Save some pussy for the rest of us
200W solar panel, 48V 20 aH battery. Range is 25 miles on battery with no pedaling, estimated additional 20 miles per day of full sunlight with solar panel, pedaling will increase range. In full sun, the panel charges at about the same rate as the plug in charger, 3 amps.
In full sun
The asterisk. Here in northern Europe, sometimes weeks pass without even 10 minutes of that. But in the Sahara this would be great - it even provides shade!
Bet it would do great in California
Florida too, even on cloudy days the uv index is nuts here
Yeah. Looks super dorky so there would definitely be a market.
What happens when you get a sudden gust of wind from the side?
Not much. I generally ride with the panel in flat top position.
Make sure to always have that hedge on the windward side! ;-)
Looks like it could haul a lot. Have you thought about a trailer, etc? Looks like you could go carless completely or at least for days at a time.
Love it. Been wanting to build something like this eventually.
Ever hear of this project/have any thoughts on it? https://vhelio.org/
Looks like a good project.
Forever E-Triking
Very cool! Can you give us a rundown of your setup?
I wrote the parts used in another post in this thread, but if you have any specific questions, let me know.
