Poll: Solar-charging

What is the most enticing reason to solar-charge a car?

	fueling independence
	true zero emissions driving
	reduce global warming
	it makes economic sense
	other

Top 10 Reasons to Solar-Charge an EV!
10. You help drive solar – and EVs – forward!
9. No more trips to the gas station – ever!
8. Big long-term savings – and no more money to Big Oil!
7. “Drill, Baby, Drill!” crowd eats crow!
6. G-L-O-B-A-L W-A-R-M-I-N-G
5. Complete fuel independence!
4. Cleaner air – in your garage, in your neighborhood, in your city, everywhere!
3. A solar-charged EV is a true ZEV (zero emissions vehicle)!
2. The looks on neighbors’ faces when you tell them you power your car with sun…
1. Is there anything cooler than running your car off the sun?

Political reasons to solar-charge

For far too long, far too many people have claimed renewable energy is “impractical,” “too costly,” and that it simply “can’t” be done.

Energy reasons to solar-charge

Even the loudest, most obnoxious proponents of fossil fuels as the answer to powering modern industrial society are forced to concede one thing:

Independence reasons to solar-charge

An EV frees you from trips to the gas station. You will never again share gas fumes with others at a self-serve gas station near you.

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Environmental reasons to solar-charge

There’s no disputing that running an EV or PHEV fully, or partially on the sun, is far more environmentally friendly than using gasoline.

Why solar charge: An introduction

Assuming you have an EV and/or PHEV, there are countless reasons to solar-charge your car(s).

Why solar charge? An introduction

Written by Christof Demont-Heinrich, SCD.Com Editor |

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Assuming you have an EV and/or PHEV, there are countless reasons to solar-charge your car(s). Cleaner air, complete individual fuel independence, and greater national fuel independence are just a few of the specific reasons to run your car on the sun.

Basically, the reasons to solar-charge your car fall into four broad categories: