You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do it.

Solar-Powered Public Charging Stations The simplest method: Find an electric vehicle charging station that has installed onsite solar panels with battery storage (called solar-plus-storage).

For heavy-duty grime or extreme weather conditions such as a sandstorm, you can lightly wash solar lights with a hose. 3. Cheat with artificial light Using electricity bulbs to charge solar panel ...

There are quite a few caveats, especially if you need solar power for other appliances, but the bare minimum solar panels needed is still quite a few.