OMG just thought

[chindley]

can't wait for the next fuel strike. :lol: I will drive past the Stanlow refinery flipping the bird. Not too many times of course as I will look stupid if I run out of Elec power. :mrgreen:

 

[maby]

:lol:

I'm surprised nobody has suggested putting a small wind-turbine onto a trailer and towing it behind the car, cabled up to the charging socket.... I wonder how many watts you could get out of it driving at 70?

 

[jaapv]

It fits in perfectly with my plan. I am going to rig Solar Panels for recharging. As I recharge mostly at night I will fit Arc Lights over them.

 

[Tristar500]

Surely a solar panelled roof / sun roof is not out of the question in the future?!

 

[maby]

Surely a solar panelled roof / sun roof is not out of the question in the future?!

I seem to remember reading that the best you could hope for in Britain is about 1kW per square metre - and that is in bright sun. I guess that the top of an Outlander is around 1 square metre - is it really worth the cost of the solar panel to average perhaps 2 kWh per day across the year? And, that does assume that you always park in the open - no more garages or car parks!

 

[Tristar500]

Surely a solar panelled roof / sun roof is not out of the question in the future?!

I seem to remember reading that the best you could hope for in Britain is about 1kW per square metre - and that is in bright sun. I guess that the top of an Outlander is around 1 square metre - is it really worth the cost of the solar panel to average perhaps 2 kWh per day across the year? And, that does assume that you always park in the open - no more garages or car parks!

Fair enough - I'll stick to shipping!

 

[chindley]

There was an article in the paper this week about spray on solar cells
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/are-...xt-big-thing-for-sustainable-energy-1.1946928