When official delivery of the Tesla CyberTruck begins in the second half of 2021, it is expected to become the world's first mass-produced solar pickup truck, as it can be equipped with optional rooftop solar panels to take advantage of sunshine every day. . Offers 15 miles of range.
Tesla is perhaps the most suitable automaker in the world to launch solar cars, because in addition to its automotive business, Tesla also has an energy storage business, including solar panels. As early as 2017, Musk urged Tesla engineers to consider integrating solar panels on the Model 3.
The CyberTruck, known as the Mars Model, will be Tesla's first solar cell model. Its large-area cabin roof design is very conducive to the installation of solar panels. It will also complete an important part of Musk's quest for new energy territory - roof ofsolar panels + energy storage battery + electric vehicle + solar vehicle.
Tesla was not the first to try to produce solar cars. Traditional automakers such as Toyota and Hyundai, as well as startups such as Sono Motors and Lightyear, have launched similar products.But Tesla is. expected to be the first automaker to mass produce and market it, as Tesla owns SolarCity.
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Cars can be driven in the sun without refueling or recharging. This is an idea of humanity's use of solar energy.
As early as 2010, the world's best-selling hybrid model, the Toyota Prius, had optional solar panels. Later, this optional feature was canceled until it reverted to the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime car model.
In 2010, the Toyota Prius's solar panels powered onlyuse the vehicle's 12 V lead-acid battery. Because direct battery power from the hybrid system would cause wireless interference to the car audio system. it was not used. It doesn't provide much help for vehicle battery life. The 2017 Prius Prime's solar panels can power the hybrid system's battery.
The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is equipped with an 8.8 kWh battery that can provide 22 miles of range on a single charge. When the solar panel charges the battery, under ideal conditions it can travel every hour. day It can provide a battery range of 2.2 miles. The 2020 Sonata Hybrid launched in South Korea in 2019 is also equipped with a roof-mounted solar charging system. This is the first generation system installed on modern mass-produced models. It can only charge 30-60% of the 1.76 kWh battery. pack in 6 hourss of electricity. Currently, second and third generation rooftop solar charging systems are under development.
Startup company Sona Motors is preparing to produce a solar cell car, Sion EV, and its rooftop solar system can provide 21 miles of range per day while another startup, Lightyear, has stated that the solar system installed on its first model, Lightyear One, has a charging speed of 12 km per hour. This is shocking data. We'll wait and see. Car Sion EV plans to start mass production in the second half of 2020, and Lightyear One plans to start delivery in early 2021.
As for the Tesla CyberTruck, which will be delivered in the second half of 2021, it currently holds orders for more than 500,000 vehicles and plans to provide an optional solar charging system upon delivery, which should make this possible. provide 15 miles per day. There is currently noNo optional pricing for battery life. Previously, the price of the optional solar system for the 2010 Toyota Prius was US$2,000. I think the price of Tesla's optional solar battery system should be lower, because Tesla has the most efficient solar panel technology among global automakers.
In November 2016, Tesla acquired Sola City, another company owned by Musk, a leader in the residential solar market in the United States. Musk wants to build an energy ecosystem: electric vehicles – home batteries, solar panels, smart devices and mini/micro-grid energy management software.
Tesla and SolarCity can produce huge chemical reactions. In 2017, Musk began urging Tesla engineers to install solar panels on the Model 3. Four years after its release, the Model 3 became the world's best-selling pure electric vehicle.
The Model 3 did not become the first Tesla model equipped with solar panels, and the latest mass-produced CyberTruck model will be equipped with them. Tesla's solar panels will extend from the roofs of every home to Tesla's mass-produced models. As the scale expands, Tesla's solar panel technology will expand and its cost will inevitably decrease, which means higher charging efficiency and lower unit cost of electricity.
In the future, perhaps all mass-produced models by Tesla will be equipped with solar battery systems as standard, because at present, the cost of Tesla's solar systems may be entirely supported by users, its solar energy. the panels can cover the roof, hood and other places.
We can imagine that in the future, a typical American Tesla user will install Tesla Solar's solar cell roofCity for his independent residence, will equip it with his Powerwall domestic battery and will drive a Tesla fully electric car. , but pure electric vehicles equipped with a standard solar battery system can use household electricity every day. It can be recharged through the electric ecosystem and can also be replenished with solar panels.
From a broader perspective, Tesla's home electric ecosystem is a microsystem that will complement the national grid system. Currently, Tesla is promoting this system in the United States and recruiting solar-related employees in China. She also hopes to promote a similar system in China.
You know, photovoltaic solar panels in China are also developing rapidly. As far as Che Zhijun is concerned, solar street lights and night lights have already appeared, every day, depending on the weather. It's dark when itdark, it begins to light the way and pass through human life. Take a night light as an example: a solar night light costs 100 yuan. It can illuminate any place where sunlight can reach it. It has a lifespan of approximately 2 years and costs less than 15 cents per day. is higher.
The scale of human use of solar energy will rapidly expand with the development of solar roofs, solar street lights and night lights, solar cars and larger-scale solar photovoltaic power plants . The future of clean energy could be bright.
Musk said, sorry, Tesla is ahead of any automaker or energy company when it comes to using solar power.
A. Since there is only sunlight during the day, solar panels mainly obtain energy by receiving sunlight during the day;
B. convert all electrical energy into chemical energy; statement B is false;
C. Diodes are made of materials such as silicon and germanium, and silicon and germanium are semiconductor materials, so the luminous object of LED light is made from semiconductor materials; statement C is false;
D When the LED light does not emit light, no current flows;
Then choose A.