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[–] Th3D3k0y 34 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It seems like such an obvious move to me. Giant wide open spaces

[–] Randelung 19 points 2 weeks ago

Also shade for the cars that won't need as much AC after. Win after win.

[–] Zachariah 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You have to be a little careful with what seems "obvious". Solar roadways had some enthusiasm behind them, but they turned out to have a lot of challenges:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20725910

That being said, I can't think of any reason why this is a bad thing. It does seem really obvious with no major drawbacks

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But solar roadways were idiotic the moment they were announced. And people with the background knowledge said as much. Idiots just didn't want to listed and wanked to the hype

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I remember when they were announced, everyone with half a brain and not directly linked to the companies making them thought they were stupid.

Similar to the company that is super keen to put fibre optics through the UK water pipes :|