ZAP asked us to shoot this electric truck with a solar / photovoltaic array on the rack before it was shipped out to a large government agency. I was thinking about adding some sound, music or voice over, but couldn't help but notice how quiet the truck is, so decided to post it as-is. The solar panel supplements normal charging and gives a little extra range, but also helps conserve the batteries over their lifespan by providing a trickle charge of electricity which keeps the batteries healthier. Not only whisper quiet, the XL from ZAP is roomy, durable, and rugged. The Zaptruck XL is an affordable green solution for your fleet operations. A utilitarian workhorse providing a roomy cab for two and a convertible bed/platform for moving up to 1600 lbs. of cargo during off-road use. The XL is ideal for corporate campuses, warehouses, universities, factories, municipal operations and around the ranch or farm. Classified as an NEV (Neighborhood Electiric Vehicle) the ZAPTRUCK XL is speed-limited by its controller to travel at speeds up to 25 mph in order to achieve maximum range. Start shopping for an all electric alternative today at www.zapworld.com.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Your Emergency Power System - Also See Playlist Of Related Videos
Do you have enough RECHARGEABLE batteries? PLEASE READ: This is a basic design of an emergency power or green-energy system for power-outages or brownouts. Once it's up and functioning, you may wish to apply some green energy sources to your system. I will try to post some links to people who have actually done such projects. The system can be used to run such devices (maby not all at once though) as a computer, radio, television, small battery rechargers, and maby refrigerator; depending on its size, a microwave oven. The system should work a few hours to days depending on the number of 12 volt deep cycle batteries you have connected in parallel. Any longer than that and you'll have to switch things off and recharge the batteries with alternative/green sources of electricity. The more 12 volt deep-cycle batteries you have, the better even though it will take a bit longer to charge them all up together. If you add another battery into the system, you will have to first charge it up to the level of your battery bank... then you can go add it in parallel to them, this will prevent unwanted potentially dangerous high current from flowing between the batteries and charging or draining them too fast. But once they are all charged up, your good to go and will only need to monitor the battery voltage or keep the "trickle" charger connected so they are always at full voltage. More batteries mean you can supply electricity to things that need more electricity; the things that ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Truck Battery Charger - Why It Is Useful
Getting a right truck battery charger is something necessary especially if you are living or driving in some places where the crime rate is high. This is a general case in our country nowadays indeed. When your truck is running out of battery, you cannot start it anymore and you may be left in the highway or in somewhere else. If you do not have suitable truck battery charger, you would fail to leave that area quickly.
Then, when some gangs want to attack you, you actually have nowhere to escape because your truck is there and you would not want your truck to be damaged by those gangs. In many cases, some people actually cannot link this kind of issue to be the benefits of purchasing and using it. However, this is the fact and you should not deny that. Some people have used the truck charger before and they have actually reflected that this is something that they encountered this kind of problematic situation.
There are various sizes of trucks. Therefore, it is understandable that there are plenty of different kinds of truck battery chargers. A smaller charger would be good for trucks with limited remaining spaces. But it may not be suitable for large trucks which may require a high power for charging or powering.
Therefore, you must make sure that the type of truck battery charger is suitable and match with your own truck.
When people try to find information relating to this kind of charger, they would easily find that the price varies. This is something true because there are plenty of factors which can affect the price of the product.
For example, a battery charger which is expensive may have more features, including features like LED lights to mark the charging process. This kind of feature is additional and chargers without this kind of feature can still work. However, you would be more able to monitor the whole charging process if you use this kind of charger.
To conclude, truck battery chargers are convenient and important to trucks. In order to safeguard the properties inside your truck and the truck itself, you should not hesitate in buying it and help you to have a better protection for the truck. You are not advised to buy second hand products because you are not sure about whether the quality of it is deteriorating rapidly already.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Solar Car Battery Chargers Can Prolong the Life of Your Battery
As environmental problems generate more and more concern, interest in using electricity and solar energy to power cars grows. In order to understand the solar battery charger, you need to understand how a car battery functions. A car battery stores energy and supplies a direct current (DC) to conductive parts of an automobile's circuit. A standard battery has six cells that are 2.1 volts (V) each. It's important to note that when a small amount of voltage is lost it makes a tremendous difference. For example, if your car battery drops from 12.6 to 12.0 V you lose 75% of the charge.
This is important to understand because most solar powered car batteries are six volts; in order to make them operate a car they are paired together. Therefore, if you use a solar car battery you will not have quite as much power as if you use a standard battery. Therefore, you may want to use a standard battery and charge it with solar power to keep your car performing at maximum power.
Experienced do-it-yourselfers can charge a standard lead acid car battery with a solar panel. Connect the solar panel to your battery and use a voltmeter to watch the voltage increase. As you approach 14 V your battery will be charged.
If this sounds too complicated, shop for a solar car battery charger. To understand solar car battery chargers, you should understand a little bit about solar powered cars. Think of solar powered cars as electric cars that are powered by solar energy instead of plug-in technology. The car harnesses solar energy via solar panels attached to the surface of the car. Solar cells capture the sun's energy and convert it into electricity. However, solar powered cars cannot be used for mainstream transportation because they cannot store enough electrical power to travel far when they are not exposed to direct sunlight.
Until solar powered cars make more headway into the consumer market, the next best thing may be the solar car battery charger. A solar battery charger can prolong the life of your battery because the battery can charge without experiencing wear and tear as you drive. If you keep your car in storage a solar charger is very useful because you do not need to drive your car to keep the battery from dying. You simply hook it up to the solar battery charger.
Note that you will not be able to keep your car parked exclusively in the garage if you rarely use it because you will need sunlight to power the solar charger.
The solar car battery charger has yet to invade the mainstream car market and cannot be found in stores like AutoZone and Pep Boys or in the automotive sections of large stores like Wal-Mart. Therefore, you will find it easiest to shop online where you can look for competitive prices and research the chargers.
Monday, November 14, 2011
12 volt 2.4 watt Maplin Solar Trickle charger (Not 1.2 v) charging a buzz on a blurred day
Ignore my narration, I always get things wrong & end up saying a load of rubbish! This 2nd go with my video toy is to prove that trickle chargers can be used for quick charging or even runn low power applications. It will also rapid charge a Freeloader and cam corder batteries. Much better than many custom jobs for sale for much more; also one gets to mess about with crocidile clips & wires and junk from poundland.
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