Back in the '60's I owned a VW split-window that, interestingly, I named Solar! It held up to 10 people and it usually consumed no fuel whatsoever. However, it did require three people or six stoners to push it . . . or was it three stoners or six people? Wait a minute, I didn't own it, I pushed it; hmmmm, wonder whatever happened to Bob . . .

@joe.friesen

7 жыл бұрын

People like you are the reason I read comments. Thank you, sir. Well done.

@Viktor007

7 жыл бұрын

Cool story bro

@greysilverback3924

7 жыл бұрын

What about Bob?

@ivx8345

7 жыл бұрын

Are you sure there ever really was a Bob?

@UncleWally3

7 жыл бұрын

Well, I can't be sure but there was a guy who called himself Bob, but he always pronounced his name backwards, so who knows? A long time ago someone told me he was living in Jerome, AZ, but I dreamed he was in Quartzsite, AZ so I suspect he's there . . . but again, who knows?

From the start, Ryan was very helpful and is continuing to be helpful about his kzread.infoUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 Plans . Also, they have answered all the questions I have asked & I got outstanding support from his My Shed Plans full package.

That is one sweet VOLTS-Wagon :) .

@user-mk5vj5bf3j

7 жыл бұрын

CNCmachiningisfun volks wagen

@fatboy19831

7 жыл бұрын

ahhhhhh.

@CNCmachiningisfun

7 жыл бұрын

Jake S Ahhh, but how many Volks are in the batteries? ;) . It's a high Volkage system.

@joeblack4436

7 жыл бұрын

That's brilliant lol!

@ts-wo6pp

6 жыл бұрын

I'm stealing that.

Very cool! That was the happiest thing I've seen today. Bravo for a nice install.

I've been dreaming of making a fully solar-powered camper van myself. Thanks! Extremely inspirational!

@TarvoMetspalu

7 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@derickderidder8837

5 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Ismschism

5 жыл бұрын

Not practical.

@sanjayvaidya1071

5 жыл бұрын

True indeed,I too want to do similar

@jayemeljay2117

4 жыл бұрын

How's the dream going man??

Great ride, I would recommend getting some used tesla s battery modules on ebay and replacing those lead banks (18650 or 26650>lead). You can source out a totaled BMW i3 for $4-7k usd and harvest the motor for awd also the batteries and regen brakes, maybe the climate control system and parking sensors as well if it's all in good condition. High potential for this vehicle!!!! Videos likes this gives me faith in mankind.

@Hyperious_in_the_air

5 жыл бұрын

I used Nissan Leaf modules in my motorcycle build. IMO for this build they'd probably work better since he's at a lower voltage and is pulling more amps than a Tesla module is rated for. Leaf modules will do up to 500a continuous.

@popeyegordon

5 жыл бұрын

Right, spend $20,000 to hire an engineer to design it so it does not blow up in your face or burn up regen components. No advantage, a decided disadvantage. There is NO potential for sustainability in a vehicle this large and heavy, it is just a hobby that will soon be taxed into oblivion. Fully sustainable vehicles weigh no more than 1000 pounds and go no faster than 40 mph. They do not require the extremely over built road infrastructure we now abuse to suffocate nature. The mere act of driving any vehicle up over a high mountain pass damages the high altitude fragile balance. If you love the mountains you will never go there.

@offgridmangogrower

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion.

@highdesertbiker

4 жыл бұрын

can you make me a sweet electric van?

@ronmiller7916

4 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon ok tree hugger

wow. awesome video production! and the kids and the wife and the scenery and an acoustic guitar too! oh yeah and cool bus.

I see this bus every day around town. Always wondered about it and was so fascinated about it. Glad I came across this video

@brettbelan4937

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Cameron thanks for the comment...I live on 4th st.

@offgridmangogrower

4 жыл бұрын

What town is he in? With all that flat area I would have hung 3 times more solar. There appears to be a voltage mismatch from solar panels to charge controllers/battery bank. stepping up voltage is less efficient. To maximize solar our farm panels track the sun.

I'm glad I looked past those shades to see his smashed copper rod method for interconnecting his batteries. Brilliant.

@josephkenny77

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea, also shows the level of detail and craftsmanship.

He saved so much money on fuel that he could afford those sweet sunglasses

@jessee.2681

7 жыл бұрын

I know right! I kept expecting him to come out wearing gold and a baller hat and the van turns into a lowrider and start hopping down the street! Still, beautiful job done on the bus! 👍👍

@theq4602

7 жыл бұрын

All the money he save on fuel was used to buy his batteries. They ain't cheap!

@1greenMitsi

7 жыл бұрын

winner of small minded comment of the day

@FreemonSandlewould

7 жыл бұрын

Nooo. Winner of most realistic comment. You lefties just don't get engineering. Maffs make your head hurt?

@1greenMitsi

7 жыл бұрын

+FreemonSandlewould only a halfwitted neanderthal of random political inclination would not comprehend that the combustion engine is 19th century technology and backwards when compared to electric/solar

I love his message: slow down! And jealous of his skills. Damn!

Beautiful family, cool car. Enjoy your adventure. Thanks

This guy built it from home while VW hasn't even released an electric model van yet. There is clearly a demand for this type of thing vehicle. It would be a game changer if a van like this were released from VW or testa. I myself would buy one. Strip the inside of unnecessary parts, add a pine wood floor, frame the walls with wood/fill it it with level 2 fibreglass insulation. Cover and seal house wrap. Brad nail hemlock tongue and groove boards to make a some nice walls. BAM I got a winter proof electric home on wheels that's customizable

@Thesaltyseafish

5 жыл бұрын

this thing gets like a 60 mile range and might recharge 30 in a day. This style solar panel is about 280w/m^2 with around a 18% efficiency. Talking about a kwhr under good sunlight, or 4 miles range.

@Mike-oz4cv

5 жыл бұрын

My username is longer than you would expect The mileage is bad because the batteries are bad. With a 50kWh Li-Ion battery it should easily do 400km. I agree that the solar panels don’t help much. However, most camping vans already use some kind of solar panel to run the beer cooler, lights etc. So why not oversize it, especially if you have such a nice, flat surface at a perfect angle? I think the guy in the video mentioned something about 150V*8A=1.2kW of charging power. So yes, you’d need at least 4 days of perfect 10h sunshine to re-charge a 50kWh battery.

@weareallbeingwatched4602

5 жыл бұрын

And weighs anything up to a tonne more than a stock vehicle...

@derb7462

5 жыл бұрын

VW had a electric car at least since the golf mk 3 . It just didn't sell . Infrastructure and technology is a big point though.

@derickderidder8837

5 жыл бұрын

This is my plan also.

Awe-inspiring mate. Good job on all your work, thanks for sharing

What a great rig. It just goes to show you what can be done if you're innovative and design something that is suited to your own needs. Well done!

I love it; thanks for existing.

Can I just say.... you Sir, are a bloody genius.... 😍😎.

@artofmghow6419

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. And he explains everything so clearly.

Yes! So proud to have a fellow Oregonian making this happen! I love this thing. 50 miles on a charge might be a little trying, but like you said 'Slow Down'!

@sharonbraselton3135

Жыл бұрын

Wrong 190 mioes

Absolutely awesome Brett!!! Thanks for the post!

Thank you. Great concept and your narration is professional and informative. Good luck for your future projects.

Nice! I love that you used lead acid trojan's and still get 50 mile range. I'm thinking of building a houseboat with 7kW of solar and 2X48 volt forklift batteries. Your video was very well done. Cheers

@bof0079

5 жыл бұрын

did u do it ?

I love it. This is fantastic!! Great project!

Good job man, enjoyed this very much. Happy trails!

Congrats! What a talented couple.Back in the late 50's we were the only family, in the Western Catskill Mountains, Oneonta, NY, to have a VW Micro Bus. Our Dad had to travel, almost to N.Y.C. to purchase the vehicle . Our Dad said that this Vw Bus was the only way to transport our family of nine people. It was cold in the winter time,riding in it, i do remember that, as a young child!!!!

I would just keep driving south and not stop....except maybe for recharging :)

@cleanmudkip

5 жыл бұрын

Not even north? 😂

@RenayEmond

5 жыл бұрын

Love to see that one day ❣ maybe by the time you're in your 50's or 60's it will be a feasible option 🤞 so many less systems to break down or wear out than ⛽gusler (I'll still be your patreon if we're both still kicking lol) Add it to your Vision Board/Bucket List?

@dariotherunner

5 жыл бұрын

Sir you would surely break this motor too

@swisscottagecleanairaction

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, except the added weight when moving the roof up or down. Also in some favorite spots where I like camping wind can get strong enough to risk ripping this roof straight off.

very cool bus

@jehugarcia

6 жыл бұрын

you need lithium

I admire what you got. I just started the almost same the project with my WV T5.. salute.. be happy and peach with your family..

Dylan, I love the fact that you have followed your dreams and have made them a reality. I wish you and your family happiness and joy!

takes a special guy to rock sun glasses like that, i'll stick with my Ray-Bans, unbelievable van conversion Dude.

Awesome build, would be great to get a followup eventually w/ the battery upgrade. Replacing the 12 AGM batteries w/ say 200Ah Prismatic LFPs should give a good 2.5x usable power boost at about the same weight. I've also seen people selling almost-new Tesla pulled packs at almost half the price - 8 of the Tesla modules would be about 50% lighter, and give you 250Ah @ 178V nominal - you could probably get 200-250mi of range from that sort of setup.

@brettbelan4937

5 жыл бұрын

Hey there, thanks for the comment. Check out Solarrolla for the latest upgrades

Wow !!! so much thought put into your van guys . Enjoy the sights !!!

I love what you have done with this and what you are going to do. I've just released a book on Amazon about electric vehicles and renewable energy and your Camper is exactly what I envisioned. keep up the good work.

Bruh...he's driving a car powered by the sun. That's insane! I'm surprised the gas companies haven't taken him out.

@Andrew_Stoffel

Жыл бұрын

Just imagine using more fiberglass to maybe lighten the vehicle up where possible, using better batteries that hold more energy per weight, and going to more efficient solar panels (which the technology is getting better [albeit taking a little while to get to market]). I do believe he did this more on a budget, but still turned out really good.

Funny you made an electric Van before VW.

@pangrac1

5 жыл бұрын

fatboy19831 Yes because dirty obsolete VW dinosaur dont want to built any of these, they are forced to do it. Its just normal dinosaur greenwashing.

@ElectrifiedStud

5 жыл бұрын

pangrac1 so much hate?? the same question for your, why didn't you?

@pangrac1

5 жыл бұрын

Ashok Revanna What hate? That is just pure reality and experience. They are dirty because of Dieselgate scam, which didnt ended yet. They are obsolete dinosaurs, because they are at least 10 years behind Tesla and way more years behind Toyota hybrids. They are barely slowly catching up. Even small Jaguar is quicker. They jumped on electric revolution because Dieselgate kicked them hard in the balls. Their TDi dream is almost dead especialy in USA and in Europian cities. And finally Chinese put knife on their throat so they must made electric cars for China market or they are doomed and cant sell dirty combustion engine cars there anymore. And that is bad very baaad for them because chinese market is huuuuge. Man, wake up and learn some facts before you comment. btw I already have second old VW car and I like it. And no its not a diesel ;-D

@valeriom76

5 жыл бұрын

He's not the first or the only one. Check out jehugarcia garage built VW EV bus. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpii29ucdpitm8o.html So sad that multi Billion $ companies are so far behind even average people

@highonsmog

5 жыл бұрын

Yup. And VW's R&D cost will be 1 billion when they do invent one. Lol

Love this! Always thought about this, and didn't know anyone had done it until I saw your video. Thank you!

wow this is amazing I love it!!! well done! I can see all the work put into this!

This is probably the bes vw camper I have ever seen, and also the most nicely rigged electric car. Cheeers!

I love how he can rock his wife's sunglasses

Great video. Excellent job on the bus.thanks foe sharing it.

Amazing work. Incredible knowledge on the battery usage.

The new Australian printable solar panels will be awesome for your awnings. When they go into commercial production of course.....something to keep an eye open for.

@0cujo0

7 жыл бұрын

Japhill75 I believe InfinityPV is Danish made, not Australian

@paul_arnold4348

6 жыл бұрын

www.csiro.au/en/Research/MF/Areas/Innovation/Flex-Electronics/Printed-Solar-Cells

@leocurious9919

5 жыл бұрын

You want as much power out of the least bit of area. So the most efficient technology. Thats the opposite of printed.

@AtlasReburdened

5 жыл бұрын

Plus the lifespan and robustness of printed panels is still crap unless you go with those guys with a DOD contract.

Dylan, That is Lovely But be very careful as the Lead acid battery will put out gas which is dangerous to health, do take care, if you need help on sourcing Li-Ion batteries do get in contact. Max

Oh, this is so cool and inspiring! we are on solar power in yurts here in NZ and LOVE that we live our lives using renewable energy. It feels incredible! We have a hybrid car, but would love one day to have a fully electrical one. Thanks for the vid!

Wow. Man!!! You're a hell of an engineer. Congratulations. This is by far the best camper I have seen in a damned long time. I just get damned upset, when I see, that it's possible for just a few people to create such a vehicle as their private car, but it's not "possible" for big companies to do that. I love it, when some extraordinary people show, what's really possible. This is really a masterpiece. Unfortunately not everybody has the knowledge to create such a solar powered vehicle. That could probably put all these oil companies out of business. And..... as German, I am happy to see, that such an old VW-Bus ("Bullie") gets the chance of a new life.

Wow! that is amazing! good work on the video Dylan, it's awesome seeing new alternative dwellings like this that are truly Unique! inspiring for my own videos I make, Thanks! 😀

absolutely great.

Love it! Great work and philosophy within approach to build it.

Awesome project completed 👍🏻👍🏻 two thumbs up 👌🏻

I've owned RV's for 30 years. The idea of a solar RV is compelling. I was looking at an Ultravan and thinking about something like that. The upgrades you are planning are very intriguing. Something like the CALB 180 Lifepo, seem to have some value and the chemistry is considered 'safe'. There is a huge push for EV cells, of course, so who knows what you might find. There are some LG and Sanyo cells scrounged from hoverboards (never sold or used) around a buck a cell, 18650's, on Ebay. I've built three ebikes. I can ride them with 15 watt/hours per mile. So if you can get 45 mph and 150 wh/mi, with all the weight and poor aerodynamics, it's great. The roof design is simple, I guess, but brilliant. The whole small space looks very useable to me, though I wouldn't want to 'live' in it. i don't know if you said 1200 watts of solar, but that is a lot of energy. The efficiency numbers from 'real world' experience, comparing Lead Acid to Lithium, are all over the place. You can certainly put a lot more into lithiums, without the final charging issues. For what you are doing, it could be huge. Thanks for sharing.

@Voltaic

7 жыл бұрын

the maximum is arround 200W per square meter.. and I guess he has like 1.8x4 Meter that means he has 7,4 square meters of surface and that is arround 1400W.. so this is pretty exact.. but now you need to see it realisric.. ro charge up the Bus with this Power you would need arround wait let me calculate it for you.. so assuming he has like 30kwh of power on that Bus which seems realistic considering the range that means charging the car with 1200W of power would need 24 days under best conditions.. and with the motor build in which has like 56Kw he would need to charge 45minutes for every minute of driving.. thats really inpractical:D

@geebonzo

7 жыл бұрын

He says 200 wh/mi. So 50 miles x 200 wh = 10,000 wh. Solar generates 1200 watts, 1200 watt hours per hour. So 10,000/1200 = 8 hours to recharge Cruising wattage would be around 10,000

@Voltaic

7 жыл бұрын

8hours of charging on best conditions for 1 hour of driving with 50mph

@Chimonger1

7 жыл бұрын

....Until he changes the lead acids for Li+ batteries...and more panels on awnings.

@TheAmericanUhate

7 жыл бұрын

I'd avoid ebay batteries, especially ones from hover boards. Last time I bought some Samsung batteries off ebay, they was fakes, the seller wouldn't work with me on them either so I was out some money. illumn.com is reputable and always has legit batteries. Buying in bulk, I'd say alibaba would be your best bet.

"Pull out miles out of the sun", I like this expression ...

~ Great job, Brett and Kira!! Sharing.

Simply great. I have shared this video on mny website to tell people what is possible with solar power.

Wow so Totally Awesome you are Amazing & this is Amazing ( Man O Man)

I want one.

@MrGmushnikov

7 жыл бұрын

geri kane I want to figure out how to make one

@Nairuulagch

7 жыл бұрын

Build it yourself do not want it.

Tuned into what's good for the heart and soul. Good on you brother! Thanks for the inspiration

Really cool brother. You did a great job. Great what you are teaching your children too.

If you treated your lead acid batteries like they were lithium, and balance charged the cells, you would see improvements. Did you use a mr2 electric power steering pump?

I wish I was his neighbor, so I could have watched this magnificent creation. Of course I would have helped in any way I could.

You two did a great job, thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful family too.

great job man! keep up the good work! very well made 'plain' video too!

wow this guy has it all beautiful wife and car!

Can we please talk about those sunglasses?

@44ronie

5 жыл бұрын

most likely the wife's glasses...

@Ver0_Cat

5 жыл бұрын

Wasn't surprised to find a few comments on this! lol

@waldoloko

4 жыл бұрын

NO...

@waldoloko

4 жыл бұрын

NO........

@Greg-TC

4 жыл бұрын

The vice principal at my high school wore the same glasses and everyone made fun of him endlessly

speed doesn't matter, idea does. bit by bit we can save our earth. thanks for sharing such nice work!

Fu... nice car !!! ( i am a german ) ... and a good way to show the kids the future of living with alternative energy . WELL DONE Mate .

Hopefully he could update his bus to Li-Ion or other Lithium based batteries. Jehu Garcia's bus from the beginning got like 80 miles per charge, now it's up to 120 and counting.

@StormKillerChannel

5 жыл бұрын

300 miles of range as of now

@sharonbraselton3135

Жыл бұрын

We can get home know

A Voltzwagen... Sweet!

@nickr1254

6 жыл бұрын

Timlin Alisandro hahaha😂

@ivok9846

5 жыл бұрын

one of the best one-worders ever

Great work! Thanks for all the information.

Very cool project! I loved the way you enabled this fantastic bus to be on the road fully electric! I've always wanted to be able to do this in my T3 SYNCRO. My dream would be to drive around europe living in my fully electric van! Unfortunately In Italy (beside all the tech issues) we have some legal constraints .. But hei! you guys are definitely helping people understand that this type of conversions are the future and will bring together the love for old vehicles and the need of better environmental impact. thank you!

Dear God if I owned a bus like that I would be perpetually stoned off my ass

ah. my dream. an electric car you can actually travel with

@bigdickpornsuperstar

5 жыл бұрын

As long as where you are traveling isn't more than the maximum range of 50 miles (4:48) This is a worthless piece of stupid shit.

incredible, love it, thanks for sharing! Godspeed

you know for years I was talking about this thinking how easy would be to do with a bus and Senior build I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one that thought of it and you did such a wonderful job

is it for sale? if so how much? just a ball park price?????

@brettbelan4937

5 жыл бұрын

Hey there....I'm building tgese busses for folks now...Check out Solarrolla.com lithium batteries solar awnings etc.

Pity this option is not available to people like me, i.e. not a brilliant engineer as you clearly are. Great technology, I just don't have the skill set to make one.

@sebastiand1816

3 жыл бұрын

Electric Cars with Solar panels are coming. There is allready the plugin hybrid toyota prius with solar panels and the Sion from Sono Motors and the Lightyear one is coming this or next year. The Sion costs 26.000€ and the Lightyear one 50.000€ I think.

@morijin6903

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiand1816 yes in about 5 years maybe less it'll definitely be there

@justone3243

Жыл бұрын

The Sion is dead. They did it too complicated. This solution here is easy and it runs!

Great Work !! Practical Design!! Many Compliments on Your Problem Solving ... I know there were many of them!! :) Liked!

Inspirational - looking forward to getting an electrical camper / everyday vehicle you are a trail blazer very impressive achievement. Thanks

go cross country 50 mi/day, I will cheer you on! Love it!

@solarrolla

7 жыл бұрын

Crunchy ShadTV that's the plan after phase 2!

This guy just became my idol.

What an awesome video and a really great story, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👏🏻

this what I always think.thanks for the efforts in making this video.every future car should think of this solar inventions.

outstanding.......all that wasted energy hitting the top of cars and trucks

Meh. Bus doesn't even time travel :/

@badferritbadferrit5526

7 жыл бұрын

Andy Peterson ikr

@andrewwaters2354

7 жыл бұрын

He said 1 kW so each panel must be 250W

@advanced-electronic

7 жыл бұрын

Panels go up to 335 watts these days bud, so the panels could potentially be producing 1340 watts. The day of the 100 watt poly panels is long gone. If people purchase 100 watt panels, there is something wrong with them and they didn't do their research. 300 plus watt panels are shipped by the pallet for under 2 grand. Canadian Solar is one of the manufacturers where you can buy from a place off of ebay with $450 shipping from Cali. 100 watt panels are a waste of time and money, space too. If I buy, I'm going to wait until 500 watters are released, or wait until the graphene technology enables them to become much smaller. Solar paint is another up and coming technology allowing a home or car to simply be painted to generate power.

@stlkngyomom

7 жыл бұрын

Andy Peterson He has a concealed compartment containing shrooms,for that.

@neelonghunglow

6 жыл бұрын

The Libyans couldn't time travel...but doc, and Marty could....delorean.

Awesome. Nice quality work.

Your take on life and your determination to radically create this unique and fantastic bus is inspirational.

Amazing! Imagine what the range would be with Lithium batteries!

I just want to know...where can I buy one :)

@joeblack4436

7 жыл бұрын

I'm with you there man. It's a beautiful concept. I want mine with 2x tesla battery packs though.

@skeeterchiggins

7 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many battery packs it would take and what the extra weight would be. If you kept the packs low it might be a great way to add some stability to this rig for a little rougher off road use.

Excellent, please keep us posted

now this is a fantastic idea., i need to learn how to do this to my 78 transporter, i agree with you about slowing down, i'm retired, i love life in the slow lane

smart guy.

look at the solar panel size needed to feed the hunger of an electric motor!! we need a windmill too amigos!! great project nevertheless

@fidelcatsro6948

7 жыл бұрын

poor solar panel technology still primitive, its only 20percent efficient, I hope technology improves while the military keeps all the UFO propulsion secrets to themselves from area51, we're still left to live off in dark cat ages...

@domsau2

7 жыл бұрын

Can you really explain the "UFO propulsion secrets", please?

@sperzieb00n

7 жыл бұрын

solar is nothing without the batteries, better batteries and more efficient transformation/charging is half the battle, though it also helps if solar panels keep up the trend of becoming cheaper and more efficient.

@fidelcatsro6948

7 жыл бұрын

agreed our battery technology haven't changed much since it was invented by Volta 200yrs ago..

@sperzieb00n

7 жыл бұрын

you're confusing a principle with the tech that utilizes it.... by that logic combustion tech hasn't changed since fire was first made by humans 2.000.000 years ago.

Wow … next level build! Great job!!!

Beautiful job. looks like excellent workmanship. I cant wait to see what you can do with the lithium cells. Twice the output same weight.

Nice concept. What top speed is the van capable in its current configuration?

@kazoosc

7 жыл бұрын

his objective was not speed .. he talks about this at the end, around 8:11 on

@centralcoastcamper9631

7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if it can maintain freeway speeds if needed, that was my point.

@kazoosc

7 жыл бұрын

he suggests limiting it to 50 mph to keep 50 mile range he mentions in the video

@Nivacromcolumbus

7 жыл бұрын

as soon as he said plenty of room for wife & kids up top, I knew the video was bs.i had one, bullet proof air cooled masterpiece ask edd China.mpg around 30.i take it u have a bike in emergencies?? or u 2 lazy?? it's an expensive experiment, not ready with today's batts unless u spend $$$$$$$$$$$$$ poor VW :(

@Here_Today_

7 жыл бұрын

Dave Bike dang dude, maybe he likes the family bed and has no problem sharing space...., it's called cuddling.

Buy a tesla power wall instead of acid battery bank. Triple your driving range.

@ZaiFuchigami

7 жыл бұрын

LiFepo4 would be better.

@MsSomeonenew

7 жыл бұрын

Those aren't really on sale, they are merely in testing.

@ZaiFuchigami

7 жыл бұрын

Nope! There widely used on converted EVs and DIY powerwalls....

@earthling1984

7 жыл бұрын

MsSomeonenew They have been sold and used for YEARS.... Where have you been???

@UCiWrMgES50tlUhV3l6NqjNA

7 жыл бұрын

Zai Fuchigami, are those better than tesla powerwalls? how do they compare? also how do they look, which specific ones do you have to diy or buy?

This could have been _our_ old 73 bus! Love hate relationship [long stories]; had to sell it; _miss it all the time_. This conversion is fabulous! It is something most say 'can't be done'...yet you did it, wonderfully well. You gonna write a book or e-book, for DIY'ers that also want to do something like it? Could tow a little trailer with a propane or biodiesel generator, to use for backup charging / longer trips. Great idea, solar awnings for more charging while parked. Living in small spaces, even camping, is better when there are covered transitional spaces. Have you considered mirrors to increase outputs of panels? Some have experimented with that, actually mounting PV upside down under a shed roof [panels stay much cooler], only using mirrors to shine sun on the panels....mirrors are on a tracker, instead of the panels. Now someone's come out with a globe that tracks sun, and shines it through windows, to light rooms without electricity...this thing could be used for PV application, too.

Powerful and inspirational video. Thanks for sharing your story.

Get rid of that heavy lead battery and go lithium. LiFePo are safer.

@shadowbanned5164

5 жыл бұрын

Money money money thats the difference between lead and lithium

@climatechangepreppersfaceb2148

5 жыл бұрын

Not true. Lithium is far cheaper per usable amp hour

@shadowbanned5164

5 жыл бұрын

Nevada: Go to a store and buy a lithium battery then buy a lead one tell me which one costs more regardless of where you go.......Off the shelf lithium is more expensive every time by a large margin regardless of cost per amp hour.

@climatechangepreppersfaceb2148

5 жыл бұрын

@@shadowbanned5164 you clearly know nothing. I said USABLE amp hours. Go get educated

@shadowbanned5164

5 жыл бұрын

Nevada: Your a moron who obviously cant figure out basic context and I mean *B A S I C !* .....If your building something and have X amount to do it then you are going for the cheaper option here and there to get it done idiot!

Wow. 50 mile (80.46 km) range using lead acid golf cart batteries & a solar panel roof. What an amazing & awesome rig. The only thing I would add is an large gas generator or put the engine back in to have the option to move more than 50 miles a day.

@HansKeesom

7 жыл бұрын

Listen closely and you hear him say a few wise things about range and speed.

@Heimbasteln

7 жыл бұрын

I would rather add lithium batteries and slide out solar panels (doubling as awnings) , which is what he wants to do with his next bus. 100+ miles and recharging faster (example of slide out solar panels: jeyakaushik.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/wpid-3032159-inline-06162014ecospheretechnologiesecospowercube.jpeg) sounds like a nice camping vehicle

@Shred_The_Weapon

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, did you not listen to him finish the "paragraph" in which he's intending to improve upon what he began with this bus?

@CortezEspartaco2

6 жыл бұрын

A generator would add weight, which would make you need to use it more often. An engine would be the same scenario but worse because it's heavier. And making a transmission that can receive input from more than one source isn't easy. I could see bringing a small generator for an emergency situation, but only for trips that are very far away from civilization.

Awesome, inspiring video! Thank you.

What an amazing build. As the only solar electric vehicles I've seen in the past have been those ultralight vehicles that can only race on sunny desert roads, I didn't realise something like this would be feasible, especially with relatively old mature technologies. I have a basic and small relation to this van's set-up running the power in my shed - a small PV and an old lead-acid battery - and use it only for light duty stuff like lighting, soldering, charging up phones etc. 40-50 miles range a day from solar alone? I love this van.