They should lighten up the vehicle first. 2015 = 3,859 lbs
They should add V2H/V2G first. So I can run my house off the car when
the grid goes down.
Vehicles moving by themselves in an open space is not a good idea.
Injuries will occur; or a more extensive locked-out 'carport' is
required. The 'carport' however could incorporate the movement in the
upper section with much less risk.
The carport will need a cover to inactivate while the car is gone,
unless the lenses are actively defocused (I believe they said fixed).
How many folks of approximately C-Max height might otherwise walk
underneath that carport at the wrong time.
When the Ford ages and the springs sag, the top will no longer be in the
same focus plane, unless they're going to active suspension too. Might
as well tilt the whole car then ;-)
Ford's history of poor paint lifetime especially on horizontal surfaces.
Place your bets on the surrounding roof area.
I'd like to see Ford first lick the SSN (Stop Safely Now) problems on
their EV and Hybrids. Even recent FFE's are still getting it.
http://www.myfocuselectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19054
I think there is still a place for some solar on the car. Especially
since Ford (and others) can't seem to figure out how to otherwise
maintain the 12V house battery.
But I would lose the carport concept and go with the house integrated
solar, and add local storage/dump charge capability.
On 4/21/2015 2:37 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
YouTube url:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc2rZC4vSqQ
I believe this has been discussed on the list before.
Issues I remember:
-on 300 watts of power under full sunlight, so needs a solar
concentrator carport to give more power. (how much more is not
strictly specified, but it looks to be 5-10x the surface area, so
perhaps as much as 1.5kW-2kW of charging...so L1 or very slow L2?)
-Car has to move (very slowly) throughout the day to stay under the
"focus spot" of the solar carport. (orientation of "carport" must be
correct as well.
-Top of car roof will get HOT with concentrated sunlight on it.
I don't think any of the above are deal breakers, especially if the
car can automatically roll down it's windows while charging under full
sun.
Jay
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