You should just say that you are from the north and need to plug into the battery heater outlet, like everyone does there. In fact, you should not even ask - just plug in if it is not locked. Probably too late now since you likely have already asked. You don't think that anyone in the north asks for permission before plugging their battery heater into the outlet that is next to each parking space?
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga via EV Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:42 AM To: Jamie K; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL]EVLN: Theobald's sun-powered customized 1966 VW e-Bus The solar panels on my car (200W) on 15 square feet make no sense compared to the 1500 sqft of roof I have at home. Plus they cost 10 times more on the car. Make no sense at all. BUT, I use them to make the point that without them I cnanot get home since for 20 years, the US goernment will not let me pay $1 a day to plug into the outlet that is 6 feet from my parking space. Also, they are great at field events where I can use the solar power to power things without consuming gas. http://www.aprs.org/APRS-SPHEV.html I actuallyl made a second solar prius. I got it salvage with a crushed roof. It was cheaper to beat out the roof with jacks and sledge hammers and cover it with $2k worth of solar panels to make it look nice than to pay over $2k for body work. Bob, Wb4APR On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Jamie K via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/23/14, 9:36 AM, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > >> It's a neat gimmick, but I still say the solar panels belong on the roof >> of the house, not the vehicle. Better efficiencies all the way 'round, much >> more cost-effective, and excess generation capacity doesn't go to waste. >> >> For s special-purpose vehicle out in the middle of nowhere (or even on >> the surface of Mars), it makes sense to carry around the solar panels. >> Everywhere else...fix the panels to the ground where they're optimally >> positioned and make use of every watt-hour they generate. >> > > Generally agree, but it seems solar on the car is sufficient for his > specific needs AND more convenient. > > Consider that he said: "I have used the bus to go back and forth from > school, commute to work on a daily basis-the panels provide enough energy > to the batteries I never have to plug in." > > If he doesn't have to drive fast or far, I can see how his approach makes > sense. Even in the middle of somewhere. :^) > > Cheers, > -Jamie > > > > b& >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: signature.asc >> Type: application/pgp-signature >> Size: 801 bytes >> Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail >> URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/ >> attachments/20141123/20d47ce7/attachment.pgp> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ >> group/NEDRA) >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141123/4839 5a76/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
