If you figure 10 hours of that (or longer but with less-perfect conditions) you can get 7kWh. I estimate about 3.5 miles per kWH on my Bolt. Not sure this car’s efficiency, but it gives us a ballpark number. That would give about 25 miles of driving. I understand that there are plenty of other factors that can go into this, but “fewer than 10 miles in perfect conditions” isn’t necessarily accurate either.
I would respectfully argue that 5 hours of peak output equivalent is more realistic as that’s what you’d get from static panels at the proper angle. But I didn’t figure in the claimed efficiency of the car.
My car, Ford cmax energi, was tested with a 500 watt panel and that only yielded 5 miles a day in great conditions. More like 2-3 miles most days, and that’s at roughly 300wh/mi., similar to your bolt. Never made it to production with solar.
So, fewer than 10 miles per day in perfect conditions?
700 watts = .7 kW
If you figure 10 hours of that (or longer but with less-perfect conditions) you can get 7kWh. I estimate about 3.5 miles per kWH on my Bolt. Not sure this car’s efficiency, but it gives us a ballpark number. That would give about 25 miles of driving. I understand that there are plenty of other factors that can go into this, but “fewer than 10 miles in perfect conditions” isn’t necessarily accurate either.
I would respectfully argue that 5 hours of peak output equivalent is more realistic as that’s what you’d get from static panels at the proper angle. But I didn’t figure in the claimed efficiency of the car.
My car, Ford cmax energi, was tested with a 500 watt panel and that only yielded 5 miles a day in great conditions. More like 2-3 miles most days, and that’s at roughly 300wh/mi., similar to your bolt. Never made it to production with solar.