Problems:
● cost of electricity
● pollution from electricity generation
● cost of road building
● cost of road maintenance
● potholes
● stormwater
● pollution carried by stormwater
● cost of parking
● space taken by roads
● space taken by parking lots
● space taken by solar power generation
● range of electric vehicles (EVs)
● charging EVs
● cost of EVs
● ice & snow on roads in winter
● etc.
Solution:
● Solar Roadways
Over $919,088USD raised of a $1,000,000USD target raised on Indiegogo as of this writing.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
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