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Old 05-15-2013, 11:47 PM   #33 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by ECONORAM View Post
Did you follow through with this? I ask because I have considered doing the same thing, and mounting solar panels on the roof of my truck and the topper. I will study this setup some more, I think.
I have not done it partly because I became convinced the benefits were probably too modest, but mostly because I had charging/battery problems, followed by mechanical trouble and then the transmission swap. More than enough to distract this novice from solar panels. I also have become more aware of the rules for CA emissions and I would have quite a hassle with the battery set up, I suspect.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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