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To: nascarnation

I’d love to get an electric side-by-side rather than gas powered. For riding around on my 32 acres it would be ideal, especially since I could keep it charged with a single solar panel, that I already have. But they are seriously expensive.


5 posted on 12/27/2021 12:37:51 PM PST by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: cuban leaf
"I could keep it charged with a single solar panel"

I seriously doubt that you could keep ANY kind or electric vehicle charged with a single solar panel. Check the Watts rating on your panel, then check the Watt-hour rating of your battery. I'll bet your panel is at best around 50 Watts - that's with the sun shining directly on it. It goes to zero when the panel tilts away, or when clouds or shadows go over it. Now divide the Watt-Hour rating of your battery by the remaining Watts left after taking into account the full hours of direct sunlight. The number gives you the number of hours to fully charge the batteries. Remember that a Kilowatt is a thousand watts, so if your battery is rated in Kilowatt-hours, multiply that by 1,000 to get Watt-Hours.

113 posted on 12/28/2021 6:37:09 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (Capitalism is what happens when you leave people alone.)
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