Yes, you CAN charge your Tesla with portable solar!!!
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That's crazy but I don't get these people who don't see that there's a description section for that stuff. Although it is nice to have a reminder. The bigger problem is when the description doesn't get filled out.
)there are DC to AC inverters out there that are 94% efficient.
Why you need external battery? Can we use just inverter and charge controller?
not just creators, if I comment with links my comments get deleted.
Anything free associated with the Tesla = I'll take 3 mi. for free!
3 miles of range doesn't sound like very much, but try pushing a Model 3 by hand for three miles and you realize that its an enormous amount of work. It's incredible that all this free energy just shines down on us every day.
Great way to look at it!
Yes fascinating
dont worry the state will tax the sunshine very soon ... it will not stay free for long ..
@@georgegeorge8960 breathing will be next, then simply being alive lmfao
@@sourcey6620 well to be fair being dead is the only way to avoid tax
I live off-grid in a solar powered house I built myself singlehandedly. Finally figured out how to charge my model 3 long range from the sun. I have four 300 watt solar panel gets full sun all day. I have a Growatt inverter which has an 80 amp MPPT charge controller built-in. I Have configured panels serial/parallel for 24 volt output. Growatt is split phase so it provides 240 volt output.Then I have four BattleBorn batteries. Get 28 miles per hour. $1250 for panels, $750 for Growatt inverter, $3000 for batteries, misc cables fuses $250, total $5,250. Actually anticipating charging my cybertruk next year.
You aren't getting 28 miles per hour from four 300 watt panels. Unless you mean 28 miles per day.
Off the grid ? You know our teslas are the most tracked and connected devices on earth? 😂
For those that haven't thought of it, the real value I see in this (and why I am building one of my own) is for off-grid camping with something like a Rivian R1T/R1S, Tesla Cybertruck, or even the new VM EV Bus. If you're camping for a few days at a a time, the slow charge time comes a non-issue. You just need enough flow-through to keep the battery topped up.
The main problem with this kind of setup is that it takes too long to recoup your investment, if you ever do. With pretty much anything that you can carry with you in the car will provide so little power that the gains are almost not worth mentioning. Even as an emergency system these kind of setups are impractical since they provide so little power for such a high price, I wonder if towing would always be the more affordable option, especially if you dont plan to mess up your travels like that often.
Example: If you buy a 2000 euro powerstation like Ecoflow or Bluetti around 2000W capacity and only charge it for free in cafes, restaurants, at job whatever.. even then it would take more cycles than the stations is rated for its life for you to recoup your investment on it. With current electricity prices in my country 2000 euros you could buy 66 thousand kilometers worth of electricity for your EV. With 2000W powerstation every cycle (not full 100% since that would ruin your station battery even faster) you get around 10km worth of electricity, so it would take 6 666 cycles to recoup the 2000euros investment. Bluetti and Ecoflow powerstations are rated for 3000-3500 cycles (to 80%). And this calculation doesnt even use solar for charging the battery which is even slower than from wall socket and way more unreliable, not to mention it would add to the cost. You would never get positive ROI.
The only way you will recoup your ROI on solar at least in my country is if you either A) Use it for vanlife and get most of your eletricity from it B) You have large solar panel array in your home, from which you use as much as you can and sell the rest back to electricity company/network (no usage of expensive batteries).
@@senderhillside7233it’s not about recouping the ROI it’s about getting extra power where that extra power isn’t available for any price
@@nicopaoletti3501 Fair point, I guess in some extreme situations it would be feasible, or if you just want more of that feeling of freedom no matter the cost.
We have used the ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
It kills me that this is dc to ac to dc. Wish Tesla came out with a direct dc charger for solar!
It would be cool, though I don’t know how much more it would cost to offer that. It won’t be as simple as a dedicated setup as this.
@@TheTechofTech nope it would be just as simple - your jackery can output DC.
You can probably connect a bunch of HV solar cells together to make the same voltage that a supercharger station produces and then just plug that directly into the CCS charge port, essentially tricking the car into thinking it is plugged into a supercharger (though you'll have to reduce the amps)
That's probably the only way it would work without an inverter and extra battery
Tata in India already offers both Ac & DC plugs as standard in their new cars.
I am sure the rectification is to clean the power also.
The charging may be slow, but you got it to work! Props!
Love how you could use this to charge your car. Its really highlighting green technology and along with EV Technology.
I'm no electrician or car designer, but I always thought it would be cool to have electric cars with built-in solar panels on the roof that would add a small but passive charge.
Price to use-full ratio is too highhhh otherwise Elon would do it.
Startup Sonomotors in Munich developing such EVs
The weight, complexity and cost make this a difficult sell. Your range might actually drop. And of course many people garage their cars.
What I think would be revolutionary is a simple solar kit that you would just install at home and plug into a wall socket. Supply power to the home, reducing the electric bill.
My 97 Audi had one, but it was only enough juice to run a cabin cooling fan. It's incredible how far solar has come in the last couple decades.
Toyota had it with the Prius and no one cared lol
This is something like you charging cordless lawnmower from smart phone wall charger.
...but it’s cool you tried. lol
@@TheTechofTech Agreed, biut it is proof of concept. It works. We have an application that can do this same thing much faster. www.viasolarusa.com
Congratulations on getting the charging rig to work. For a specific set of circumstances this type is setup is a useful option to have available. With some optimization the potential solar energy input could be increased using of the shelf components.
thank you for including the links to the items you use in the video. It helped out a lot to run this same setup.
Thank you so much for making this video. I watched some of the other ones and the lack of information, and generally the lack of know how the creators had was so frustrating. This was very informative and I already have the same solar generator and a model 3 of my own so I’m PSYCHED that this works! It might not be practical, but it’s something for sure!
I get exactly what you mean. I don’t usually comment on the videos of other creators, but at the time I made this video, existing videos were just really bad and frustrating. Since I made this video, there have been more that have benefited from what I show and share in this one. lol
You answered a huge question in the first minute. Thanks. Love you getting right in on it.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into this! I wanted to do something like this but was missing the bonding plug to make it work. As for practical use, if the power goes out for an extended period and you only need to make short trips this will definitely get you out of that jam.
Yes, and it can be scaled by utilizing on of our hybrid, mobile generators. www.viasolarusa.com
Also, 3 miles/day makes going into town every 2 weeks a reasonable option in most areas if you go off grid
Thank you for attempting this being in the position as a Tesla owner! I've been curious about this concept even if I don't own one...yet! Smart thinking manually decreasing the charge current.
Awesome job. I just bought a fiat 500e, and it only has a 80ish mile range. A little unit like this, adding a few extra miles if I know I'm going somewhere that doesn't have charging might be really useful as a "gas can" in a pinch. Recouping the cost of the solar set-up doesn't seem feasible, but the cool factor of being able to do it is very high!
I could see something like this being great for camping trips, where you want to add a little range during the day. So you can keep camping mode slightly longer
that's so awesome man. literally can turn anywhere into a gas station. in the near future I can see this revolutionizing ev's.
For the Tesla campers out there this setup is huge. Some of them carrying Jackerys anyway for an air fryer or induction cooktop, it’s nice to know you can slowly recover some of the power used in Camp Mode overnight. The goal isn’t really to increase range, it’s just to lose as little as possible while “camping”. Now I want a Jackery even more.
First, thank you so, so, so much for this video. I live in Hawthorne, less than two miles from SpaceX, where the sun is, as I am sure you know, plentiful pretty much daily. Yet, parking for where I live is such that having to plug in a vehicle seemed a hassle. Then someone mentioned people are carrying solar powered generators in their vehicles to charge their electric vehicle with. All of a sudden, I am psyched about the idea of having an electric car. I had ruled out a Tesla because they no longer qualify for the tax incentive. Anyway, since hearing the info, I had been searching every which way I could to find either a solar generator or something that mentions what would be best via a solar generator to charge your electric vehicle (and not a solar generator that can also be charged from your car as my searches seemed to think I was asking for). I also think it is interesting, for instance, Tesla built a fairly nice grouping of charging stations in the close-by Target parking lot to SpaceX. Yet, why not have these charging stations powered via solar energy. Which brings me to second, one of the reasons I can appreciate the Tesla and yet from a distance had me disappointed (and not interested in investing in one) is that in my opinion, if you can come up with the technology to orbit the Earth (just watched the movie, Hidden Figures and basically this is what they did) or Mars or whatever (in other words, you determine what it is you are going to create/invent and work backward); it seems to me that electric cars are perhaps a step towards a better carbon footprint and yet, that electricity to charge the battery has to come from some place. And depending on the place, it may be generated from fossil fuels and the like. Third, sadly, I do not have much of a tech, electrical engineer and the like background, nor do I have an interest in pursuing one at this point in my life. However, for about five years now it seems to me that if someone truly had the desire and the know how (for instance someone with Tesla/SpaceX resources or had Mr. Musk's ear) that a self-generating/self-charging battery could be invented. I actually first thought about it for cell phones. And for whatever reason this was downloaded into my awareness, it seemed that what would be required is a generator that includes some sort of catalyst that ignites the generator (all self-contained) and then depending on what the self-contained 'battery' (for lack of a better name at this point) was to power, it might include an amplifier of some type. Initially I thought this would be something created that you could (like a cube sort of shape) that you plug your charging cord into, instead of being tethered to actual electric outlet. Later as I would ponder it, I wondered what if it was just actually invented to become the new phone battery, in the case of a phone. Sorry, this is so long. Lastly, I thank you again, because I get that even if I invested $3000 in the jackery 1500 and four solar panels, the miles i would get out of a charge just may not be worth the investment. Of course, I was thinking that if I simply did this every day since I don't drive every day and rarely when I do, do I drive more than 20 or so miles... So perhaps, I wait (I may be a grandma, but I am a youngish, healthy grandma) and I anticipate. I mean I recall my first personal computer purchase in 1993 and dial up internet. I'd like to think that solar powered generators are currently at that stage and will continue to get lighter, more efficient, big picture: more elegant with every year. So, thank you again very much for taking the time and effort to make this video. I appreciated it immensely. And I wish you much continued success. Thanks.
I have a similar setup. My Teardrop trailer is covered in solar. It charges the Eco Flow Delta quite quick in the day. I used it fir a touring holiday in Scotland. I have pictures if you want.
Great research Cam!! This is great info that puts it all into perspective. Possible but not practical.
Lol it's cool to at least see that this works! In the end, I think this was a very cool demonstration of that generator. I might get it! It's nice to be able to harness the energy of the sun on the go.
Works on my 2020 Outlander PHEV too. Awesome. Thanks for figuring this out.
Glad you tried it!
How did you do this I’m curious I’ve got an outlander too.
First time viewer. Clear and direct video, you gained a subscriber
Thanks so much!
been contemplating a Tesla for years in fear of running out of battery and with your video, I now know I will never truly run out. I have 2 of these Jackery batteries 1000 watt. They are good products, we run them in a remote area where no utilities are fed there. It takes really long to charge via solar, but we are almost never in a hurry because we have 2 of these and they swap places when one is being charged. I'd buy more if we own a Tesla. Waiting for Tesla to build either a minivan or a cargo van. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
Keep in mind that unless the price of electricity in your area is ridiculously high you will never recoup the investment on those jackery batteries for charging your electric vehicle. But if you absolutely need that setup to maintain your desired freedom, then why not.
Great vid. I’m considering this as an emergency power supply. Useful for the the 60w/ 66mins Mini fridge you showed.
Another excellent video. Thank you for your service to the BEV community.
Thanks for watching!
This video does inspire the idea of a dedicated solar/battery charging station for your driveway/ home🎉
Well done, it's the principle more than the practicality
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I love your garage “parking censor”. My dad had same invention in late 70’s. This was when no technology was even invented. Funny 😂 to see it still used with super modern Tesla to parking.
AHH THIS WAS THE VIDEO I WAS LOOKING FOR THANK GODDD🙏🏾✨✨✨
Thank you for making this!!! I wanted to use solar to charge an E motorcycle. And I wanted to see that if someone did it with a Tesla yet. If you guys can then I can too~~ thank you so much!!!
Dude, GREAT VIDEO! Thank you for linking all the products you used.
You bet!
just having the battery would be perfect, because you can use the 12V plug in the car to keep the battery topped off when you supercharge or charge at home, and have the battery always ready as a little "gas can" that your own car can fill up! haha, amazing.
Nice work demonstrating the concept. ViaSolar has do have a unit that do the same thing
Thanks! Was wondering about this :)
I’m a 1 day old owner of a 2015 Nissan Leaf. I have a Bluetti EB1500 and was wondering if charging my car would be possible. What a great video and great explanation. Thank you
I love this! This is on the road toward charging my M3 with solar!
Rooftop solar is the way to go, you can charge your EV in about a day fully.
This was a great video and prompted me to trade up my Jackery 240 to a Jackery 500. Also, I followed your advise and picked up a "portable generator bonding plug" and heavy gauge 3 plug extension from Amazon. But when I used my Jackery 240 it kicked right away. When I received my upgrade 500, it worked - pulling 475w from my Jackery at 5 amp Charge Current on my Tesla Model Y. I'm going to run it down to zero and see how many miles I get. I'm expecting 2 miles or less. Agree, there is not much practical use for this if I'm out in the wilderness. Nevertheless, it was a great exercise. Thanks again for leading the way.
I upgraded the same 240 to 500 and now I wish I waited for the 1500 or even the 2000 Jackery that is available. I feel like I'm Tim the toolman. There are many other solar generators that are even larger.
Looks like a smart setup!
Awesome man! Good proof of concept. You can easily increase the number of panels to juice up the Jackery faster
Only until a certain level. There is no proof of concept here, people are charging their cars on their home solar for over 5 years...
A neighbor has added a rooftop solar panel system to his Prius just to keep his "small battery" charged..... he has a delivery service and hopping in and out puts a lot of stress on his electric A/C in the summer ~ so with the extra panel he gets his A/C for free, leaving his auxilary battery free to run his phone and lights.
He had a guy seat the rooftop panel under rubber strips along the sides keeping out dirt and water.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing with us
Thanks for sharing this. It was very helpful.
Thanks for watching!
Great video, looking forward to seeing how lfp battery tech/ solar tech improves
Very cool experiment, subbed !
Great video! We "charged" our Model X for a day with our little solar setup we use for camping. After crunching the numbers it would have taken 3 months to charge from 0% to 100%. That was if the sun was out every day here in Nebraska.
Yep! Not a good plan for the apocalypse.
@@TheTechofTech Not at all but it was so much fun to see it was possible.
So 6 panels would charge it from 0 to 100 in 1 month...
12 panels in 2 weeks...
24 panels for 1 week...
Yea nah... cant use an EV for touring in Australian outback yet...
@@plutralias thats just counting 100 watt panels they have 400 and even 500 now, i think some country just broke 800 watt prototype
@@tips4tesla407 sure the tech is improving, and it will get there soon. But as my comment said (and still stands even with an arsenal of experimental 800W panels) "ev's aren't suitable for the Australian outback YET". We still plan on getting an EV as our daily exploration vehicle. But it will be a diesel powered EV, charged by the 11 litre bus engine that tows it between the (literal) thousands of kilometers between towns.
phenomenal. Thx for sharing!
He got about 3 miles with of charge from the Jackery battery.
Great tip on turning the amps down. I can charge off my home solar at a low rate to ensure I don't import from the grid
Glad the idea will help you!
It may not seem like a lot, but actually, it’s enough to curb phantom drain. Using this helps free the car from that worry. Thank you for sharing
Hey thanks for this ive been spending a bunch of money on various parts , prolly how you started, trying to get this project to work. It was the silly dummy plug that got me all along and i was barking up the wrong tree
Cool, im working on a solar panel setup now.. will post asap
Your demonstration is extremely important and shows everybody that we could actually in fact one day be energy self sufficient. This emerging technology is only scratching the surface and who knows what it will evolve into in the near future. Thanks !
We will be energy self sufficient because the industrial society will have collapsed. There will be no solar panel factory, no global supply chain.
@@Bvic3
Actually homemade wind power driven generators are simpler to build and probably are the least expensive to maintain. I know a few people who run their entire ranch and charge their Teslas on their wind turbines.
Battery prices needs to come down A LOT for this to be anywhere near positive ROI.
@@senderhillside7233Dumbass you’re under every post talking about ROI no one is thinking about saving money. It’s if shit ever goes haywire you can stay on the move and be completely be self sufficient.
What I was thinking is this would be super useful for if someone were to take their electric car (whether it's a tesla or any other brand of fully electric car) out to a summer music festival for example. I've been to one in BC, Canada a few years in a row (literally every year that it existed up until the 2020 festival was cancelled cause covid) and this situation would be perfect for that sort of environment. I mean typically everyone is parked in a big field with almost no shade to be found, set the panels on the roof or hood of your car and get to charging.
This is a great proof of concept video, thank you for your hard work and testing. I want to do something like this with my model Y. Theoretically with a 2000W power station you could get 4-6 miles of range ?
After seeing your video I followed your links, bought the exact same gear and successfully charged my Tesla model Y...1 mile today with the 2 solar panels. Damn it feels good. Best mile I ever drove. The wife and mother in law tell me "it's not really practical" as they watched me set up the system. Lol. No it's not. But, I see the future and I like it. Thanks man!
That’s awesome! Thanks for posting this. Comments like this really make my day.
this is amazing. it's a game changer for off road camping with ev suv/trucks. i just wonder if such jackery hardware built in to the ev so the owners plug in solar panels as much as they can
Love that classic Silver Model 3.
Best Tesla color. I hope they bring it back.
This is dope! for a trickle charge this is fire! thanks man! and not something that looks like the star ship enterprise. to keep the car topped off and bits of power jst to not lose as the car sits. and an all in 1 solution
I would love to see you try this with a serious solar generator like the Titan or even Inergy Flex. Having a charged up solar generator in a Tesla makes sense as emergency equipment. They make solar panels that fold up like blankets that put out 215 watts. Pricey, but would also make sense as emergency equipment. I foldable solar panel and a solar generator wouldn’t take up much space even.
this is awesome, so glad i found this video. I'm going to be doing something similar with an electric motorcycle. Think I will still need the plug modifier that you added?
We can definitely improve on this. Vastly larger solar panel area with much lighter weight and thin foldable panels. Needs to be at least few kilowatts per hour charge rate. Needs to be a standard accessory for camping or off road Tesla adventures
That is amazing! Have to get one!
Great job and informative!
Thanks so much!
That's awesome. The best part is that this solution can be used in more electric cars
As a proof of concept the key was that plug that satisfies the mobile connector requirement for a proper ground. Essentially you are mimicking a power wall setup on a tiny simpler scale. Awesome ! Could certainly get one out of a pinch or keep a Tesla satisfied if for example you are camping and have sufficient sunlight or just using the Jackery unit to ‘trickle’ charge the Tesla battery .. Cheers
That was one key. The other was manually reducing the amps on the Tesla to below the output capacity of the power station.
There is a system capable of adding 25+ miles of range in a sunny day if you start with a fully charged power station, then another 15-20 miles of range every sunny day thereafter. However, the whole setup retails for $4,500. I hope to figure out how to test that as it would be cool to show you could really get some usable range from a system that could store in your trunk.
If you're out in the middle of nowhere, no one to call, this will save your life! Even if it takes a week to get you home lol. Water, protein bars, you'll live.
Imagine this solar generation efficiency in a few years!
For those of you who live off-grid as I do, here is my charging station. On the flat roof I have four 300 watt panels 12 volt (a pair of two in series gives me 24 volts) and then both in parallel. They costs me $1200 at Home Depot. Next from Amazon a GROWATT which is an MPPT charge controller which accepts 2 volts, a battery charger, and an inverter which provides the level 2 charge. It must be a split phase unit as Growatt is.This cost $750. I use four Battle Born batteries that cost $1150 each. They too are configured series/parallel as 24 volts. This unit can accept grid, generator and up to 2000 watts of solar. I suppose if you want to take a cross-country trip, the batteries can fit in the trunk as will the Growatt. You will have to plug it into the motel's 110 volt and stay an extra day or two.
Good info. Thanks
With current avg electricity price you will never recoup your investment on that equipment. Better off charging your EV from paid charging stations and using your Tesla battery to power everything. Of course if you absolutely need a lot of extended time off grid freedom then yes that kind of setup is the only way.
A large role of flexible solar cells in the back that rolls out for10 metres would be quite good if you run out or are camping.
great video. gave me some information that I needed. Just an FYI however, it is not the most efficient EV on the market. My I4 gets around 4.4 to 5 miles per KWH consistently. But all good, the Tesla you have is definitely one of the better ones.
Thanks for doing this video! I'm thinking for survival situation this awesome (like nuclear fallout and all gas and electrical power are down. Lol). So it's very practical for that purpose. 8 miles a day is good. You can always add more panels.
Good job on research 👏
Thanks for watching!
I’d like to try this out on my Nissan 2015 Leaf, the car only has a J1772 charge port.
So for emergencies, this could work for portable power.
Thanks for the idea
Thanks for making this. While this isn't practical in Nov 2020, by 2030 imagine trickle-charging an electric motorhome this way.
This might actually be useful when I head to wilderness entry points and leave the car to sit for a week.
I've asked Jeckery if they would make a charging station with a 240v outlet and they said they might. Would be nice to fill up the charging station at home and then carry in the tesla and if you need a mile or 2 you can put something back in the car.
I used an OpenEVSE for my experiments. It has an option to turn off the ground check so no bonding plug is needed.
Also, don't use this setup for routine charging. Batteries have a limited cycle life. That degradation means the electricity from a battery is usually more expensive than grid electricity.
Thanks for your comment. As I say repeatedly, this is impractical for just about every reason you can think of...
...except if you already have one for other reasons, then it's good to know it can add a small amount of range in an emergency.
To keep your Jackery cooler place it in the shade behind a solar panel. Nice job anyway!
Not really needed for this kind of test. Thanks for watching!
This would be great for emergency situations
Nice!
Thanks!
I bought a Chevy Bolt EV because it's more efficient than a Tesla Model 3. Tesla's also use at least 1% charge per day without use. Many Tesla owners have stated that they lose about 10 miles of range per day. This is certainly NOT efficiency. I've gone about 20 days without driving my Bolt EV and the range decrease was 0. Never have I lost even 1 mile of range between uses.
Nice job getting your kit together and working as planned!
This is a magnificent video!
Thank you!
just found your video.. thanks for posting. I thought of doing this as a way of keeping my Tesla Model 3 topped off at 90% throughout the week.. I drive maybe 5 miles a week .. with the tesla sitting in a parking lot outside where it gets alot of sun. I could keep the solar panels in the front windshield, and the power station in the car as well.. then once it's fully charged, charge the tesla with it. does that sound like a good case scenario? I'd appreciate your opinion. thanks!
Thats why Tesla should offer an MC4 connecter port wherin panels can be directly plugged and then a "step up/step down" stabilizing transformer can utilize the energy directly from the panels NOT via another battery.
There are microinverters that do this, enphase IQ8 - when released - will do this also.
Thanks for sharing! Can it link to other jackery power packs together ?
Very interesting! Can any company make this way of charging more effectively?
Can you use Auxilry/Power Socket inside of the car to charge the Tesla direct from a solar panel? You can use the solar panel on windshield. I used to charge regular car battery that way.
Great video as an electrician and prospective tesla buyer I am very impressed at your dedication to make it work.
The concept is easy enough, which is why I was so frustrated watching videos claiming this could not work. lol
Love it, I’ve just set up an off grid 800w array in my house to run my Christmas LED lights. It doesn’t need to be cost effective to be cool 😎 🤣🤣
I wish tesla would allow direct low-voltage DC charging to avoid complexity or losses. I hope this is available on the cybertruck: after all, it's supposed to have an available solar option. I would like it if OEMs would give owners better access to their batteries.
Like I talk about at the end of the video, there is no way the Cybertruck will be able to haul around enough wattage of solar to power itself day after day. It’s much more likely that it will have basically its own version of the solar generator I show in this video- something intended to provide power for campers or off-grid tools.
@@TheTechofTech I don't recall if it was the Cybertruck or another vehicle, but they talked about it providing around 30 miles of range 'per day' I believe, which I assume they meant sat in the sun for the entire day with no driving at all. Would be good for camping for example. :)
Do the math on that, though, as I did for my Model 3. You’d need 16 of the panels I used to reliably add 30 miles of range to a Model 3, and it’s way more efficient than the Cybertruck will be, given its mass and tire size alone. Plus, you’ll have to keep orienting the panels towards the sun all day, or you’ll need even *more* panels to pull it off. I just don’t see it happening.
@@TheTechofTech Oh, totally! Not saying it'll happen, just saying what they said might happen. I'm assuming they got the number from somewhere, just not entirely sure where... :)
@@TheTechofTech I see the benefit of a solar tonneau this way: it could probably cover a significant chunk of nighttime HVAC, if not all of it, if you're camping. It seems probable/possible that you could camp in it for a week while using it as an energy source, and maybe even charge an ebike here and there, and end the week at the same SOC.
This is a great demonstration, thank you. I'm hoping to get a tiny electric vehicle because I may be homeless soon. I'm trying to think of ways to keep the vehicle charged if I cannot get to an electrical outlet to charge it.
I live off-grid in a solar powered house I built myself singlehandedly. Finally figured out how to charge my model 3 long range from the sun. I have four 300 watt solar panel gets full sun all day. I have a Growatt inverter which has an 80 amp MPPT charge controller built-in. I Have configured panels serial/parallel for 24 volt output. Growatt is split phase so it provides 240 volt output.Then I have four BattleBorn batteries. Get 28 miles per hour. $1250 for panels, $750 for Growatt inverter, $3000 for batteries, misc cables fuses $250, total $5,250. Actually anticipating charging my cybertruk next year.
I have a Model 3 which sits a lot waiting to be rented. Would be great to have one of these solar panels to minimize or eliminate phantom losses while parked.
The problem is that charging would have to be restarted with every power station cycle.
@@TheTechofTech Oh, so at night it would turn off, but would turn on automatically when the sun comes up?
Seeing this just makes me think of how to charge one of the electric Silverados.
What you didnt explained about the Amazon plug: it combines the neutral prong to the ground prong. At home, at the very power source (electric panel), all grounds and neutrals are tied together having the same potential. The tesla needs to have that, safety vise it checks if ground is present, measuring and verifying low resistance between the two. Generators are not all configured that way internally. - it's also advisable to always ground a generator to the earth ground for safety, people never do that...
so, can be this kind if diy charging present safety issue and probably not covered by warranties/ insurance if something happens?
@@izoyt good question.the best advice to that: my VW egolf and my Tesla model 3 are smart enough to check themself if the source is safe. Whenever it isn't they disconnect themselves. Part of the safety was also to the invention of the evse ( electric vehicle supply equipment). It is another safety between the car and the grid, another switch. The car communicats with it. The evse finally allows power going through once the ground and supply power is checked ok.i wouldn't worry to charge the car from any source, just for the final safety make sure overvoltages are not possible ( I wouldn't trust gasoline generators in that regards). Other than that, whatever happens, just don't tell the manufacturer how you charged it. Mostly they don't have any clue and they wanna blame you anyways. For them its impossible to know how you actually charged it.
Edit: from my own experience: make alwa sure ALL electrical connections are tight.if not, voltage drops and therefore current rises. The connection gets hot until hopefully the load shuts down, if not, stuff starts to melt or is catching fire. I had a hot connection with my egolf in the past, and the car kept charging
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I'm so glad you in the closing added that as much fun this setup was to prove you can charge with a solar generator its not practical. However I do have five 100 watt panels and a battery system with a 2,000 watt inverter generator that would have increased this results. But even 12 miles vs. your three isn't practical. Maybe if you were going to stay a 7 day week in a remote off grid area you'd get 84 miles!!!
That's what I keep trying to tell people who think they'll be able to charge their Cybertrucks with a solar tonneau cover. It's not enough solar for that. However, if the zombies came, 12 miles of mobility every day or more if you plan ahead would all of a sudden be a game changer.
I live off-grid in a solar powered house I built myself singlehandedly. Finally figured out how to charge my model 3 long range from the sun. I have four 300 watt solar panel gets full sun all day. I have a Growatt inverter which has an 80 amp MPPT charge controller built-in. I Have configured panels serial/parallel for 24 volt output. Growatt is split phase so it provides 240 volt output.Then I have four BattleBorn batteries. Get 28 miles per hour. $1250 for panels, $750 for Growatt inverter, $3000 for batteries, misc cables fuses $250, total $5,250. Actually anticipating charging my cybertruk next year.
@@TheTechofTech, apparently the plans for the Cybertruck are to make available another option to add fold out wings to increase output and more than 12 miles should be achieved. Of course variables of where you're located geographically and season of the year will affect results.
it aint perfect, but the fact that we are even this close already is amazing. within a few years oh man i cant wait to see the improvement
Did something similar two years ago and it works amazing if you're main goal is to strictly keep the climate control running during the time that you sleep in the car. Insulated my car heavily as well
If you have to do this for so long that it would otherwise drain your car battery too far, then yes this would be a sensible use case. However you are paying a very high price for this freedom and are almost certainly MUCH better off financially topping your car in a paid charging station if at all possible. If you think about it, your EV battery itself is the best powerbank to fuel your off grid adventures as long as you can keep it charged for relatively cheap, if you want to have a EV in the first place that is.
@@senderhillside7233 Yes the whole point was out in the boonies for two weeks