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minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 days agoA solar powered car that topped at 70mph would be ideal, But goddamn, could you imagine just having one that topped at 30 MPh in a city? Infinite travel!
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoIf you can park on top of a parking garage, or in a spot on ground level where sunshine is not too much blocked by the surrounding buildings, you could surely commute on sunshine. Home parking barely matters for day shift workers in this scenario.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·4 days agoWe have that already; it’s called a bicycle.
A solar powered car that topped at 70mph would be ideal,
But goddamn, could you imagine just having one that topped at 30 MPh in a city? Infinite travel!
If you can park on top of a parking garage, or in a spot on ground level where sunshine is not too much blocked by the surrounding buildings, you could surely commute on sunshine. Home parking barely matters for day shift workers in this scenario.
We have that already; it’s called a bicycle.