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oldtamiyaphile · 01-13-2018, 11:51 PM

This is in the corral for a reason:

https://www.engineering.com/Electron...r-Powered.aspx

Only mistake is that ~6hp is enough for a small car to cruise at a decent rate, but that assumes a five fold increase in efficiency over what's currently available.

I've got 5x4' of panels on my van. That's not enough to run a diesel engine, HVAC and radio.

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