55 mph / 4.5 miles per kwh = 12.22 kwh per hour or 30/12.22 = 2.45 hours of driving time at 55mph with 30 kwh, or 2.45x55=135 mile range at 55mph.
So, to drive continuously at 55mph you would need a minimum input of 12,220 watts. Jay On December 27, 2017 5:47:54 PM EST, Lawrence Rhodes via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi all, >My math is good enough to figure out I get about my 30kw Leaf gets 4.5 >miles per kw at 55mph more or less depending on wind. What I'd like to >know is what size solar panel would be needed to support that speed. >Now don't tell me it can't be done. I just want to know the formula >for figuring it out. My puny brain exploded when I thought of all the >variables. I do know that a 3000 watt system would charge my car in 10 >hours. I would just like to know the numbers of what would be needed >for continuous power at speed. I guesstimated it would be about 10000 >watts. I'd just like the exact number. Thanks, Lawrence Rhodes...the >point is to build a teardrop solar range extender/RV that could charge >while driving. >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20171227/7cfe6581/attachment.html> >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >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/20171227/3ee54db1/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
