Konzept des Solarlacks auf Autos: Solarmaterial ist eine Paste mit einer Dicke von nur 5 Mikrometern und einer Dichte von 50 g/m². Es hat einen Umwandlungswirkungsgrad von 20 %. An sonnigen Orten wie Los Angeles könnte die Reichweite um 34 Meilen pro Tag erhöht werden. In bewölkten Städten wie Stuttgart kann es pro Jahr zu 7.500 Meilen kommen
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/mercedes-solar-paint-power/9140/
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Let me know when its actually mass produced for consumers. Until then, its trash news.
Good grief that’s a terrible headline. 20-34 miles per day. Why the heck do people mix units for stuff like this?
Seed Statement:
In its recent 2040 vision for the future of the electric vehicle experience, Mercedes-Benz revealed its plans to use a new material capable of being used as solar paint. The new material is 5 micrometers thick with a density of 50 gm/sq.meter and conversion efficiency of 20%. In sunny places like Los Angeles it could add 34 miles a day of range and in cloudy cities like Stuttgart it can add 7,500 miles per year as per the company’s note.
Though Mercedez Benz did not specify the nature or type of this material, in 2018 USDOE unveiled a paintable solar solution deploying perovskite solar cells. They are relatively inexpensive and applicable to a wide range of surfaces. They can be deployed in high-volume, fast-throughput roll-to-roll production systems commonly in use today, or sprayed on a car as body paint, as the case may be.
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How much does it cost? What happens if it gets scratched or gets rock dings? If it fails do you get a check engine light?
To save my fellow redditors from this terrible headline:
LA:
36 miles (~58 km) a day = 13,140 miles (~21147 km) per year
Stuttgart:
20,5 miles (~33 km) a day = 7500 miles (~12,070 km) per year
Keep in mind that assumes you actually drive that much daily to actually consume the generated electricity as it won’t accumulate over the battery limit, obviously.
If this becomes a reality, I can see garages start to disappear. People will prefer to save money and leave their cars outside.
That story really seemed to have been written by AI. I wonder if the fact that they did not give Edwin O. a last name is one hint, beyond the writing style.
How does it deal with dings? Bc if you park in the city you get dinged a lot
So the full system conversion efficiency of this paint matches high quality solar cells? Great! Now we can just paint a roof rather than installing solar panels. This is a revolution!
Why not put a tiny wind turbine on the car 🤔 turbine will rotate and generate electricity
So maybe we should not rush building solar stations over the parking lots.
Isn’t that about the same range Aptera is promising? They designed a car to be incredibly aerodynamic and efficient. I doubt it’s possible to get the same results by changing the paint on an otherwise normal car.