Experiment rather than product, but still an interesting read. Plus it looks cool.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40497343
A fully solar-powered campervan has just driven through Europe
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/stella-vita-solar-campervan-netherlands-spc-intl/index.html
4 Comments
superkret@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
An entire article completely omitting the first question that comes to mind: How long does it need to recharge the battery?
2000 km at 300 km/day implies they drove on 7 days. And it took them around a month to complete the trip, so that would mean it needed 4 days of charging for 300km on average.
frosty99c@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Also, this was published October of 21. Have there been any updates or improvements?
fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
Because it was a student project I expect it was a one-and-done.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Thats actually pretty reasonable for solar charging - with typical 20-25% efficient panels, you'd get around 1kWh/m² per day in good conditions, and EVs use ~15-20kWh/100km, so the math checks out for a small lightweight vehicl.