Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
The USMC trialed a solar system in Afghanistan back in 2011. Sunny, hot, dry vs $10/gal for diesel, hmmm decisions, decisions. You never heard about the test program because it saved the lives of Marines, and cost sales to Big Oil.They just need to develop a mobile solar charging array. Replace all those big tanker trucks. This started as half a joke but that may very well have logistics implications. No need for oil supply lines if you have a charging system from the sun.
Marines Test Alternative Power in Afghanistan
Tesla would need to deploy folding solar panels to take advantage of this market. They already have a built-in demand for high-efficiency solar cells due to their ties to a certain private aerospace company with plans to deploy 12K solar powered satellites over the next 5 yrs.