Small helpless EVs or Self Powered EVs?

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Never understood the fact why people make small EVs that can never charge itself and have to depend on the grid to charge itself… in a country where 60% of the population don’t have access to 24×7 electricity. Then say these things are not selling!

Or consider if there is war or emergency and the grid is down… how will millions of the then (year 2050) existing electric vehicles recharge?

On the other hand making the vehicle bigger can allow the vehicle to carry solar panels on the roof to charge itself and also protect the driver, battery and passengers in case of a crash. Bigger the vehicle safer it is in a crash. Always in a crash… the bigger vehicle wins!

 

Bigger EV can have… the following benefits:

  1. The bigger the roof the more panels it can accommodate and faster the vehicle can be charged. Long flat roof of a van is the best option.
  2. Once the car is parked the panels can be opened up to 4 times of the roof size.
  3. Most of the cars are parked for 90% of its lifetime. These cars can create energy. Energy is money. Thus cars that are parked for longer duration will be able to sell excess power to the grid, instead of the other way around. This will enable the owner to earn from the vehicle.
  4. The solar shade will not only protect the car from heat and dust but also provide shade in day time and lights in the nights for the user as if in a big camp or tent.
  5. Bigger roof will allow bigger interior space allowing for better seating and adding more accessories like TV, refrigerator, mood-lighting, sofa-cum-bed etc.
  6. Solar panels have steadily started to get more watts per panel. From the days of 100w per panels 5 yrs ago today these panels are able to generate 300w.

Thus creating self powered EV’s make more sense than creating charging stations or battery swapping stations. Such a vehicle can be sold anywhere on this earth.

 Another example of self powered EV is the Solar Electric Rickshaw that can carry 6 to 8 people and still travel at 30kmph and has a range of 80kms. Such a vehicle can charge by itself or connect to the grid where ever available.

 

 

 

 

 

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