Cars use solar charging, many car companies have tried, but because of the body area, the charging efficiency of solar charging panels has always been unable to meet the needs of vehicles. Some scientists have opened their minds to develop and use folded printed solar panels, and even let Tesla travel 15,000 kilometers.
Recently, scientists at Newcastle University in Australia are reportedly testing a printed solar panel and plan to power Tesla cars from September this year, completing a 15,100-kilometer journey.
In this "Charging Project Around Australia," team members used 18 printed plastic solar panels to power Tesla's electric cars, each 18 meters long.
When Tesla cars need to be charged, they spread out next to the car, charging them using solar energy, and the team plans to visit about 70 schools during the 84-day journey.
The printed solar panel is a very light laminated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic that costs less than $10 per square meter to manufacture.
The panels were printed on a commercial printer originally used to print wine labels. This solar panel is only one-tenth of a millimeter thick and can generate electricity under astigmatism and low-light conditions.
Paul Dastoor, inventor of printed solar panels, said the Newcastle University team tested not only the panels' durability, but also their potential performance in other applications.
He said using solar panels to power cars would make Australians think more about electric vehicles and help alleviate their "range anxiety".
The question is, do you think they can succeed?
