@Scarlett
Looks like he used a charged power station that fed into the truck. The solar couldn’t keep up with that load alone.
Erin said:
@Scarlett
Looks like he used a charged power station that fed into the truck. The solar couldn’t keep up with that load alone.
If you position the generator and panel right, it costs less than relying on the grid. Plus, it’d be great for road trips!
@Axel
Or put panels on your house with a battery setup instead. Better for steady power.
Adrian said:
@Axel
Or put panels on your house with a battery setup instead. Better for steady power.
Why not use the truck battery instead?
Adrian said:
@Axel
Or put panels on your house with a battery setup instead. Better for steady power.
Why not use the truck battery instead?
If you’re out and need power, a house setup keeps things going.
@Axel
But a $1,100 system gives you maybe 7¢ of power a day. Not exactly a money-saver.
Eliza said:
@Axel
But a $1,100 system gives you maybe 7¢ of power a day. Not exactly a money-saver.
True, the math makes sense 
Eliza said:
@Axel
But a $1,100 system gives you maybe 7¢ of power a day. Not exactly a money-saver.
Panels alone are cheaper, but the battery adds a lot to the cost.
Eliza said:
@Axel
But a $1,100 system gives you maybe 7¢ of power a day. Not exactly a money-saver.
Panels alone are cheaper, but the battery adds a lot to the cost.
Residential solar panels cost around $0.30 per watt. Bigger setups can offset costs way better.
Eliza said:
That 100W panel might give you about 0.25 miles daily.
How’d you work that out?
Math’s simple: 100W x 6 hours = 0.6kWh. That’s around a mile if no losses.
Eliza said:
@Axel
But a $1,100 system gives you maybe 7¢ of power a day. Not exactly a money-saver.
Electric costs me 28 cents.
That’s still cheaper than my rate.
@Axel
Standalone solar systems cost more per kWh than utility rates.
@Axel
With max solar output, you’d only get a few miles per day.
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
Better than zero though!
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
Explain how 400W of solar adds 1 kWh in an hour?
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
Not much worse than a regular home charger!
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
That’s actually not physically possible.
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
No way you got 1 kWh from that setup.
Lucy said:
Lane said:
Did you check how fast it charges with solar?
Got about 1 kWh in an hour.
No way you got 1 kWh from that setup.
You’re right, I didn’t.
Just wow.