Comments on: Enter Mitsubishi to the Plug-in Race: i MiEV Sport http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: fred http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-125937 fred Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:13:27 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-125937 Seeing as I will never be able to buy an Aptera, this iMiev will be my other choice if the Volt is way to expensive. My previous experience with a mitsubishi car left me impressed with it's durability and reliability. In wheel motors is the way to go. I need 44 mile range so it will work for me. Seeing as I will never be able to buy an Aptera, this iMiev will be my other choice if the Volt is way to expensive. My previous experience with a mitsubishi car left me impressed with it’s durability and reliability. In wheel motors is the way to go. I need 44 mile range so it will work for me.

]]> By: Don http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6827 Don Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:29:35 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6827 Thanks for the figures. Thanks for the figures.

]]> By: Dave G http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6777 Dave G Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:40:05 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6777 Don - For the solar panel, ballpark around 200 watts for a car roof, so 8 hours would get you 1.6 kwh. We know 40 miles is 8 kwh, so a solar panel would get you around 5 miles down the road after parking on a sunny summer day, assuming you don’t use the air conditioner. Thin film solar panels may become cheap to build. Prototypes have efficiency up to 20% (same as polycrystalline silicon). Don – For the solar panel, ballpark around 200 watts for a car roof, so 8 hours would get you 1.6 kwh. We know 40 miles is 8 kwh, so a solar panel would get you around 5 miles down the road after parking on a sunny summer day, assuming you don’t use the air conditioner.

Thin film solar panels may become cheap to build. Prototypes have efficiency up to 20% (same as polycrystalline silicon).

]]> By: Mike G. http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6766 Mike G. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:34:18 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6766 Screwed up, about 2 weeks I should have said. Screwed up, about 2 weeks I should have said.

]]> By: Mike G. http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6765 Mike G. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:33:25 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/07/enter-mitsubishi-to-the-plug-in-race-i-miev-sport/#comment-6765 I think it takes about a two for a solar panels to charge the volts battery one time assuming no clouds. Pretty much pointless until they panels are much cheaper. I think it takes about a two for a solar panels to charge the volts battery one time assuming no clouds. Pretty much pointless until they panels are much cheaper.

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