DIY Solar LEAF Project Shows The Untapped Potential Of Solar EVs
Cleantechnia 7/23/2019
He bought a $3,000 2011 Nissan LEAF, and as you’d expect for that price, the battery was already heavily degraded. He then spent another $2,400 on solar panels, batteries, a charge controller, an inverter, and various mounting bits. While the car’s panels only generate about 200 watts of electricity during the day, he does get about 10 miles of charge per day while the car sits in the parking lot at work. That might not seem like much, but it does give him enough charge to make the difference between being able to get home or having to go somewhere and charge.
