The world's first solar road has turned out to be a colossal failure
Found on Business Insider on Sunday, 18 August 2019
The unfortunate truth is that this road is in such a poor state, it isn't even worth repairing. Last May, a 100-meter stretch had deteriorated to such a state that it had to be demolished.
Despite costing up to roughly $6.1 million, the solar road became operational in 2016 — 75% of the panels were broken before being installed, it doesn't generate any energy, it can't be driven on, and 83% of its panels are broken, according to Daily Caller.
Such a massive failure raises the question if any serious scientists or engineers were asked before starting the project, or if it was just a politicial decision of blind actionism in order "to do something cool".