▲ 660 ▼ ‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun (edition.cnn.com) submitted 2 years ago by AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 87 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] art@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) The sun already beams power down from space. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but not quickly enough to meet our power needs for advanced machines like electric vehicles over the long run. That's why the air force is developing this satellite technology. Why shouldn't we all benefit from it, like we did with GPS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago* That would be 1000 times harder than GPS, but I'd like to see it attempted. Lots of cool spin-offs from that like anti-projectile laser beams, but also things like blinding/death rays :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but not quickly enough to meet our power needs for advanced machines like electric vehicles over the long run. That's why the air force is developing this satellite technology. Why shouldn't we all benefit from it, like we did with GPS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago* That would be 1000 times harder than GPS, but I'd like to see it attempted. Lots of cool spin-offs from that like anti-projectile laser beams, but also things like blinding/death rays :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago* That would be 1000 times harder than GPS, but I'd like to see it attempted. Lots of cool spin-offs from that like anti-projectile laser beams, but also things like blinding/death rays :P permalink fedilink source parent