Date:         Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:16:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor
              and LiIon batteries.
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
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On a few Vanagons that had the enormous sun roof, it occurs to me,
that replacing the sunroof with solar panels would be interesting.
Wouldn't change the drag characteristics.


On Mar 16, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Poppie Jagersand wrote:

> Not practical for a conventional vehicle. they are too heavy and
> have too high rolling resistance and wind drag to work just off
> solar cells.

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