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I’ve talked a few times about how strongly I support solar canopies/carports, but thought I would explain my reasoning and justification for it. Other than providing covered parking, it can also offset average driving in the US. I’m going to use the Tesla Model Y, which I’ve seen have an average efficiency of 235–260 Wh/mi. For this estimate I’ll assume 248 Wh/mi. The average driver travels 12,200 miles, according to Kelley Blue Book, meaning about 3,026 kWh. The US averages 4–5 peak sun hours per day, so I’ll assume 4.5 hours. For parking spot size, the average is 9 ft × 18 ft (162 sq ft). Modern solar panels produce roughly ~20 W per sq ft, meaning a canopy covering one space could support about 3.2 kW of solar capacity. 3.2 kW × 4.5 hours = 14.4 kWh 14.4 kWh × 365 days = 5,256 kWh Assuming a system efficiency of roughly 80% after losses, that’s 4,205 kWh, more than offsetting the average driving. So with some back-of-napkin math, one solar-covered parking space can generate the electricity needed for over a year of average EV driving.

@BigImpactHumans I’m not the target audience for any Ferrari so I don’t really have an opinion, I prefer cars that are a good value

What do you think of the new electric Ferrari? At least this is a nice shade of blue.

@wholemars @JCChristopher TruthDAR is amazing! Far better than LiDAR. (Tesla Real-world Understanding Through Human Detection and Ranging)

All of this, driven with just computer vision. Pretty insane.

I don’t really have much of an opinion on the Ferrari Luce. I much prefer vehicles that offer high value/$. I will make some exception for cars with neat bells and whistles. I’m just not the target audience for a Ferrari of any kind.

@AndrewCHodgdon ah yup. For deliveries. I mean, watching them is a form of a show 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ajpri1998 Oh, they’re for deliveries. Cool. For some reason I was thinking it was a set up for a drone show tonight.

So apparently there’s at least 2 Walmarts in the Houston area (Tomball and Woodlands) that have Drone Delivery. Might go see if I can see a liftoff!

@tesla2moon Still looking clean?

Just hailed XJR1964, the very first Robotaxi I ever rode in Houston! This one’s been offline for about 3 weeks. Glad to see it back on the road! $TSLA

Looks like @Walmart in the Woodlands is taking flight! Section of the parking lot fenced off with codes on the ground to support Drone delivery operations. Even see some battery storage, too!

Always great to see more charging BUT it feels like there are too many added parts. “Download app Sign up Add payment method Blah blah blah” Plug and charge is ideal, an easier middle ground is ok, and the full experience is cumbersome, but decent for repeat users.

Well it would be a net positive in land use. Cooler, shaded parking lots and reduced cooling for buildings as less hitting the roofs. Although I think your 60% rooftop coverage is a little over optimistic. I don’t think some would want that large of a percentage taken. I put it closer to 30% MAYBE 40%.

@ajpri1998 @grok Covering roughly half the parking spots and buildings could double the capacity and increase the resilience and fault tolerance of the whole grid. This would give us a nontrivial amount of power for AI without any significant change in land use.

I’ve talked a few times about how strongly I support solar canopies/carports, but thought I would explain my reasoning and justification for it. Other than providing covered parking, it can also offset average driving in the US. I’m going to use the Tesla Model Y, which I’ve seen have an average efficiency of 235–260 Wh/mi. For this estimate I’ll assume 248 Wh/mi. The average driver travels 12,200 miles, according to Kelley Blue Book, meaning about 3,026 kWh. The US averages 4–5 peak sun hours per day, so I’ll assume 4.5 hours. For parking spot size, the average is 9 ft × 18 ft (162 sq ft). Modern solar panels produce roughly ~20 W per sq ft, meaning a canopy covering one space could support about 3.2 kW of solar capacity. 3.2 kW × 4.5 hours = 14.4 kWh 14.4 kWh × 365 days = 5,256 kWh Assuming a system efficiency of roughly 80% after losses, that’s 4,205 kWh, more than offsetting the average driving. So with some back-of-napkin math, one solar-covered parking space can generate the electricity needed for over a year of average EV driving.

@DMC4277 @grok Wow! My thought process focused on offsetting driving but it could very well offset everything. Pretty much the only negative I’ve seen is the cost to build it out. It’s an investment, but with a fairly easy break even

@ajpri1998 @grok if you put solar panels over just 50% of parking spaces and rooftops with a coverage ratio of 60% and installed a complimentary amount of local battery storage what % of US electricity production would you supply?

@DevinOlsenn @DavidMoss @scotsrule08 @Out_of_Spec Cause you know I’d supervise a thousand miles, if I can just see you tonight 🎶🎶 Gotta get Vanessa Carlton on the FSD train, because walking 1000 miles is so 2002!

@ajpri1998 @DavidMoss @scotsrule08 @Out_of_Spec First thousand done!

Thousand miles in! Rooting for y’all! @DavidMoss @DevinOlsenn @scotsrule08 This + @Out_of_Spec Bolt across the country show that road tripping with an EV is possible, fun and easy

@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin I think so! I’m excited to be part of team space. I can’t wait to see Rocket Lab Neutron take flight. There is one difference… SpaceX’s launch coverage and overall transparency is top notch.

I know @SpaceX and @elonmusk followers will not be honest: If it were @NASA , @ulalaunch, @blueorigin developing Starship, would you still follow it? Most of you would say it is a piece of junk or what are we doing if it were anyone else but SpaceX/Musk developing it.

@brandenflasch I have an iPhone 16 that’s about the same age - got it as soon as price dropped $100.

Down to 95% battery health on my launch day 17 Pro

@TechOperator If only there was a group of 3 people that were taking a Tesla across Canada, trying 100% on FSD at this exact point in time

You really learn to take in the views while the computer is driving Even if most of the views are drivers on their phones.

@9_spectre @McFranchisee Denny’s burgers are insanely underrated!

@McFranchisee @ajpri1998 Waffle House! (I know different category but......). Even better is the T-bone, eggs, hash browns, and a good fist fight!

Interesting fact: every new McD is mandated to be open 24 hours. It’s a huge push within the system. Surge picked up in 2023, I talked abt it in 2024 & saw even more momentum in 2025. Even our competitors (Wendy’s and Taco Bell) have shifted hours, often closing breakfast and extending late night hours. Opening late night is not easy - it’s the toughest hours to operate from staffing to supervision to operations. x.com/mcfranchisee/s… x.com/mcfranchisee/s…

Put a solar canopy over the parking spot for this! Run this 100% on solar and full offset!

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Canada Coast To Coast Attempt Begins! Follow us as myself, @DevinOlsenn, & @scotsrule08 attempt to drive 3,700 miles across Canada full 100% Tesla 14.3.3 Self-Driving with ZERO interventions This is only possible thanks to @EVject & @TesCamStudio Also huge special thanks to @wholemars for setting us up with special custom tracker on his FSD database! We will have t shirts available for sale from @TexasTSLA as well