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Those rovers don't run directly from their solar panels. They run on batteries that get recharged by the solar panels. A similar setup will have to be produced at grid scale to continue scaling up solar, although the grid's scale and diversity of power sources provide some more flexible options.
This problem is generally referred to as "the duck curve", should you be interested in reading more about it.
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