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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It's neat to be able to charge a car on free sunlight and go drive, but yes, the cost of the solar array will be a huge investment.
To charge my two camper batteries back with 200 watts will take all day.
To charge a car on that 200 watts will be not practical.
To charge car overnight on solar is not possible without a second set of batteries that stored the day's sun that you can then transfer to car at night.
To charge at work while the sun is out, not likely, you will need a big solar array, much bigger than can fit on the car.
If you are solar and on the grid then you sell power to the electric company by day, then buy electricity from them at night to charge your car then you could break even or even make money with a big enough array.
The cost of the array will change your numbers if calculated in...
How is this at all related to RV's?
Close it.
To charge my two camper batteries back with 200 watts will take all day.
To charge a car on that 200 watts will be not practical.
To charge car overnight on solar is not possible without a second set of batteries that stored the day's sun that you can then transfer to car at night.
To charge at work while the sun is out, not likely, you will need a big solar array, much bigger than can fit on the car.
If you are solar and on the grid then you sell power to the electric company by day, then buy electricity from them at night to charge your car then you could break even or even make money with a big enough array.
The cost of the array will change your numbers if calculated in...
How is this at all related to RV's?
Close it.
