped into the atmosphere. CO2, Hydrocarbons, NOx, ..

The overwhelming majority of EVs dont have a Transmission, because they only run in one gear. Reverse is achieved by inversing the engine.

The oil in the transmission is like the transmission oil in an ICE car. Usually it lasts more than 100k miles, but if you want to change it earlier, it's only like half a gallon. Brakes use hydraulic oil that needs to be checked for humidity. In my EV, I check it at every seasonal tire change. Never had to change it in 10 years.

Those facts don't affect them in any way, the EV-evangelists live in alternative dimension.

Batteries can be recycled at around 95% efficiency. Scaling this process isn't easy, as the amount of batteries is too low to scale up because batteries last "too" long. The overhead of production is existing, but it's equalized after 80TKM for older batteries and as low as 17TKM for newer LFP batteries. My EV did 307TKM so far. A comparable ICE car would have burned 17 metric tons of fuel in this time, emitting 45 metric tons of CO2.

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You forgot to compare the waste, toxicity, and energy consumption of producing and refining oil into gasoline. if you took that energy and put it straight into a car EVs still win by a huge margin

@@dirkvornholt2507 - The environmental impact of producing products that the majority of consumers do not want far outweigh any so called 'efficiencies' . EVs will gain adoption if and when they truly offer a superior experience and value for the average consumer. Let the market and not mandates determine their success. May the best tech win.

Even if your statement holds true, the truth is, this is irrelevant for cars.

As electric motors are at least three times more efficient, there is no need to store that much energy. If it's enough for 300 miles of range, it's sufficient for most applications.

Yes and how long to charge it. Till sitting is time wasted

It is. I can drive my EV for less than 2€/100km. ICE car would be around 10€/100km. 307TKM so far.

In the long run, typically BEV's are also running at lower cost than ICE cars.

I guess lowering carbon emissions holds zero value in that cost benefit analysis.

Nope. Ev sales are slowing down because of politics. Rightwing people all over the West got convinced that EVs are a communist plot and an attack on their masculinity. And that's bullshit by the way.

@@brianm6965 Lowering carbon emissions is in not even close to worth the cobalt toxicity generated by the batteries.

I like your comment. Dont confuse efficiency and cost. I have a very low annual milage. Will keep my ICE car untill it is 25 years old. My next car will also be an ICE. The best choice for the environment and my vallet.

This is a transition. Some states, like California, uses less than 5% from coal plant. Each year coal use is less. You'd have a point if there was an increase in use year over year. Some facts to ponder from dept of labor; 1927, 720,000 coal mining jobs, 2022, 39,000. Peak anthracite coal production, 1914 to 1919 depending on the source, over 100 years ago. Heck, the peak energy from mining coal was 1998. I wouldn't want to depend our future on coal. We have to look for an alternative and fusion is always 25 years out for the last 50 years. ITER has over 1 million parts, in other words, is not commercially scalable, even with 90 percent less parts.

Even when running on power generated by a fossil fueled power station, BEV's run more efficient than ICE cars. Of course, the advantage shrinks compared to a "clean" power grid, but it is still an advantage. The reason is: The efficiency of a power station in spite of transmission losses is better than the efficiency of the ICE.

I dont see how EVs are at fault where the energy comes from. Considering how cheap solar and stationary batteries are we should swap, instead of burning oil.

Multiply that heat loss by 15 billion if you like heat. And having your car block heater plugged in all the time,Ive lived in -40...

ICE cars do not start at -40.

@@josephvanorden3782 I think you have to plug them in like an ICE car at that temperature. Can you start an ICE at -40 if it wasnt plugged in overnight?

Funny, Norway has really cold winters and >50% of EVs in new vehicle sales. They si.ply converted their block heater infrastructure to EV charging infastructure.

No excuse for coal nowadays, renewable is cheaper. Pretty simple really.

@@jaaklucas1329 Nuclear is cheaper, cleaner, but you don't hear about it.

Coal is in decline worldwide even the US is phasing out of coal. There is only 15 state that still use coal as their primarily source compared to nearly all states about 20 years ago.

@@elapplzsl Then why China built 300+ coal power plant and even funded many 3rd world countries to build more?

@@johnwong5317 70 percent of energy is lost as heat in nuclear power plants. This should be considered when you are making an “honest” efficiency comparison.

Don't forget gas powered generators at charging station. Not to mention EVs are heavier, so it needs more energy to move the car around and 100 times the amount of water to put out the fire.

No. You are both wrong, and there are lots of scientific articles detailing this. Even considering electricity production EV ae greener than ICE. They also have the fundamental advantage of being able of getting greener once the grid gets greener. While gas is always gas. ICE is more convenient for refueling during a long trip and... can sound nicer in a sports car. But that's about it.

@@johnwong5317 Yes EVs are heavier, also 50% more efficient than ICE. Diesel generators for charging? Renewables will do it cheaper. And if you look it up, theres more ICE car fires by % than E cars.

@@jaaklucas1329 The 50% efficient doesn't matter because they still use gas generators to create electricity on charging station. Search it up and you will see pictures of them. Renewables is often said, but when it's not generate enough power, you will see they fired up the "back up" generators for it. Sure there are more fires by ICE, but at least those fires are easily put out unlike EVs which will burn in submerged water for days.

@@Mi82475 The grid get greener? Good luck with that since China continue to built more coal powered plant and in recent months that they stopped subsidized for charging station, the costs of charging for EVs in many cities are even higher gas and you have to wait hours on the line before you even charge your car. Have you seen grave yards of new EVs? Those EVs were just a few years old and they can't compete with new EVs cars that come out recently and cheaper too. Not to mention lots of fire because they think it's good idea to have batteries stay unprotected and as low to the ground as you can get, thus increase fracture and fires accident.

In a real world scenarie, a rusty surface is what is killing my brake discs. Salt during winter and frequent rain help the rust to creep in. Each 5 to 10 years i need to replace my brake discs. What help them last longer is frequent use of the hand brake which I use on every trip.

yeah, you need to take into account the condition of the environment, in florida or something im sure this is true, but not in salty places

My brake pads lasted 250TKM in german road conditions with salted roads in winter. Discs are still OK at currently 307TKM.

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As batteries shrink regen braking lessens. Wonder how much energy recovery helps if it gets down to similiar to ice or better weights.