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The point is even if it's no better than Level 1charging it's always there and always charging during daylight hours. These guys are working on a solar tonneau for truck beds - https://worksport.com/pages/solis-cor
they seem to think they can deliver 1.5kWh in about 2.5 hours.
they seem to think they can deliver 1.5kWh in about 2.5 hours.
this is also why solar roofs at ev charging stations are very limited. they can either charge maybe 1 car (with a huge array) or will need TONS and TONS of battery capacity ($$$$$) to capture all the sun when cars aren't charging.
The best panels today operate at ~23% efficiency. If the panels put on cars operated at 100% efficiency they would still only gain 16 miles per day on the Ocean or ~5.8kW
Last edited by Allen K; Jun 17, 2024 at 03:44 PM.
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only problem with phevs is that they take a lot of time for very small amount of EV-only miles, since they charge very slowly quite often. For instance, Rav4 Prime had 3.3kw charger, now 6.6kw charger while most EVs have a minimum of 11kw on-board charger.
Plus you only gain 35 miles of charge, so who are you even kidding with public charging, it makes so little sense IMHO.
Plus you only gain 35 miles of charge, so who are you even kidding with public charging, it makes so little sense IMHO.
I drove/drive around in EV mode and always get over 35 miles. I did a highway only drive and got 42 miles (which is my roundtrip commute to work/home) and my longest in town EV drive was 55 miles with speeds under 55mph.
503 miles with 1.5 gallons remaining on this past weekend highway roadtrip in HV mode on 1 gas tank. I used EV mode moving around in town.
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Looks organized to me not a druggie roaming around, see the guy next to the Prius he's the getaway driver. Could simply be a couple of EV haters see people keying Tesla's just because they are Tesla's.
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Not very organized if you're being recorded without covering your face. I could put his face through a reverse image search and find out who he is
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Besides, anyone can clearly see that it’s the dog in back that’s pulling the strings here. She’s the mastermind.
i've no doubt they're just stealing cables for some quick cash to feed their habits.
horrible people... need treatment and some prison time to 'reflect'. being seattle though, won't happen.
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No it goes to pattern of behaviour, vandalizing because of EV hate Tesla's being keyed is another example of this just as is cutting charging cables. FYI people have also been cutting Tesla supercharger cables.
right and they're cutting cables to make money from selling the metal. no different than the rampant theft of catalytic converters and a/c coils which are not driven by some hatred against ice cars and building cooling.