Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: smokingfrog; BobL

See my last post. 15,000 square feet of solar panels for each car to obtain a 20 minute 50% charge.


80 posted on 08/30/2014 4:54:35 PM PDT by palmer (This comment is not approved or cleared by FDA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies ]


To: palmer

“See my last post. 15,000 square feet of solar panels for each car to obtain a 20 minute 50% charge.”

So for the 6 cars, 90,000 square feet, or about 2 acres. And that’s only when the sun is pointing dead-on. Multiply that number by 5 to account for nighttime and bad weather (standard factor) - so now 10 acres to be able to fast-charge 6 cars continuously.

So more like the area of a football STADIUM, not a football field.


90 posted on 08/30/2014 8:27:38 PM PDT by BobL (...part of Agenda 21 (whatever that is))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 80 | View Replies ]

To: palmer

...also, assuming they have on-site energy storage (which I’m sure they don’t), the 20kW of roof-top capability would provide enough power to charge roughly ONE CAR per day.


91 posted on 08/31/2014 4:53:59 AM PDT by BobL (...part of Agenda 21 (whatever that is))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 80 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson