I now have an electric car. A lot of unexpected things about it when you read the book. Eg, it has a radiator.
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11 years ago
I now have an electric car. A lot of unexpected things about it when you read the book. Eg, it has a radiator.
Has it got solar panels on the roof ? Simon.
what make/model?
and pedals?
Jim K
So, from flat battery state, how long to recharge to full using your solar generation alone? It would be interesting to know the answer by, say, season. Approximations and averages accepted.
What range would that give you?
How do you heat it in winter?
In article , harry writes
A second hand Sinclair C5?
'second' ?!?!
possibly ex "Time Team Big Disappointing Dig" ? ;>)
presumably now "running" aldidl NiMh batteries for extra eco bollox points?
Jim K
At least you've got something to keep you warm when you're waiting for the AA.
nah just pedal faster Mrs H, "fx whipcrack"
Jim K
Even when the battery's flat?
Ah, a design flaw.
ha!
Maybe not. At least some electric vehicles require diesel or other "fossil" fuel to run their heaters. So they might work with flat battery.
Oil filled?
G.Harman
Why am I not surprised.
Harry: are you sure its an electric car, and the salesman didn't simply see you coming and sell you a hybrid?
The solar panels are on my house roof.
From completely discharged it takes around eight hours from a domestic socket. Or 20minutes from a fast chargesocket to 80% full.
The charge rate is 2Kw. (for all but the last half hour. I drove about 20 miles yesterday, it took about 2 hours to recharge. It was sunny today, soI charged it completely from solar power. The panels were doing almost fulloutput because it was sunny cold and windy. Won't be possible all the time but I don't have to recharge straight away, I can sometimes wait 'til the sun shines. The max range is 83 miles,Depends on how hilly & how fast your drive. Also how you adjust the regeneration.
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