Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
#31
|
||
|
||
Gotta love all the armchair experts!!!!
Doesn't work that way in real time use, fact is never plugged in for 7 years, an undisputed fact so take your calculations....... |
|
#32
|
||
|
||
A typical 48 volt battery powered golf cart has 8 6 volt batteries, each with a usable energy of about 200 Ahrs (amp hours). That is 1600 Ahrs total which is good for say 80 miles maximum distance (being generous here). A solar panel (today's technology) is about 16 square feet, about the same area as a golf cart roof, and realistically can produce about 45 Ahrs per day under the best sunny conditions. That equates to about 2.1 miles.
|
#33
|
||
|
||
Rather then debate this with people having no practical experience I'll no longer comment.
|
#34
|
||
|
||
The end result of all of the solar panel talk on a golf car is, "its not worth it"
|
#35
|
||
|
||
Ohiobuckeye
Sorry that I could just give his name maybe if you go out there & see someone outside, I’m positive they would know him he’s a very popular guy in Charlotte. Good luck!
|
#36
|
||
|
||
Yup, tough to argue with physics. Unless you badly want that extra two miles, this is not a worthwhile investment.
|
#37
|
||
|
||
Yeah, cheap Nuclear/NatGas/Coal power kinda sucks the fun out of solar panels. But if you add in the "Cool" factor of a golf cart as a "perpetual motion machine", it makes solar costs, um, seem worth it. $600 for 200W system...Eh.
The new Kia Optima Hybrid has an optional solar panel roof that can extend the range 4 miles per day. $1100 option for perhaps 1000 solar-power miles per year in Florida. For what TVGC wants for a gussied-up Yamaha, the Kia seems reasonable Let’s Drive the ALL NEW 2021 Kia Optima with Solar Roof. Is it better than Hyundai Sonata Hybrid? - YouTube |
#38
|
||
|
||
Solar mats
I have a solar flexible mat I added to my cart , it is easy to wire in and depending on roof style easy to attach , it claims to add 25% to battery life and does help reduce carbon footprint , they are in process of upgrading their product to generate a larger input for the cart
|
#39
|
||
|
||
Quote:
|
#40
|
||
|
||
Here is the 180W ENERVOLT system with their Nexus Charge Controller for lead-acid cells. It will be lithium capable in the future. It is programmable via Bluetooth and smartphone app.
Robot Check |
#41
|
||
|
||
Quote:
|
#42
|
||
|
||
Last edited by MorTech; 02-14-2020 at 09:31 AM. |
#43
|
||
|
||
Good
|
#44
|
||
|
||
Hi OhioBuckeye. If he’s name is Bob using the profile name jimbo2012, then yes, Bob & I were able to message each other. Did he install a solar panel on your golf cart? Thank you, -myk
|
Closed Thread |
|
|
Thread Tools | |