There is no bullshit. they claimed 620 miles in a week and a half off of just solar power. The converter they used is 97% efficient. They just hid the week and a half travel time.
Even accounting for 10 hours a day to rest, that still only comes out to an average speed of 4.4MPH over 10 days. This is obviously mostly charge time I’d imagine, but you still need to account for that time when you’re embarking on a trip.
I’m curious how much of that really is charge time. They may have left it charging all through the daylight hours and then drove 60 miles every evening.
There is no bullshit. they claimed 620 miles in a week and a half off of just solar power. The converter they used is 97% efficient. They just hid the week and a half travel time.
If I calculated this right, assuming it drove continuously, they were only able to travel at around 2.5MPH with this thing?
I imagine the car wasn’t moving for the entirety of the 2 and half weeks. Drivers probably had to sleep.
Even accounting for 10 hours a day to rest, that still only comes out to an average speed of 4.4MPH over 10 days. This is obviously mostly charge time I’d imagine, but you still need to account for that time when you’re embarking on a trip.
I’m curious how much of that really is charge time. They may have left it charging all through the daylight hours and then drove 60 miles every evening.
So the solar panels contributed an effective 1.2 MPH to the trip.