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Originally Posted by JSH
Electric vehicle are about the most fuel diversified vehicles you can get. They can be powered by solar, wind, hydro, wave, natural gas, propane, coal, diesel, gasoline, ethanol, nuclear ....
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This is what fascinates me about them, the ability to make my own fuel if need be. I daydreamed a lot about making my own EV back in the day.
There were so many factors to consider,
- type of battery,
- type of motor or motors,
- gearing.
Plus where to make my own electricity,
- put a generator in the home that heats it or the hot water,
- solar,
- wind.
Today's electric cars seem kind of boring and opposite of those things. Everthing packaged into a tablet with wheels. I suppose you can still put solar panels on your house and drive off that. But I was thinking more along the lines of fold out solar panels on an EV converted VW Bus. At least I was hoping for some way to charge my EV directly with my own electric production without the need for a Power Wall.