>> "6 Panels can full charge a Prius Everyday| FOREVER" > That's well done, and certainly provocative. I like the way you promote EVs publicly. > how many panels like that will it take to charge a Leaf or other "real" EV every day? > Doesn't that depend on how far you drive anyway?
Yes exactly, but that is why the Prius was such a perfect match for this display. Its full charge useful range is 12 miles (on all electric) and it does charge (like any EV) at 12 amps from 120v (1.5kW) and can fully charge in 4 hours. So I matched that up with 1500W of solar panels (6) and that is the basis for the claim. So, as a baseline, 6 panels lets say gives 12 miles a day which covers about 52% of the national average of commuters. Up that to 12 panels is about 25 miles a day which covers 85% of all commuters in the USA. Up that to 20 panels and you get 40 miles a day which covers 95% of all americans daily travel? Humh. So I guess the figure to remember is 2 miles a day (for life) per solar panel (now under $200 each)... that's in Maryland. If you lived in Arizona, that would be more like double that. Bob, WB4aPR _______________________________________________ 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)
