infrno187

Was there already a thread for this? I looked extensively and did not see one. I apologize if I am rehashing some old topic.

A/C: It doesnt have to run the AC per se, even if it just circulated air via a fan it would be fine. But I can see this being fairly complicated. Battery Charge: This however seems pretty straight forward and simple. Starting with a full battery would extend the amount of EV range, which would increase the efficiency, also it would give some free charge while driving. The only thing that would be needed to charge the battery are the panels and the power management connected to the batteries. That should not be very different from what is in an "off the grid" house, but scaled down. The panels are not that expensive, the flexible peel and stick kind sold on amazon, 250 sf, for about $300. That's much bigger than the area of the Fusion roof. I think its doable and affordable.

I was researching solar packages for a house and I found this peel and stick solar panes, and I thought, "I wonder why someone hasnt put these on a hybrid to improve EV mode?" I came across this: http://www.solarelectricalvehicles.com/ However, I can not find anything like this for the Ford Fusion. I am looking for any number of mods, that charge the hybrid battery while the car is parked or driving. I was also looking for a solar mod that runs the AC while the car is parked to keep it from getting "melt your skin hot." If anyone has any information about this kind of mod, please let me know.