Despite the rise of electric cars, a solar charging system hasn’t been commercialized, most likely due to its subpar charging performance. Fisker, for example, offers the SolarSky roof in the Ocean SUV, capable of adding only five miles of range per day. That translates to about 1,500 miles in a year.
Tesla, meanwhile, talked about the possibility of using a solar roof, which we expected would debut at the long-awaited launch of the Cybertruck. However, the leading EV maker in the US has yet to offer that option to customers. One Tesla Model Y owner took matters into his own hands by developing a retractable solar roof, vowing to add over 20 miles of range per day.
We hope Worksport can optimize and eventually commercialize the Solis solar tonneau cover. This won’t just allow the F-150 Lightning to charge passively using 100% clean power from the sun but also spur further technological developments.