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I'm only half kidding. I'm a bit of a prepper and I have lots of powerbanks and devices that charge from USB but besides idling my truck I really had no other way to charge any of them in case of a long-term power outage which seemed a bit of an oversight on my part.
Not like this solves the issue. 30 watts (under ideal conditions) isn't much but it's a start.
I'm gonna give this warning: I have a panel of that type but much larger. It's rated at ~200 watts. I've never seen it make more than 80. I don't think it's a great idea to make large, flexible solar panels, I bet something internal is cracked in it. It's...virtually impossible to handle gently. It has kick stands on 3 of its 4 panels and you CANNOT stop that one inner panel from twisting. So...I am going to avoid that style of panel if it's larger than, say, a book. OP's 30 watt panel is probably fine but if you're dealing in the hundreds of watts honestly my glass panels are easier to deal with.
I don't think this is able to reach the full 30 watts either. Probably closer to 20 under ideal conditions.
The panels themselves aren't flexible - just the "hinges" between them. I don't think the portability makes much sense with larger panels than this. Better just go with a proper setup at that point.
Yeah I have 100 watt panels that make 70 or 80 most of the time; those ratings are for "ideal conditions" which I take to mean "perfectly aligned, in space."
As to the rigidity: It is a little flexible, compared to glass and aluminum. I bet it's perfectly serviceable at smaller sizes, but when it's 7 feet (2.13 Celsius) long:
the damn thing sags under its own weight. They shouldn't be made this big. Those glass panels together have the same rating and they actually work worth a damn.
All i need is a gun to kill the local prepper and I'm set.
A looter - finally!
Be sure to check your local raid boss's tier now before the content releases. A lot of them you'll be able to solo with the right load out, but if you're unlucky you'll need to start putting together your party roster now because they aren't all made to be soloed.
maybe consider upgrading to a full size wind turbine for the breezy autumn
Nuclear war is followed by nuclear winter, which, among other things is caused by thick clouds, sorry!
We're not going to nuke each other. Everyone is gonna die of dysentery from Texas' lettuce-borne ass plague.
You can buy a 100ah battery and 200w solar blanket for fairly cheap. its not a terrible idea to be a little bit prepped. Saw a car on youtube the other day that was 8k, had 10kwh battery, range of 150k and had a retractable roof solar panel that gives the car 55km a day of solar generation. perfect for the apocalype. cruise around the wastelands in style.
had 10kwh battery, range of 150k
That doesn't really math out, its like 3 times the efficiency that car manufacturers normally give, and they already assume optimal conditions.
That sounds more like a beach buggy with a battery bolted to the back and a top speed of 40 on an even road.
It is the Solarky SunV, it has an aluminum frame and plastic panels. It probably wouldn't pass safety inspections in EU/US and is really designed as a step up from motor bikes in places like Thailand and where I live in Mexico. I think the safety regulations and requirements for people in sprawl cities like the US are overkill for most of the rest of the world. I've had people on lemmy tell me that 200 km range isn't enough but that is around how much I drive in a week lol. I never need it to go highway speeds, there are no highways thru my city only connecting to the next and for that I'd prefer the bus. For puttering around to my friends house or to grab something from the store I can't walk to it would be perfect. I have a BYD Dolphin now.
It can pass EU safety if apply for a L6/L7 vehicle category
But from the website it looks like vaporware...
I don't really know anything about the EU other than they have a lot of regulations. I'll probably never go there.
These cars exist and have been sold in Thailand and Indonesia for the past few months, there are tons of videos about them on Youtube. Most people on Lemmy live in places where Chinese EVs are illegal and have no idea what we have available now. These are just typical cheap EVs with a retractable panel on top.
