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yeah man, it works really well. i still cant believe that everyone isnt doing this. rode the bike to work this morning. been riding it all winter so far and its been doing fine. i still upload updates on it pretty regularly. there are a lot of videos about people building really unpractical solar ebikes on youtube but i dont see a lot of channels that talk about the long term useage of the bikes and that is what i'm trying to do.

the panel only puts out 100w DC max. an electric eye like a home cooktop uses 1500w AC. you could potentially hook up one of the little heated lunch boxes like truck drivers use but even that uses 180w DC and runs at 12v but the battery stores power at 48v. if you are looking for portable cooking either a propane stove or a solar oven is really the way to go if you want to stay solar, i have a solar oven and it works really really good. there are a lot of designs for solar ovens on youtube. 2 the sun doesnt sit directly overhead. at my lattitude the sun sits at 15 degrees in summer and 45 degrees in winter. so i mounted the panel at 30 degrees to split the difference. the tilted like it is doesnt affect balance because its still mounted in the middle so the same amount is hanging off of both sides.

well.... the battery was at 50% so i didnt have to plug in, but i did plug in so it could do the equalization charge

i dont know, sounds like florida got like ten inches of snow in some areas

on my yellow bike i was able to just snip the plug off of the factory charger and go into the regular charge port. on the bike in this video it was funky. the factory charger seems to be some kind of pulse width modulated charger and i couldnt get the charge controller to charge through the batteries regular port. what i ended up doing was taking the back off of the batteries shell and wiring the charge controller to the batteries directly. i wasnt able to see if there was some sort of capacitor or something on the factory charge port that was blocking the dc current from being able to charge the battery (i didnt take the battery that far apart) it sounds like a pain and it kinda was but really it only took a couple of hours to do. just be careful not to cross the wires.

Solar is super simple. You just need to bite the bullet and get a little kit to get you started

The main body of the foot was fine. But man, them toes. Soon as I went inside and walked around a little they warmed up quickly

hoping to do some more soon but its a little bit cold here lately lol

generally the panel produces about 1.5 - 1.7amps while charging in the sun.

1. given enough time i suppose you could go most places but figure it will generate enough power for about 20 miles per day. 2. not really. its just enough to power the bike

i still cant believe the solar ebike isnt a thing. ive been using one as a daily commuter for almost 2 years now and it is awesome. it works so good its shocking. it should be a thing... it really should be a thing.

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik I'm running a 200w solar trailer on my ebike on long tours.

@@Eric_Tennant i saw your video. as a daily driver i'm trying not to pull a trailer. i think i can get away with a 150w panel mounted on the back. if i do that i'm going to mount it flat but also elevated up to about seat height so that i can still have access to pannier bags underneath what i really need is a custom built frame...

i just like that i'm able to produce my own fuel. that really is the reason for the bike. i cant grow fuel crops where i'm at and i dont have an oil well in my back yard. but this produces about 20 miles of free fuel every day.

i've got a ski jacket and snow pants i wear. its so suprising. when i grew up when it rained you got wet. when it was cold you got cold and thats just the way it was. now its like... oh you mean if you wear the right clothes for the situation you can maintain comfort? thatssss kraaazzzzyyyyy

i do a balance charge every few weeks to a month and its been doing fine so far. the yellow bike actually has six thousand miles on it at this point with the same battery.

one of the main reasons for adding the solar panel to the bike was actually to reduce complication. i enjoyed commuting on the ebike before i put the panel on but it was always annoying having to take the battery out to plug in or having to run the charger and cord to the bike. so far, just what the panel produces has been enough for most of my riding. i do a balance charge every couple of weeks or maybe month if its been to cloudy or i have a big ride coming up

hey, i appreciate it. it's still shocking to me that this isnt "a thing" its super simple and it works remarkably well. its been such a change for me to not have to buy gas to go everywhere. dont have to buy gas to go work, to go home after, to go to the store, to see friends. its kinda funny when you think about it. you can calculate out how much you pay to the gas company for each trip in a car. and i mean, thats the cost of driving of course and i'm not even against the gas companies.... but what if you didnt have to pay them for every single place you go. its such a paradigm change

its good to do a balance charge every now and then.

what do you want to know

@ganeshgaitonde3661 gonna try to. Had a big ride yesterday that was pretty awesome.

hey i appreciate it man. i'm so conflicted. i want to add more batteries and panels but then its like... ok thats going to make it bigger which is going to make it more complex and heavier... which means its not going to be as easy to ride and use more power.... but this works fine for my application..... but more... no keep it simple.... but more!!! lol

hey, thank you, i appreciate it

@@LeonardHarris hey, thanks

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik Thank you. This might be the only way I get through some of these scriptures.

lol

i keep riding year round. i can unplug the panel if i need to keep it from charging. i've been meaning to put a switch on it or maybe even a thermostatic switch so that it doesnt charge below 40 or so. i'm fortunate though because i have a garage i can park in overnight to keep the battery above freezing.

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik Thanks for your reply. Unplugging makes sense. A thermostatic switch is a great idea.

thanks again :)

Thank you so much 😀

our personnel have not invaded big R however our munitions, intelligence and targeting have. but ssshhh its a big secret, big R's military and leadership will never be able to figure out it is the US that is supplying there adversary

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ikwe are using the rope-a-dope via surrogate

@thisorthat7626 it's a newpowa 9bb. It's on amazon for 78$ at the moment. Sometimes goes on sale for 65. The Parkview rear camera is awesome. Makes riding on the road much more comfortable. I try to update pretty regularly. I hope you enjoy the videos. If you would subscribe I'd really appreciate it.

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik Thank you for the info. I will subscribe. :)

@@thisorthat7626 hey, i appreciate it

Food is an issue. Self defense is an issue. Water and sanitation is an issue. I don't know if or how things will go down. Nothing happened before. But even though nothing happened before. I've enjoyed the solar ebike every day since.. We all have to decide how we prepare for our future and there are no hard and fast rules. Only the results in hindsight.

@RidingonBooks-iq9ik in the 70s, my friends and I realised the southwest tip of Australia with huge desert across Australia. Blocking access from the millions was the best place. Regular rainfall and adequate soils and fishing on the shore. Fortunately, those in charge never allowed the extreme to happen. Yes, enjoy the now. Build for the future.

its already illegal in a lot of places weather you have solar panels or even want electricity or not. in CA all structures have to be hooked to the grid regardless of any circumstances.

@RidingonBooks-iq9ik yes. You would be right. A Habitation certificate for your new home would require utilities. I have suggested DIY rooftop PV but not connected to the grid.

@LeonardHarris hey I appreciate it man

@skyl4rk it really depends on range. The rule of thumb is that ebikes use about 20w of power per mile. Depending on rider and speed of course.

@stephenbrickwood1602 oh I've said for years if I were king I would mandate solar roofs on all new construction with built in battery backup of some sort. Make there be major incentives for retrofitting all existing structures. If you are an area like new york city or something, mandate lowspeed diesel generators for every building. Even if you had to have a guy go around doing fuel deliveries it would be more efficient than the power grid.

@RidingonBooks-iq9ik let me suggest that customers with rooftop PV can overgenerate and be suppliers to the grid. AC electricity is always flowing in 2 directions. Hahaha. Today, EV battery technologies are evolving rapidly and are 'free' with the vehicle. Hahaha As nuclear promoters say, UTILIZATION FACTOR of your asset is the most important matter. Full use of your oversized EV battery, even when it is parked 23 hours every day and all night long, is smart economics. Battery technologies are evolving rapidly in lifetime performance and costs. When the EV battery needs replacing, it will be much cheaper and better battery. With modern battery management, battery life is way longer than expected. So, not even diesel will be needed. Sunny Southern States would love to supply / sell electric energy into the colder North. Canada has many nuclear electricity generators and would love to sell electricity to the big cities 😀 Just burning some fossil fuels in mid winter weeks would be a small problem. Existing furnaces can be mothballed for emergency backup. Nobody is thinking my way on the big picture stuff, but simple engineering maths tells me I am right. And people are starting to think about it in a better way. Love your work. 👍 PS. My suggestion maintains grid cash flow as heavy industrial customers can take the excess electricity and the old customer's remains grid connected as a backup at times and sell into the grid.

i adjusted it using the gps on my phone. you just have to go into the ebikes settings

its hard. when i'm editing the volume level is fine, maybe even a little quiet. once it compiles and uploads its just booming. not sure what the deal is. it was already like 1130 last night when i was exporting i just ran out of time to fix it.

hey i appreciate it

the deal with the ebike being able to do what it does is because its so light and small. i keep wanting to add more to it, more range, more charging. but the more you add the more power it consumes and you kind of start chasing your tail. i dont think ebikes replace the family car. people should still have the family car or at least have access to easy rentals but for commuting and small trips to the stores or visiting friends or just wanting to get out. the ebike is where its at. stay small, light and slow, keep it simple and inexpensive and accessible

@stephenbrickwood1602 hey I appreciate it

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik just more thoughts from an old Construction Civil Engineer Contractor. To be untethered can mean a lot of things in mental health circles. Often it is referred to as one not being grounded or tethered to reality. Nuclear electricity can only replace fossil fuels if 7 times more electricity and 7times more national electricity grid. Grids cost 10 times more than nuclear power plants. Promoters mean 7 times more spend on generation and 70 times more on grid capacity. They are not construction engineers, they have not worked in this infrastructure area. Worldwide it is an insane economically impossible and must include all the exploding military defence budgets. But all they talk about is the precious little uranium metal and heat.

oh i totally agree. nuclear is not a solution for much really. fossil fuel is vital for so many things. roads, tires, oils, paints, natural gas makes furtilizer which is a little important if anybody cares to eat. i'm not even against gas and diesel, just use them when they make sense, trucking, diesel makes sense. family car that holds 4 or 6 people and is used for trips over 40 miles, gas makes sense. a single person commuting 5 or 10 miles to work...... the spotlight is on electric. people should keep there family car for long trips with multiple people or when they need to carry weight. but every house and every building should be covered in solar panels with some kind of edison battery somewhere on the property this is the perfect use for large Nife batteries

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik you exactly right on all points. In Australia 20million vehicles and 1million new each year means 20years to replace. Same for all countries I would think. Nobody is talking about the grid except the nuclear promoters when they bs about. They half talk and leave the conclusions of what they say unsaid. My old engineer friend is on national TV at times and he should know better. He got lost in the 80s with nuclear wet dreams, and did his Masters in Nuclear technology. Little else was available. Today he pisses me off. He is a good family man but wrong and so dangerous to his grandchildren. No grid youtube on this particular impossible cost matter. So I copy what I say and save it, and then repost or rewite the main facts. But as you know it is the way you tell a story. I have decades in construction and I am free to open my mouth. Grid engineers know I am right but their company will make a lot of money if people like me keep their mouth shut. They all need their jobs, mortgage etc.

i feel like we are essentially saying the same thing. the reason the grid is so inefficient is because of the long distances power has to be pumped between its source and its load. if the grid is littered with sources and loads it becomes much more efficient and balancing. i'm not really into the idea of all the huge batteried riding around with everybody. its just so much weight to carry and to accelerate and slow down. for trips that are over 40 miles just use a gas vehicle. keep your power supply at the house and your main power generation at the house. if we could just start over with the power grids design with a clean sheet of paper so much could be done. but.... gotta change hearts and minds, one person at a time. individual power production and consumption is a better more efficient more freeing design. just have to move hearts back in the direction of individual freedom and responsability. i dont know if you've subscribed yet but i would love to have you.

If all electricity and NO fossil fuels, then the grid solution means the grid has to be 7 TIMES bigger. Efficiency is a very small part. Efficient use of resources and finance was always the limitations on grid construction. The grid is just off broke because it was always too expensive to overbuild. Now nuclear promoters say save the climate go nuclear but only use existing national grid. They offer a small part solution that screws up the grid economics. As you say, the grid must not be monopolised by the nuclear promoters. The grid must be protected and used to balance and backup the millions and millions and millions of customers. You are right. The daily drive is 1 hour, including traffic jams. A backup long distant battery you plug in for the long trip or drive might make sense. Batteries may be getting less heavy as well with new technology

@@RidingonBooks-iq9ik more grid discussion is extremely important. Big investors like Rupert Murdoch and Bill Gates and others want to park $BILLIONS in government guaranteed monopolies in Australia. 60years of government guaranteed cash flows.