Cratering motor fuel sales in Norway show that we CAN end oil

[Farmer-Rick]

10. I found you can charge an EV for 40 miles with 5 solar panels

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"Let’s say you get 2 kWh per day, per panel. You’d need just five panels to make enough energy to charge a Tesla Model 3 battery and get 40 miles of range. That’s not very many! Of course, the number of panels increases if you need more than a 40-mile range.

Using the same math, you can determine that every EV on our list above needs just 5 to 7 solar panels to charge it every day. On the high side, you’d need 10 panels to make enough energy to drive 40 miles in a Ford F-150 LIghtning. Clearly, that is a truck that doesn’t sip the sun juice."

https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/how-much-solar-do-i-need-to-charge-my-electric-car#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20table%20above,for%2040%20miles%20of%20range.

I like this site, it breaks down the math for you.

I use 5 solar panels through out my farm for fencing, heating, gates and barn lighting. They really don't take much room and would fit easily on a quarter of my garage roof.

I got a quote for solar energy to run my house. It was about 20 panels that would take up about half maybe less of my house roof. I do have a lot of roof space though.

We wouldn't need all that upgrading to make significant in roads to reducing burning fossil fuels. We could start charging EVs from home with very little effort.

Then we could focus on the major polluters - corporate transportation. Those container ships are allowed to burn very dirty fuel and pollute massively.