It’s not laughable, it is good to have one more option.
As I answered in an other comment : You don’t always need a bright light, lots of cities even cut lights few hours at night (0-5 am) to preserve both energy and dark sky for biodiversity.
Some glowing petunias would be an option to show a path
I like to make assumptions on reliability by looking at used car market, when you see dozens of a specific model and then do a quick search, sometimes you find recurrent issues (drivetrain?) and how the constructor is dealing with it.
And it is reassuring to see most of 10 years models with a battery SOD > 85%