# Are solar powered electric vehicle roof panels cost-effective?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-roof-panels-cost-effective/5454>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [October 19, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-roof-panels-cost-effective/5454 "2015-10-19T11:19:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-roof-panels-cost-effective/5454/1 "2015-10-19T11:19:34Z")

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Whether you are considering a neighbourhood electric vehicle or a more traditional long-distance electric vehicle it seems that many owners are now looking towards solar powered roof panels. The idea is to harness the power of the sun and use this to recharge EV batteries on an ongoing basis. Is this cost-effective?

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**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-roof-panels-cost-effective/5454/2 "2015-10-19T11:51:33Z")

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Would the weight of a roof solar panel(s) impact efficiency and journey capacity?