Self-charging electric vehicles available for a mass market may not be too many years down the track | p_hannam
Long the pursuit and dream of technology geeks and futurists, self-charging electric vehicles available for a mass market may not be too many years down the track.
Toyota, one of the world's biggest car makers, is already building demonstration cars using high-efficiency solar cells - capable of converting 35 per cent of the solar radiation landing on them into electricity - that can run 50 kilometres a day, said Ned Ekins-Daukes, an associate professor at the University of NSW.
The prospects - and pitfalls - for vehicle-integrated solar PV will be the subject of a seminar on Tuesday supported by UNSW'sAustralia lags most developed nations in the take-up of electric cars, although data out last week showing a tripling in annual sales - albeit to just 6718 in 2019 - suggests the long-anticipated demand surge is beginning.
Should self-charging vehicles enter the mass market, another potential hurdle for the electrification of transport will diminish with the reduced need for charging stations, Professor Ekins-Daukes said.Extra strain from EVs on a power grid already struggling to meet demand during heatwaves could also be cut.
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