rjstractor wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
It certainly is a well thought out device. How many watt-hours can it harvest in a day?
I look forward to purchasing an EV some day and am not an EV hater. But I'm a realist, and I get annoyed at the worthless figures published by EV companies in regards to range and charging. Saying that a charging station provides up to 'X' range is of little value when there are myriad factors that determine that. (the individual car for one)
So, the internet tells me a ballpark output for a solar panel is 20W per square foot in optimum conditions. The panel appears to be slightly wider than a normal parking spot, so call it 12 feet wide and 20 feet long. 240 square feet gives you 4800 watts output maximum. Not quite true level 2 capability but not too shabby if you're only trying to charge 1 car. Showing several cars connected at once is pretty silly, it's like trying to fill a car's gas tank with a turkey baster.
All true. But remember that these have built in storage as well. Apparently customer configurable. 30 KWH is common apparently. So no problem connecting a few vehicles.
