A heavy truck uses in the order of magnitude of 100 kW of continuous power for propulsion at highway speeds. Solar panels on the truck can extend range by around 10%, but increase weight, capital and maintenance cost. When trucks are parked, it’s often dark outside.
- I'll bet inductive charging is bad for emi and pacemakers
- most private electric vehicles will go 300+ miles on a charge, charging doesn't matter to them.
- this might be ok-ish for long-haul trucks, but I'll bet solar panels might work there too (53' x 8' ~ 7kw for solar panels in full sun)