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Old 12-28-2007, 11:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AndrewJ View Post
So in short, yes a fold down solar panel could charge an EV, it would just take a month or so to reach a full charge. That or you'd have to have a huge array of solar panels to recharge it in any reasonable amount of time.
OR...

You use a really, really efficient EV, like an electric scooter or e-bike.

I just posted a thread about a solar recharged scooter:
http://forum.ecomodder.com/showthread.php?t=446
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