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   >> In some areas, it might be feasible to have a hybrid car which uses a   
   >> felxible solar-poewer-generating skin as part of hte bettery-recharge   
   >> system.  That could work in someplace like So Cal or other parts of the   
   >> US   
   >> SouthWest.  But a person would prob have to build their own - not enough   
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   >> a mass-market to gain any attention whatsoever from manufacturers, or at   
   >> elast, not anyone who'd try to manufacture something that a less-than-   
   >> multi-millionaire could afford.   
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   > There is not enough surface area on a car for enough solar cells to keep   
   > the batteries charged for reasonable use.   
      
   I guess that depends on how much you drive.  You could also use the parking   
   lot to collect solar energy and charge by induction.   
      
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