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Anyone Familiar with "Go Sun"? It's a portable solar charger for cars. (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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https://gosun.co/

Basically its a roof rack solar panel with a battery inside (includes AC outlet), extra fold out panels that cover the length of the car, and a charge cable for the car. They're about $5000 USD and are shipping the first ones out in Q3 this year.

As someone who lives in an appt and commutes, this would make an electric vehicle much more viable as there is no charging stations in my building or at my work. I saw this and immediately began researching what vehicle models would be coming to Canada in 2028.

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[–] 11 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

It's an extraordinary amount of money for what will be very little energy. That's why they don't come from the factory that way.

There's a ton of conversion losses in converting it DC to AC and back to DC again...

Also it looks like it mounts on a roof rack, which is going to have a significant impact on your efficiency, making it that much less effective.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    He addresses drag in the video. Below 80kpm it's negligible and above that you're looking at about a 10% loss.

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