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Old 05-31-2010, 12:07 AM   #411 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vpoppv View Post
So one of my Geos was sideswiped last Monday. The insurance is going to total it (no surprise there). I'm not sure how much I will get, but since I rarely get a lump sum of money, I was thinking that I wanted to spend the money somehow on the electric car projects. I think that the best use of the money would be solar panels. I was thinking about this:

45 Watt Solar Panel Kit

Would this setup be a good choice? Ideally I'd want to use it to be able to charge my car completely solar.
I've been told those kits don't last very long, and only put out 45W if you place them on the sun, as opposed to in it. No personal experience, though.

Personally, I'd say try it. For the price, if you get a year out of it, it's at least a good shot.

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