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Old 12-03-2011, 11:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Yes, it would help a decent amount. Obviously the larger the panel the better. Yes, its really not an economical modification as you're going to pay a fair amount for any solar panel.

Power consumption will highly depend on the vehicle you use. Darin did some great testing with his Metro which is probably one of the lowest power consuming vehicles around.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...olts-8908.html
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