Collapsible solar array mounted on roof of Tesla
Mounted on his Model Y Tesla and weighing less than 75 kg, it''s designed to be portable, fitting on any EV roof rack and within a standard parking spot to generate net-positive power.
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In the meantime, a Tesla owner got matters into his own hands and decided to build a deployable solar roof for his Model Y. The owner, going by u/somid3 on Reddit, built a rack that fits on top of the Tesla Model Y and can deploy 9 175-watt panels to charge the vehicle: The owner wrote about his project:
Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. Other automakers offer it as an option, but the solar roof systems either only power auxiliary features and not the actual powertrain's battery pack, or they only provide a few miles of range per day.
A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature.
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Mounted on his Model Y Tesla and weighing less than 75 kg, it''s designed to be portable, fitting on any EV roof rack and within a standard parking spot to generate net-positive power.
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