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Greetings FLEAA, Here is the results from today's test with the 1989 VW Cabriolet. I thought everyone might be interested in seeing some hard numbers. a. Total miles on the Cabriolet = 25 miles (real world driving of stop lights, accelerating to keep up with traffic, and 45+ mph) b. Total % drained = 65% c. Time to recharge from 35% = 8.5 hours @120V/10.5A d. Total KWH used to charge = 9.3KWH (or approx $1.03 to charge@ $0.11KWH) e. Price per mile = $0.04 cents f. Solar energy generated today = 5.786KWH (it was partly cloudy in Miami today) g. Price per mile using today's solar energy (5.8KWH) + grid backup (3.5KWH)= $0.016 (did not generate enough to fully charge the batteries today) h. Total saved on gas = 1 gallon i. Total CO2 saved(1) = .78lbs/mile *25 miles = 19.5 lbs Many thanks to Steve Clunn and Audrey for all of the long nights and hard work on the conversion. Allan (1) Reference: 2005 CRV(averages 26mpg) = http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html |
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