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Old 06-22-2009, 07:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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Electro-Metro Goes Solar! Kinda...

Hey Everyone!

After recently staying at a bed n breakfast with a solar-powered electric car, and then spending the entire weekend at the energy fair, I finally decided to go ahead and convert the Electro-Metro to solar - kinda.

I had a coupon for the best price I have found so far on the Harbor Freight 45 watt solar panel setup. I have purchased one and plan to start work soon to get at least SOME of the cars power from solar energy.

As with everything on this project, I am learning as I go! This is relatively cheap solar power, so at least it gets me started in my new adventures with EVs!




Hmm... Which fuel to power a car with?

By the way, the solar kit comes with 3 solar panels. I have 6 batteries in the car. 2 kits would equal one 12V panel for each battery!

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