SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Plans: Tesla Cars To Be Powered By Solar Roofs When Manufacturing Of These Units Begin
This solar roofing of Tesla cars will uplift it to a higher level of efficiency in the car industry. With competitors like Toyota, Ford, and BMW entrenched in the automotive business, the introduction of the solar roof for a Tesla car will give it the edge in the automotive industry.
Now that Tesla and solar city made that merger, it is more likely that Tesla cars will soon be equipped with solar panels. The merger also developed the companies profitability by the consequent rise of their respective shares. Thanks of the persistence of Elon Musk with Solar City, as stated in an article in New York Times.
There is reason why Tesla had not made cars with solar panels installed on the roof. It is because that it's not viable before the merger between Tesla and Solar City took place. After the business merger, enhanced planning and will improve the necessities of what the design really needs.
Solar paneling could be installed on the trunk, the roof and the hood. Tesla is now looking for an advanced glass technology that will enhance solar generation for the Tesla cars consumption.
On the technical premise, the model S of Tesla, being the point of reference, will only get an effective generating area of 4 square meters after considering the receiving area of the exposed top part of the car. Its windows shall be covered with photovoltaic cells as these parts will also be receiving solar radiation. After solar losses are calculated, solar cars would get a power of only 2.3 KW/day. This was the initial reason why Tesla delayed the production of the Tesla Solar Cars, according to an article in Quora.
Expect to have Tesla Cars powered by Solar Energy anytime in the future soon. It will save you on money and is an answer to global warming and climate change.
