Hello all, As some of you might know I have been obsessed with solar vehicles for a few years. After the success of Team Einhoven for many years I have a project which is 1/4 the size of their machine and for me a good place to start economically while doable physically. I have found a source of solar cells on ebay(might not be the best quality but I didn't look long. I can always change the supplier) 100 cells will give me a 355w panel at 50 to 60 volts. 1/4 the power of Stella Lux. I could run a 48v system. Maybe a little more. 7 to 8 Leaf cells would give me 3.5 to 4kw system. 50.2 to 57 volt system. The panel would be roughly equivalent to the pack in voltage making the charging semi simple. I have no experience charging lithium or in building a 3 foot by 6 foot solar panel but aside from this the main challenge will be encapsulating not only the solar cells but the trike to get very good coefficient of drag. My speed will also be less. I want to top out at 30mph level ground under power. This vehicle will be a moped under California law maxing out at 2000 watts motive power. I already bought the trike for 600 dollars. The cells will cost less than 250 dollars including shipping. The Leaf cells of which I need 8 are negotiable. Then the electric conversion kit for the Terra trike. Charger and BMS. If I have done my math I may get my 30mph top speed on level ground just using the solar panels. But I'd be happy with 25 mph. I need an efficient 2000 watt drive train. I'm leaning toward a hub motor. I need good BMS and charger and maybe an inverter or some way of putting power to the batteries without burning them up if I go old school bad boy. Thanks for any advice. Lawrence Rhodeshttps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5b/8f/f8/5b8ff8d7102813a71db79d470e7e52a9.jpg Utah Trikes - Jim's Fargo
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