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Mercedes-Benz says its testing solar power generating vehicle-paint that could coat vehicles, and generate 100% of their power requirements in sunny cities like Los Angeles. (evcentral.com.au)
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[โ€“] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is also significantly cheaper to produce than conventional solar modules.

If they had that they wouldn't need to put it in cars to make a lot of money.

[โ€“] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

R&D is expensive.