valhalla360 wrote:
dodge guy wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
dodge guy wrote:
Maybe I missed it, but does it have solar panels to help it charge during the day driving. For RV use this would be great, for transportation I don’t see it working out, especially stop and go.
Let's say you managed to load 3kw of solar panels on the roof...you would expect maybe 12kwh into the batteries per day if there are no house loads...it would only take 56 days to charge the battery bank or a little over 5 miles of range per day. Assuming you are running pair of air/con
Not saying solar on an RV is bad but really for propulsion it's not really viable.
The opposite is more viable...assume you leave home on a full battery bank and go out 100miles to boondock. That will eat up around 225kwh and assuming a return trip propulsion will be around 450kwh for the weekend. That leaves around 225kwh in the battery bank unused. If you can redirect that to house loads, you can pull 3kw for 3 days continuous. That's generally going to be enough to keep a pair of air/con units going 24/7 for a long weekend with no generator usage.
Of course, we still don't know the assumptions for the 311mile range. It could be drastically less at freeway speeds and how much higher is the price compared to the equivalent diesel bus.
If it's equal cost and 311 miles is based on freeway speeds, it will likely be a winner...but I'm betting this is not the case.
I am talking strictly the driveline portion of the MH. Leaving the house side out of it, I would think some strong panels on the roof would give you extended range. I’m not talking 300 more miles, but maybe another 150?
Go back and read my response. If you cover the roof, you might get 3000w of panels which should generate about 12kwh into a 676kwh battery bank.
150miles? Assuming the 311mile range is realistic, 12kwh translates to maybe 5 miles.
It sound like we are on the same page, I just am not an electric junkie, so explaining what I am thinking may not be coming out right. Although I have been researching solar for our class A, and am learning a lot reading and watching you tube videos/tutorials. I've also learned a lot from the You tube guy 'DIY solar with will pro use'. That's the extent of my solar/electric knowledge. Other than I am trained on Hybrid cars, but that's only the repair end, not th intricacies of its operation!
