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Old 02-02-2014, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by gustavo View Post
you will either need a big hole in your garage roof to let in the sun or park the cart outside, neither option is very desirable.
So why talk about solar if to get to work you need sun

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Unless the panel is from NASA or some other govt funded agency developing a super solar cell, the facts are the maximum upper limit for today's technology is about 16 watts per sq foot.
Nope, it's higher than 16, it's not just watts it's voltage and % of efficiency.