Solar Panels, for CIVIL discussion

Living in Minnesota. The whole EV and alternative energy certainly has challenges in cold weather. Hell, fossil fuel has challenges too. But has the advantage of decades in R/D experience. I for one like the "Out of the box" thinking. And look forward to seeing the future of energy exploration and development. I now have been reading that nuclear fusion is capable of producing more energy than it takes to deliver. This is a huge step forward. But still decades away from a viable power plant that can deliver. It's one thing to show gross gains. Another to deliver net gains to an energy starved audience.

Many fear the future. Believing that somehow we are losing perspective. But in fact. Innovation cannot be stopped. And the future can, and is bright, if we don't give in to fear.
I build big freezers for a living, and they get pretty cold. I can't stand in one for more than ten minutes without my phone warning that the battery is at risk of permanent damage from freezing.
The current crop of EV's avoid this by siphoning power from their own batteries to run heaters. Leave one parked all winter with no charger and it's likely to be bricked by spring.

The hurdles facing EV's might be overcome, but when governments and manufacturers say they are going 100% EV, that's when I know 100% that they are run by fools.