lappir Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2017/08/29/take-that-tesla-diesel-engine-giant-cummins-unveils-heavy-duty-truck-powered-by-electricity/ Saw the above this morning. 100 miles isn't enough, but 300 may be when I retire. How many solar panels would I have to have to recharge? Rod White 2000/2010Volvo VNL 770 with 7' Drom box with opposing doors, JOST slider hitch. 600 HP Cummins Signature 18 Speed three pedal auto shift. 1999 Isuzu VehiCross retired to a sticks and bricks garage. Brought out of storage the summer of 2022 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport S Two door hard top. 2007 Honda GL 1800 2013 Space Craft Mfg S420 Custom built Toyhauler The Gold Volvo is still running and being emptied in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imurphy907 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 We would need to know the pack voltage to figure out how many panels. But I would guess you would want a 600 volt array. As you will likely be looking at a 400 volt battery pack. with 72 cell panel you would need 17 of them in series. If you could find 72 cell 100w panels they would fit on a 5er. It would just take 1400 hrs to charge it up at 100 watts. the hybrid model would be well fitted thou. 100 mile EV range with another 200 miles added by a small ICE. Shut down the ICE before you get to the park. plug it into the ped and trickle charge it during your stay. would only take 90 hrs on a 15 amp outlet. 2016 Road Warrior 420 2001 Volvo VNL 660 Alaska Based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Schneider Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 The battery gives 100 mile range, it's capacity is 140 Kwh (Kilowatt Hours). So you need to generate at least that much power to recharge it. For perspective, a 50 amp 240 volt outlet provides 12 Kw of power running flat out. Divide 140 Kwh by 12 Kw and it will take at least 12 hours to recharge the battery from a 50 amp RV outlet. If you're interested, there's a series of videos on YouTube made by a guy who did a do-it-yourself electric conversion of a VW bus. He began by making his own Li-ion battery packs out of laptop battery cells like Elon Musk used in his first Tesla roadster, now he's using real Tesla batteries. He's posted close to 200 videos documenting his progress, including a 1200 km electric road trip. Search for Electric Samba Series on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkoenig24 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 No solar panels........ Just a really looooooong extension cord........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 The article also mentions new 12 and 15L engines, the 12L sounds promising for RV use. Steve 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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