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SolarWindow launches 0.85 mm-thick, self-adhesive solar film (pv-magazine.com)
thelastgallon 51 minutes ago [-]
https://solarwindow.com/electroflex/

There are already multiple solar roof cars. This should make it easier to integrate solar into these designs.

This is the worlds cheapest SOLAR CAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk6aTKV-des https://www.solarkycar.com/

Alin Chinese Electric Car with Solar Panel CE Approved Electric City Cars, US$1,500.00-2,000.00: https://alinmachinery.en.made-in-china.com/product/zZHTdphPH...

Chinese EV company tests flexible solar sunroof for 50 miles of additional range per day: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/hongqi-per...

ipsum2 30 minutes ago [-]
This is vaporware. I've been hearing about this sort of technology for the last 20 years. Hope to be proven wrong someday.

Here's a similar article from 2013, talking about a paper from 2005:

https://www.fastcompany.com/1681384/you-may-soon-just-spray-...

"Some day, homeowners eager to produce their own energy might not line their roofs with solar panels. Instead, they’ll spray-paint them with a mist full of electricity-generating solar cells."

LoganDark 10 minutes ago [-]
Transparent? Curious, would installing a reflective backing improve its efficiency?
thelastgallon 4 minutes ago [-]
Looks like they are also working on transparent. In development.

https://solarwindow.com/liquidelectricity/

NDlurker 49 minutes ago [-]
Can I get it installed on my car like a vinyl wrap?
thelastgallon 43 minutes ago [-]
I don't know if it can be DIY, their website says manufacturers can integrate into their workflows.
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