Solar charging a plugin hybrid car
I have read most of the solar and li battery threads but have never seen how they would ever be cost effective in the way I camp. Having said that I was wondering if solar panels on top of a MH be eff...
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time2roll wrote:Wow $4.25/gal and I thought Ct was bad. What do you pay per KW hr in Ca? I think it is only a matter of time before we are forced to do something. If solar panels and Li batteries keep coming down and gas keeps going up we may have no choice. The real question is what will the solar battery project cost and how long would it take to break even. I remember paying $5.00/gal in Alaska in 2006, high gas prices did not stop my trip, but it did for many.
OK. The solar panels can be used to charge a plug-in vehicle. If the panels are on the MH, as mentioned in the OP, you can charge that vehicle every single day you are camped as long as the sun is on the roof of the RV. May need to use your ample house battery as a buffer and if it gets depleted the solar would charge that too. Yes it all works to the degree of commitment to the project.
Our fuel is already $4.25 a gallon. I also have 3 kW solar on my home that paid for itself in five years.
