Electric vehicle war, is gas soon to be toast?

[Wolven]

Well, after flubbing my last post, maybe this is an exciting advancement in a Solar EV!

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Well, after flubbing my last post, maybe this is an exciting advancement in a Solar EV!

I would argue it's always going to be a niche, academic technology.

Aptera's efforts in efficiency have helped and will help advance efficiency in normal electric vehicles but there's simply not enough energy coming from the sun to make much of a difference in EVs overall energy consumption.

[Shazam]

Clearly we need a better sun.

[Wormius]

I am looking for a spare extra level 1 charger for my car. How compatible are they between makes? I have seen a couple on marketplace for Mitsubishi's, just want to make sure the fit is going to be fine for a Toyota, like no variations where something is slightly off and it's going to be a pain to connect and disconnect.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Shouldn't be a problem.
The plug types are standardized to avoid exactly this.
Assuming it's got a J1772 plug type there won't be an issue.

If there was differences between plugs between makes public chargers wouldn't be possible.

[Shazam]

Should be fine. The Mitsu one is made by Panasonic.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

I would argue it's always going to be a niche, academic technology.

Aptera's efforts in efficiency have helped and will help advance efficiency in normal electric vehicles but there's simply not enough energy coming from the sun to make much of a difference in EVs overall energy consumption.

Considering the perovskite advancements over the last year they now have multiple technologies that either eliminate silicon, while still keeping 17% capture rate, or mix silicon and perovskite to get 27-33% efficiency.

Once those technologies hit mass production it will be a game changer in the energy business.

Japan is all-in on making this happen.

It is the kind of move that will set a nation up to lead the way into the energy revolution (and make piles of money when they are providing the technology that displaces the legacy tech). It is honestly the kind of thing Canada would invest in instead of bickering over another pipeline.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Considering the perovskite advancements over the last year they now have multiple technologies that either eliminate silicon, while still keeping 17% capture rate, or mix silicon and perovskite to get 27-33% efficiency.



Once those technologies hit mass production it will be a game changer in the energy business.



Japan is all-in on making this happen.



It is the kind of move that will set a nation up to lead the way into the energy revolution (and make piles of money when they are providing the technology that displaces the legacy tech). It is honestly the kind of thing Canada would invest in instead of bickering over another pipeline.

Even at 25% total efficiency you'd be lucky to get 12-15km added in an average sedan during the summer. I just don't see mobility solar ever catching on other than maybe for freight fleets to decrease costs. Even then, it's usually far cheaper to put solar on the warehouse roof for less money and get more power. It's just not an efficient use of money. I still see it as niche