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Environment & Energy

JT45242

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5. It could charge electric cars as you drove...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 06:34 AM

Aug 2024

Big limit currently is range and charge time.

Our son just graduated college and is 7-8 hour drive away.

We went traditional hybrid to be more green but not have to stop for long charging time.

Not sure if it would generate fast enough, but if you started full charge and would generate enough electricity solar to keep it running for 400-500 miles with our stopping for full charge would be a game changer for EV and reducing greenhouse gases from cars.

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