On 22 Sep 2015 at 18:39, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: > http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099022_new-stella-solar-electric-c > ar-produces-more-energy-than-it-uses here is the most practical design > for a modern solar vehicle.
s/most practical/most nearly practical/g Great, if all your driving is in the desert in the daytime. But most of us drive at night, on cloudy days, in the rain and snow. We drive on tree- lined suburban streets. We drive on city streets surrounded by tall buildings that shade out the sun except at summer high noon. Just think how much more energy those PVs on its roof could make if they were on a tracker in your back yard, or even on your house's south-facing roof. I know, the PV extends the car's range. Take the money you'd spend on the PVs, and instead put it into more batteries. You'll get range extension you can count on, instead of range extension that depends on where and when you drive and park, and better vehicle aerodynamics to boot. My other reaction is pure opinion, and it doesn't affect the way I judge its fundamental principle. But yikes, to me that car is just hideous looking. It's kind of like Godzilla accidentally leaned back onto a Citroen DS. As I said before, the idea of an autonomous solar car is a sweet dream. But where PV is today -- less efficient at turning its fuel (sunshine) into energy than an ICE is -- that's your heart talking, not your head. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
