Sandroad Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:02 PM Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:02 PM Hi, My wife and I recently bought a used (dealer/corporate use demo) ’17 Energi with 9500 miles on it. We are building a Level 2 off-the-grid solar charging station for it in our garage. Our local use of the car for dog walks in the park, grocery shopping, eating out, errands, etc. will keep us within the EV only range. So the plan right now is to have all our local transportation energy needs met by the sun! I’ll post a separate thread (with photos) about the solar charging station construction when that project is producing power (probably next month). In the meantime, we are soaking up all the Energi info we can get. GetAmped.Today and flyingcheesehead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:09 PM Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:09 PM I have 10 kW of solar panels on the roof of my house. My Energi driving is mostly local and the engine is rarely used spring through fall. All of the battery charging comes from the sun. flyingcheesehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandroad Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:18 PM Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:18 PM Great! I had read earlier about your panels and intended to ask about that. I've only 3 kW of panels, but I will be using the power just to charge the car. I'm looking forward to getting the system up and recording data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetAmped.Today Posted May 28, 2017 at 08:58 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 at 08:58 PM Do you plan to grid tie your panels, plug directly into your EVSE or plug into a battery for charging at night while you sleep? I added both of you since I find this topic awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandroad Posted June 4, 2017 at 01:59 AM Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 at 01:59 AM My system is not grid-tie. That is way too complicated bureaucratically for me. My panels charge a large battery bank that in turn charge the car through an inverter. I'll post complete details in a new thread when I get the system operational very shortly. flyingcheesehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj222 Posted April 23, 2018 at 05:17 AM Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 at 05:17 AM Any updates on this project?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj2me Posted April 24, 2018 at 01:39 AM Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 at 01:39 AM Currently a few threads down when you sort by new content. Direct link here:http://www.fordfusionenergiforum.com/topic/2313-charging-with-solar/?do=findComment&comment=30833 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.