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Old 01-07-2013, 11:10 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Arizona averages 6.5 sun hours per day.
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A few years back I figured if I covered the roof of my electric car with solar panels, that I had enough space to give me a mile per day of range, on some cars you might have 4 times as much space and be able to optimize it a bit more, so maybe 5 miles of range could be squeezed out of some cars but I don't see anyone getting much more then that without building a super light car from scratch.
Wouldn't a larger area involve a heavier car, requiring more power?
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