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mitchjdm
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Solar Panel to Recharge Hybrid batteries?
I'm considering buying a hybrid vehicle (Ford Escape) and wanted to get the forum thoughts on an idea I have had bouncing around in the old nogen for a awhile now.
What type of effeciency gain could I pick up over a typical Houston year (very hot here most of the time, lots of suntime!) by using the below streched across my windshield on the Hybrid while parked. I'm in sales so my parked time is not as great as some but I would say a good average would be 3-4 hours per day.
If my intial calcs are right I think I might be able to recharge the hybrid battery enough to pay for panel in a few years thru fuels savings derived from higher battery use and less engine. Thoughts??
Solar panel link below.
http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/P355watt.html
I'm considering buying a hybrid vehicle (Ford Escape) and wanted to get the forum thoughts on an idea I have had bouncing around in the old nogen for a awhile now.
What type of effeciency gain could I pick up over a typical Houston year (very hot here most of the time, lots of suntime!) by using the below streched across my windshield on the Hybrid while parked. I'm in sales so my parked time is not as great as some but I would say a good average would be 3-4 hours per day.
If my intial calcs are right I think I might be able to recharge the hybrid battery enough to pay for panel in a few years thru fuels savings derived from higher battery use and less engine. Thoughts??
Solar panel link below.
http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/P355watt.html