It would be so nice to return to a shaded, charged vehicle on a hot sunny day. Seems like a great idea.
Comment on New York City's new solar-powered school buses will support the grid too
P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s awesome! Now can we cover parking lots in solar panels? Thus giving electricity and shade in one of the hottest environments? I would absolutely give my business to a company that did that.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
I am quite furious at a local supermarket installing sun-shades over their parkinglot and it is not solar panels but rather a really stupid looking permanent tent structure that couldn’t even be retrofitted with solar-panels. This is so stupid that I decided to boycott them over this alone.
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
It’s because those tent things are a fraction of a fraction of the cost to install
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Na, these ones are super strong and probably cost more than a solar panel installation would have, especially if you factor in the electricity it produces over time. It’s just silly and probably decided for by some boomer who drives an SUV.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I’d much prefer turning parking lots into parks, but this is a good short-term compromise
lud@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
They need somewhere to park though.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
People don’t need to park busses and trams, and bikes are easy to park. The need to big parking lots is a symptoms of misguided and destructive urban planning
lud@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
What? In cities skylines people can put cars in their pockets but unfortunately that’s impossible in real life. Where the hell are the busses supposed to go then?