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Solar system size = 5.59 kW
Total out-of-pocket cost = $8,500
kWh generated on 9-2-10 = 32 kWh
Total kWh generated since 6-28-10 = 2,026 kWh
Total banked (excess) kWh as of end of 9-2-10 = 1,384 kWh
1,384 kWh = 5,536 Sun Miles
in an EV (1 kWh = 4 EV miles)
Gas savings of 5,536 Sun Miles ($3 gallon/20 mpg) = $830
CO2 offset of 5,536 Sun Miles
(20 mpg) = 5,536 pounds
5,536 Sun Miles = Zero CO, CO2, SO2, NOx & ozone pollution

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Top 10 Reasons to Solar-Charge an EV!

10. You help drive solar – and EVs – forward!
9. No more trips to the gas station – ever!
8. Big long-term savings – and no more money to Big Oil!
7. “Drill, Baby, Drill!” crowd eats crow!
6. G-L-O-B-A-L W-A-R-M-I-N-G
5. Complete fuel independence!
4. Cleaner air – in your garage, in your neighborhood, in your city, everywhere!
3. A solar-charged EV is a true ZEV (zero emissions vehicle)!
2. The looks on neighbors’ faces when you tell them you power your car with sun…
1. Is there anything cooler than running your car off the sun?

Political reasons to solar-charge

blurred car with words: solar-charge your next carFor far too long, far too many people have claimed renewable energy is “impractical,” “too costly,” and that it simply “can’t” be done.

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Energy reasons to solar-charge

solar-powered planeEven the loudest, most obnoxious proponents of fossil fuels as the answer to powering modern industrial society are forced to concede one thing:

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Independence reasons to solar-charge

gas station with R.I.P. superimposed on itAn EV frees you from trips to the gas station. You will never again share gas fumes with others at a self-serve gas station near you.

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Environmental reasons to solar-charge

solar-resources-flowers-pic1There’s no disputing that running an EV or PHEV fully, or partially on the sun, is far more environmentally friendly than using gasoline.

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Why solar charge: An introduction

traffic stopped a busy intersectionAssuming you have an EV and/or PHEV, there are countless reasons to solar-charge your car(s).

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Why solar charge? An introduction

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Assuming you have an EV and/or PHEV, there are countless reasons to solar-charge your car(s). Cleaner air, complete individual fuel independence, and greater national fuel independence are just a few of the specific reasons to run your car on the sun.

Basically, the reasons to solar-charge your car fall into four broad categories:

  1. Environmental reasons to solar-charge your car
  2. Independence reasons to solar-charge your car
  3. Energy conservation reasons to solar-charge your car
  4. Political reasons to solar-charge your car
 

Environmental reasons to solar-charge

solar-resources-flowers-pic1There’s no disputing that running an EV or PHEV fully, or partially on the sun, is far more environmentally friendly than using gasoline.

Read more...

 

Independence reasons to solar-charge

gas station with R.I.P. superimposed on itAn EV frees you from trips to the gas station. You will never again share gas fumes with others at a self-serve gas station near you.

Read more...

 

Energy reasons to solar-charge

solar-powered planeEven the loudest, most obnoxious proponents of fossil fuels as the answer to powering modern industrial society are forced to concede one thing:

Read more...

 

Political reasons to solar-charge

blurred car with words: solar-charge your next carFor far too long, far too many people have claimed renewable energy is “impractical,” “too costly,” and that it simply “can’t” be done.

Read more...

 
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