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AMAZING BUILD ABSOLUTELY GENIUS :D HOW MUCH KW? OR HP?

Epic engineering work to be fair. It's gonna be awesome when it's done!!

Condolences on the loss of your father. Never an easy thing regardless of how long a parent lived.

Very cool projects. If you haven't already, you should take a look at the Edison trucks which are hybrid electric. They are setting up a pickup conversion kit that would provide a number of appropriate parts (e-axles and such) that might be of interest.

Where can I order?

LiFePo4 batteries are great, only issue is probably the energy density; they're much safer than something like Tesla's Lithium Cobalt, but they hold way less energy per kilo. Still, if i were building an EV RV I'd use that chemistry. They are not nearly as explosive and don't require as much heating or cooling, either. You can even buy prismatic packs that are 3.2 volts and, say, 300 Ah; build them into compressing steel boxes perhaps and put enough of those in to reach some hundreds of volts and tons of watt hours and you'd have a great battery that can do 3000 cycles or more. I'd love something this size with slideouts for more living space and built on that 4x4 chassis. 4x4 to me is more about always knowing that getting stuck would require some serious screw-ups - and of course in snowy conditions it's brilliant. Some extra ground clearance wouldn't hurt either. Unfortunately my wallet can't come close to supporting that, and either way I'm not even in America. But great builds for sure, hope you do something great with the 4x4.

Can you please share the price you are charging for this setup, including the cost of the van? The idea is great but a Chevy Brightdrop Zevo 600 costs about $65,000 and can go 275 miles but has been shown that it can go up to 300 miles on a charge.

Incredible science and futurism, literally the pioneer right here, you guys rock.

love the trike and the leccy zamboni eh ;)

I like the suspension on the 3 wheeler's front wheel.

Woohoo skiddin' out for fun on the ice! Love that EV tractor!

That really is beautiful Bayfield, Wisconsin. Special place amazing work amazing vehicle amazing progress and looking forward to where this is going sorry about Dad.

I would like a stealth camper running a diesel electric GenSet conversion using a standard step side van so that I can blend in anywhere in the country kind of like those semi trucks that the Edison motor guy makes.

I can't open your website. Error has to do with Cloudflare. I think I live close to you in Lake City, MN. Would not mind coming out to see what you are doing some weekend in spring. I am handy and would mind giving you and extra hand. Thanks for trailblazing!

did i get that correct? 1.6 kWp on the roof 8x 420Wp so 3.36 kWp in satelite panels so so 5kWp. and 100Kwh for 100 miles. 100kWh/5Kw=20h how does that app up to 100 miles per day? or is that the goal for the far future?

damn 1000 Watts per mile, that much? A semi is about 1600w/mile and a tesla 250W/mile. didnt think i would be that bad.

Free to run, and much quieter than a couple of Guinea Fowl.

You should check out Aptera Solar for your solar needs! Their panels are protected against all elements and curved for the roof structure. They may be an alternative for your solar needs. They are located in Carlsbad CA.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Could high Voltage be result of regen? Use a small solid state battery to instantly store regen before sending it to the Lion battery.

Sorry for your loss

What's will be the ROI, not just for you, but anyone that might buy one?

can we add portable foldable vertical wind turbine...........only use when camp/stop

What exhaust you got

I want that solar roof rack and awning for a Ford E-Transit. The E-Transit can fit 1200 watts on the roof, or a total of 3.6 kW with a similar awning setup you built.

Great future for solar-powered EVs! Once solar panels go past 50% conversion efficiency, diesel and gasoline engines will be just complementary. With better batteries, solar panels, and atmospheric water generators, I can see a completely off-grid way of life. More power to Solarrolla! If Elon Musk is really smart, he'll knock on your door-unless he has some cooking already on his electric stove.

Why no flexible panels on the side of the truck?

How much range can that 1 panel add to a golf kart a day?

Love this, I want one! Now I see I wouldn't need a 1972 Yamaha 340 (or 240? retrofitted from my childhood), but any 1970s snowmobile will do for 2 miles roundtrip on my driveway. Yes we have a big trailer, our F150 pulls, that could transport this. But any chance to make an electric sled that fits INSIDE a 2013 ford transit connect? Maybe a retractable track? Or easy to disassemble for transportation? Doubtful, wishful thinking, but would be fantastic!

I prefer the Aptera flexible panels which are protected at automotive grade!

It’s cool but I imagine she has spent a lot of money. Perhaps propane is simpler and probably a whole lot cheaper. My cargo conversion has a 12 refrigerator/freezer which is my biggest need for 12v power. My 230 amp lithium gets me at least 4 days of use before needing a charge. I have propane generator for use when needed for recharge or running my air conditioning. I have propane stove, water heater, heater inside. Went on a 5000 mile trip last summer and maybe used $20 worth of propane. Not against solar though and I set my system to possibly add solar in the future.

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it's a bit curious as she can tap the EV for power and sleep there already

How strong can wind gusts be before those articulating solar panels have to be folded down?

awesome innovation - go Jillian!!

On Cloudy days, she will be lucky to see half of the watts, if even that.

Next evolution is a Solar camper 4x4 electric truck based on a Europe style truck bed. 300kWh should be enough for camper and road range!

I'd love that idea. Need to finish the inside of the trailer more, though.

I'd love that idea. Need to finish the inside of the trailer more, though.

Anyone ever experiment with carbon fiber panel framing or is that just crazy?

Can you charge it off a public EV charger? CCS? For winter trips.

If yall wouldn't mind sharing the battery to AC transformer and electrical guts, I think a lot of people would like to do this conversion. If you are able to sell various conversion adapter accessories (engine mounts, bolt plates) I'm sure people would be happy to purchase from yall.

Thought about this last century, almost did it. Was looking at an electric Oshkosh HEMTT base, but either way it came down to surface area. As brief as I can be, I would configure your planned pop-top with tilt array, but not much more, maybe an either-side rack slide from that tilt rack, but not the wings. However, in the end, a trailer is the next stage. Just the size of a tiny pop-up trailer. An aluminum jet ski sized trailer. You could instantly double your range. Put your cells in the lower frame like in the eStar, controllers/chargers/inverters/converters in the next layer or at one end, and build-out your array mounts however you wish. That also brings all setup down to ground level, and maintenance/mod-test too, and is not base vehicle dependent. Umbilical cord (Tesla/J1772, etc.) to the base vehicle. So many benefits… you could leave your trailer power station set up on site and drive into town for supplies while it’s charging, etc. Also investment is portable then, so can be plugged into any other future hauler. Also, multi-customer appeal - could be towed by remote event guy, music festival, dead EV rescue, other ICE RV/campers, even emergency home/business power, etc., for the broadest markets. You will eventually get to this logic as eStar-specific options dwindle and age. Too many other options and uses to list here, they’re all good. Easier and more sustainable package for y’all to build, develop, and improve on too, while still being forward and backward compatible. Great job as is, just imagine what a trailer station could do now, and in the future. You stared it before, but now you have more know-how, advanced perspectives and parts like LightLeaf, Tesla cells, etc.

You are loosing powe ... that electric moton is healthy and THAT MOTOR IS NOT DEEP INTO THE WATER ... PROPELLER CATCHING AIR ? ❤❤❤

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Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

There is a thing called a crystal radio, from the very early stages of radio. It works without any battery to power a small earphone. Why not apply this principle to charge batteries, if used in large and efficient enough arrays?

What I don't really understand is the argument of cost vs output and efficiency, and the decisioning on going with used solar panels. You have been doing this for a long time so I am sure you are aware that not all panels are created equally, and some panels are rated for much lower loss over time then others not to mention the other factors like heat loss and output. To your point you will still likely be getting 80-90% generation of what the panel output day one, but I think the bigger thing is actual rating of the panels. Sure I can buy used 250-300w panels for 15 cents a watt, but that doesn't take into consideration all the mounting and wiring etc that is required for those additional panels. Your space is somewhat at a premium and your time is effectively money, so while its awesome you can mill your own lumber and it costs very little to do that, you are spending time doing that, which how much is your time worth? If you look at new panels, I have seen bi facials as high as 650w, if you run the numbers on a 20kw system, @300w you would need 67 panels, @650w you would need 31 panels. If you conservatively estimate a 10% loss on the @300w that brings you to needing 75 panels. So at the end of the day I build out infrastructure for 75 vs 31 panels and get the same output, have I really saved money or has that "savings" been eaten up by the infrastructure required to support more then double the panels?

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I have a bunch of evacuated solar tubes I’ll sell you for really cheap.