The experience of driving a solar utility car depends on many
elements. Besides the difficulty of the terrain and length of the
trail, also your location, altitude, time of year, time of day,
present weather conditions, shading, tire inflation
and battery watering will influence the end result.
Especially adherance to regular battery maintenance is
important (also without solar).
While we cannot give a bulletproof guarantee as to the
exact effect of going solar at your geographic location, we can at
least present a fairly
reliable estimate. Based on 22 years of NASA solar
statistics the following table shows the impact of SolarDrive S2E
on a typical electric utility vehicle measured in extra
daily miles (1 mile = 1.609 km).
Pick your location in the left column. The second column shows
the extra daily mileage on a flat trail (gravel and grass) in
the best month. The next column shows the poorest month and
the last column the yearly average. On a hard surface
like concrete or asphalt and with good tire inflation, or just on a
good day, you may get considerably longer. We
have exceptional reports from more than one surprised
customer.
Click your country name or state name to open a pdf
with all the details !
Extended range in miles - Utility
cars
Disclaimer:
SolarDrive takes no responsibility
for the correctness of the basic data obtained from NASA nor for
the actual experienced results. The text and figures are
presented as a guideline only. The actual result may be influenced
by many other factors as well e.g. length of course, battery
watering, altitude, time of year, time of day, present weather
conditions, local shades (from houses, trees, mountains), tire
inflation, general maintenance etc.
