Solar cars make almost no sense (1% sense maybe). Adds weight that has to be carried everywhere, custom shapes and size cells cost TEN times more than conventional home panels and there is 10 times more surface area on the carport than on the car. 10% x 10% =1%
Solar carports make 100% sense. 10 times the surface area, ten times cheaper solar panels. 10 x 10 = 100 times better than putting them on the car. Been there... done that... http://aprs.org/APRS-SPHEV.html On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Is it possible to build a 4 person car that weighs 1000 (or so) pounds? > With trunk or other storage? That would be a game changer. (Of course, > with 4 adults in it and some luggage it would weigh closer to 1500+ pounds.) > > Also, can 5 point harnesses have retractors? > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" <ev@lists.evdl.org>; "ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org" < > ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org> > Sent: 30-Jan-16 10:31:03 AM > Subject: [EVDL] The reasons for a solar car. > > I think there are many reasons to go for efficiency rather than brute >> strength in electric vehicles. If your vehicle is heavy you have to have >> more batteries which are expensive. If you go light and I mean under 1000 >> pounds you can use less batteries. A 15kw battery in a sub 1000 pound car >> with good aerodynamics can go over 300 miles. With a 15kw battery you can >> charge very quickly with just a J1772 connector. The advantages outweigh >> the disadvantages. The challenge is to make it safe. Racing has given the >> answer. 5 point harnesses and airbags. The Tesla Cruiser Class at the >> World Solar Challenge has shown the way. Technology gets better. Now 5000 >> dollars worth of Sun Power solar cells can do some good but not on my >> Leaf. It would take 16 hours...maybe that isn't so bad....maybe I could >> build a solar trailer..............hmmmm.......... >> >> >> >> >> http://sinovoltaics.com/technology/stella-lux-winner-of-world-solar-challenge-visits-shanghai/ >> Seats 4 goes far. Specifications in the article and it uses off the shelf >> solar panels. Maybe we could build one. Lawrence Rhodes >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160130/13a66c45/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
