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Anyone Familiar with "Go Sun"? It's a portable solar charger for cars. (www.youtube.com)
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https://gosun.co/

Basically its a roof rack solar panel with a battery inside (includes AC outlet), extra fold out panels that cover the length of the car, and a charge cable for the car. They're about $5000 USD and are shipping the first ones out in Q3 this year.

As someone who lives in an appt and commutes, this would make an electric vehicle much more viable as there is no charging stations in my building or at my work. I saw this and immediately began researching what vehicle models would be coming to Canada in 2028.

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[โ€“] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's about 3 miles round trip to my nearest store with some decent hills and you have to ride on a highway. There is a back way to the store but it's being redone and it's closed right now which will make it safer to bike. Before the construction and when I was single with no kids I walked to the store every day to pick up stuff for dinner taking the back way. Now even when it reopens I'll still probably drive because I usually have to take at least 1 of my 2 young children. If I had an ebike I'd probably take that because I'm not riding my bike up the hills with my kids in tow.

[โ€“] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

I cycle to work and that is 8km each way. Takes about 20-25 mins depending on how much I have to wait for car traffic and if I can filter past them.