On: How the Army tried and failed to build a bicycle corps (2020)

[theshrike79]

It's not like you need a square mile of panels to trickle-charge an e-bike or a light ev motorbike.

Generators and warm engines paint even bigger targets, as do troops whose body temperature is above ambient.

A 4 sqm solar panel and a bike next to it hidden under foliage isn't exactly a priority target.