How about PV paint? - Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 22, 2018, at 12:01 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >> I think what would be interesting, perhaps not so practical, would be to >> design an EV for aerodynamcis. But, when parked, it would "unfurl" a >> large collection of solar panels which could be more-or-less aimed. > > Various people have done this as a "one off" experiment. I guess it works, > but is a bit bulky and a nuisance to set up and take down. > > There was a guy who added a small wind geneerator to it as well. When parked, > he set it up to generate power from the wind even if there was no sun. That > works even at night. :-) > > I think it might be easier to integrate the PV cells into the body of the > vehicle itself. That's what the solar raycers do. They achieve a highly > aerodynamic shape by bonding the individual PV cells directly to the body. > This is very time-consuming on an one-off basis. But in a mass production > situation, I imagine it wouldn't be much different than binding the cells to > any other basically flat surface. You could have a solar hood, or trunk lid, > or roof. > > -- > Obsolete (Ob-so-LETE). Adjective. 1. Something that is simple, > reliable, straightforward, readily available, easy to use, and > affordable. 2. Not what the salesman wants you to buy. > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
