From humble beginnings as the solar hot dog cooker guys, all the way through to full-blown solarized camping trailers and tiny homes, GoSun has developed a knack for creating unique products that put the sun’s power to work here on Earth. Its newest product promises to be its most revolutionary yet, providing an off-grid means of charging electric vehicles, both on the move and when parked. By opening up and unfurling the solar panels down the car’s windshield, hood and trunk, the system multiplies charging power sixfold, providing a discernible in-field range boost without having to so much as look at a charging station or electrical socket.
GoSun’s marketing team didn’t strain their brains too far in naming the EV Solar Charger, but luckily its design team put in some extra work. The 70-lb (32-kg) 5-in-tall (12.7-cm) box sits atop the vehicle like a particularly slim rooftop cargo box, its own roof covered in 200 watts of solar panels.
At this point, the GoSun’s charger …