Re: [EVDL] Free EV Solar commuting for life
That is a start. However the super edgy 4 passenger cars of the World Solar Challenge should be the paradigm with 1000 km range. However a compromise is always made. Heavier weight and less range but a 15kw battery pack is easier to charge than an 85kw pack...and a lot cheaper. The future is on the horizon but what will be accepted is not yet known. It is solar & it is electric. That much is known. 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)
Re: [EVDL] Free EV Solar commuting for life
>> "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)
Re: [EVDL] Free EV Solar commuting for life
On 23 Oct 2015 at 9:21, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > "6 Panels can full charge a Prius Everyday¦ FOREVER" That's well done, and certainly provocative. I like the way you promote EVs publicly. Still, how many Prius owners plug in? The vast majority of Prii on the road don't have plugs at all and run 100% on gasoline. So I'm afraid that most Prius owners will look at that and think "Huh? What's that all about? I don't need to charge my car." And even if one happens to be among the few with a factory plug-in Prius, his or her PIP can only go 6 miles (EPA rating) in EV mode. Maybe more to the point - 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? It's a good idea and, as I say, provocative, but I wonder whether the Prius is the right example to use. 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)
