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Originally Posted by cfg83
gascort -  100 Watts in 4-5 hours of sun. How many daytime alternator-less miles does this translate to?
CarloSW2 |
The car probably uses about 300W to drive, plus more for the starter, but that's hard to quantify - I could probably look it up. Assuming 100% efficiency (which my battery and is not) it would be 1/3 of my good sun time. So probably 1.5 hours after efficiency losses and starter use. My commute is only 20 minutes each way, so I should be good without even needing my trickle charger for an average week.