The average home in America uses 30-33 kWh of energy per day. A decent, modern EV gets about 3 miles per kWh. When the average American drives 39.7 miles per day, they’re only using about 13.2 kWh in an EV.
Drew Builds Stuff shows that it is possible, however, to drive for hours in a solar-powered EV with minimal battery usage. He drove 155 miles in his solar-powered car, using a battery that-without solar assistance-is only good for 35-45 miles.
Solar power can cover an entire home's electric needs with a pretty reasonable amount of panels. EVs are extremely efficient, but their energy consumption rates during driving make it challenging.
Production car solar panels have been used for things like cooling the cabin of the Prius Prime, rather than charging the battery, due to space and power limitations.
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