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Is it ‘useless’ to put solar panels on an electric car?
A Tesla Model 3 owner with his portable solar-charging unit. Putting solar cells onto a car and/or using portable solar units to charge an EV is apparently a flash hot button issue for many electric...
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YouTube video provides good overview of solar panels on electric car potential
This 15-minute video [above] from the YouTube channel Electric Future takes a close look at the questions of where we are at in terms of integrating solar cells into cars and whether it is worth it...
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Breaking into that solar EV — and Sun Miles® — smile!
I’m smiling on the morning of Wednesday, May 12 because, thanks to a rooftop solar system + EV combination and an app that shows me in real time what is happening with electricity production and...
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6 months with solar = 3,700 extra kWh + 11,000 Sun Miles® for 2 EVs
A Sopris Solar worker heads up the Highline Crossing Cohousing Community Common House south roof with the last of sixty-three 310 watt Mission Solar solar panels that are part of the 19.6 kW of solar...
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Want to escape high gas prices? Tap into solar-charged driving
My 2020 Chevy Bolt parked in front of the 9.2 kW solar system that is its “gas station”. [Photo by Christof Demont-Heinrich]With gas prices rising to an average of nearly $5 per gallon in the United...
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Cranking out extra solar kWh at Highline Crossing Cohousing in Colorado
The Xcel Energy meter that is attached to 30 shared garage units at Highline Crossing Cohousing in Littleton, Colo. It shows about 4,000 extra kWh produced by a 9.3 kW solar system on the shared...
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