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Anyone Familiar with "Go Sun"? It's a portable solar charger for cars. (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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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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[–] 3 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Lumping every use case into a single average Canadian use case shows that either you don't know about the variety of use cases, or you chose to ignore them. I should not have to tell you that winter on Baffin island is not the same as summer in Windsor. The video clearly says who the product is for.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The highest solar irradiance per square meter is not Wndsor, but Lethbridge, and it won't work there either so I can indeed exclude the rest of the country.

    The Gosun is 10.9 sqm unfolded, portable so less efficient, will be subject to poor angles due to parking lot configurations and how it drapes across a car, driven some of the sunlight hours so only have 1.5 sqm on the roof, and needs to work in low irradiance winters when batteries will use more kwh/km. It will barely work year round in Las Vegas or Phoenix below average driving patterns.

    I drive an electric car and lease 11 KW of a solar farm. I am a former solar professional. I am trying my best to save someone money and their job. Unless you come from a more qualified position or can back up what you are writing with sources, please heed the wisdom of myself and others here. I have no incentive to lie.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    Who you are doesn't matter the slightest bit. Whether you can build a solar panel with a match stick and a and paper clip is irrelevant. How many languages you can speak doesn't matter. You're totally missing the point with Lethbridge and Windsor. You have no business telling 40M Canadians what they need or don't need. Weather and commuting distance is not defined by a random political border. Some people camp, some people have short commutes, some people want independence from gas and plugs. Deal with it. Your average Canadian case is not who this product is for. Bye now.

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