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Originally Posted by redpoint5
A 5 watt panel in direct sunlight for 8hrs will produce 40 watts of energy assuming no charging losses. My car requires a minimum of 163 watts to run, so 8hrs of charging will get me 15 minutes of run time if I run absolutely no accessories.
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Just wondering. What if you had a Solar panel in the Trunk of say 50-100W that folded? and mounted to the trunk?
What if you mounted that on your cars roof while stopped at work or home.
Or heck what if you were to mount it on your hood.
I think that will be one of the next advancements. With solar power dropping to .50cents a w imagine in a few years.
The new focus EV I think has this coming out this year. A roof deployed solar collector.