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Old 06-05-2015, 06:18 PM   #5 (permalink)
jray3
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Location: Graham, WA
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I'll echo MetroMPG about onboard solar, though Via Motors claims up to 10 miles per day of range from their solar tonneau cover, and if you want a tonneau anyway....
VIA Motors SölTRUX Solar Cover Option for Electric VTRUX

I get enough photons to energize my electrons EVen on just moderately sunny days around Seattle. 11-13 kWh of production from my ground-mounted 2.2 kW array provides enough to propel my i-MiEV between 31 and 53 miles per day, depending upon the outside temperature... I average 52 miles of use per day, so this modest array of eight 270 Watt panels has pert near filled the bill. Still in my first year of production, so I am yet to see how it balances out on an annual basis, but will have a second array in production before that first year is up!
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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe
2000 Honda Odyssey
1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser
1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker
1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc
Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!
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