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Ziga's van runs on solar panels, three lawn mower motors and 8,000 laptop and power tool batteries (www.abc.net.au)
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Thought of you fine folks when I came across this article on aussie.zone

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[โ€“] badlilbean@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"When it's not plugged into the home the van's batteries are being charged by a 1-kilowatt panel on its roof and small panels on the sides which charge the indicators and lights."

[โ€“] ptz@dubvee.org 6 points 7 months ago

Must've missed that part. Thanks!