Adding Solar Panels to my Mitsubishi I-MIEV!

[@MVDBR]

Cranking in the wattages 💪

[@corradettimotorsports360]

Keep them flowing from the Solar System!

[@jimcabezola3051]

Perfect for life here in Hawai'i! Some of my neighbours have i-MiEVs. I'm so jealous. I myself could easily run every gadget in my house off of a few solar panels and a battery. As it stands now...I just rock a few pedal bikes and no motor vehicle. However, if I owned an e-bike, I would DEFINITELY use the heck out of your system here. Do you know if you could...in a very handy and SIMPLE way...route the wires from your car's panel and controller to...say...an e-bike parked next to it? You might gain an additional measure of utility in my hare-brained scenario. All the best on your solar efforts. Aloha!

[@corradettimotorsports360]

Yes, a solar panel mounted roof can work for a lot of people, just not EVs! It's been a great ride so far! I love it, although I would love to get a Polestar 2 for my next ride! My system is not finished yet, we are trying out a few things before tucking them away, its not a hard job to do, just want to tweak a few things before we make it all tidy and what not! You might be able to get an aftermarket controller like a MPPT that can get you your desired hook up, that I am not sure of, but there are a lot of options out there, especially on Amazon! Let me know what you find, I will keep you updated on how mine progresses and if I find anything that may suit your application as well! Thanks for watching!

[@jimcabezola3051]

@@corradettimotorsports360 On the heels of your EV/solar panel adventure comes that new video from "Drew Builds Stuff." I was wondering how the RCMP didn't just swoop down on this intriguing yet very bare-bones experiment on charging EVs from solar. As a cyclist...and soon-to-be e-bike cyclist...I believe YOUR setup already succeeds! Drew's take on it seems to be that some EVs should revert to being ol' Henry Ford's Quadracycle of a hundred years ago. For good or ill...I believe safety regulators will throw their weight around and try to crush 4-wheeled "bicycles" such as Drew's. Sometimes, all one wants is a simple, little transportation device. Then, "The Man" steps in... That's bureaucracy for you... There's so much for us all to learn! I'm enjoying YOUR i-MiEV content, and I hope you want to make more! Aloha!

[@the_harbour_boys]

Yeh buddy that’s awesome set up

[@corradettimotorsports360]

Thanks for watching!!! its certainly different I'd say!

[@the_harbour_boys]

@@corradettimotorsports360 been secretly watching since we chatted way back in the day, keep up the good work my man

[@williampisano7573]

You need a mppt charge controller produces 20-30% more you can get small ones cheap

[@corradettimotorsports360]

I agree, its on my list of improved modifications! thanks for the suggestion, I am learning A LOT!

[@thehighriseconstructionob9679]

Very beautiful , i want to see full solar panels goes on entire car What kind of solar pannels wemt to roof ?

[@corradettimotorsports360]

I got these off Amazon, they are 100 watt each, to do the entire car will be difficult, as you can't cut them to fit the body panels!

[@nikn604]

I offer this option: 1. Compose the solar panels yourself from the elements of SunPower Maxeon 3. You can assemble them a few pieces (as it is convenient to place on the roof) and connect in series. Each element gives 0.6V. Thus, you can calculate and fit the total number of cells for the required voltage. These cells can be cut, they are also already sold by cut 1/2, 1/3 of the part. those. In this way, it is possible to increase the voltage by connecting these parts sequentially on the same area compared to a solid cell. For example 1 cell issues 0.6V. If it is cut into three parts and connect it sequentially, it will already be 1.8V. The power will remain the same in terms of the size of one cell. Those. 1 whole cell gives 0.6V and 3.0W, the same cell is cut into 3 parts and these parts are connected sequentially from1,8V and 3.0W. The current strength through the cell will be less, there will be less heating, you can use thinner wires and less losses will be. Whole and cut 1/2, 1/3 cells are sold on aliexpress. In total, whole cells will need about 150 it will turn out to be a voltage of 90V, if you take 1/2, then they need 300 voltage will be 180V, if you take 1/3, then they need 450 voltage will be 270V. If you need more voltage, then you can cut integral to 4 parts. 2. On the back door of the trunk, make the spoiler in full width to the extreme point of the total length of the car behind. those. Thus lengthening the roof behind and place part of the elements on it. If I correctly calculated the maximum area of ​​the panel, which will fit on the roof will be approximately 2.5m^2. Its maximum power will be approximately 500W. Of course, it is better to connect it to the main battery on 320V. On a summer day, on average, you can receive 2.3 kW of energy. For about 5 days, only from this panel you can receive the charge of the main battery for approximately 100 km mileage.

[@corradettimotorsports360]

thanks for the advice!!! I will be digging into it as we speak, lots of options, I have 2 ideas I am looking at (similar to yours)! Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!