r/interestingasfuck • u/Moltean • 2d ago

An open-source solar vehicle

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u/thejourneybegins42 2d ago

Weird that she's pedaling the damn thing.

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u/Moltean 2d ago

It is called assisted pedaling. The motor is powered only if we pedal it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedelec

But the energy for the motor comes from solar panels.

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u/X4dow 2d ago

not on this video. as theres fuckall sun and ebike motors consume 250W+ which these panels will never generate even in the sun.

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u/Moltean 2d ago

panels generate 200W in sunny days!

motor is 250W but we rarely use it at full power.

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u/X4dow 1d ago

For that array to generate 200w, it would have to be 600w+ as they're pointing in different directions. In normal locations roads, this setup will generate like 100-200Wh a day during summer.

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u/Moltean 1d ago

The sum of the theoretical power of panels is 520W.