Never Plug Your Electric Bike Into The Wall Again! | Solar Charging and Trailer Setup

And bring a spare battery, rig the panel flat on the trailer and charge it while you ride. Then swap batteries the next day. Even if you didn't get a full charge you still would always have some battery power.

Been 3 years and solar stations have improved in tech and their prices have dropped so much. It's worth carrying one of those around as buffer. We already got LiFePO4 batteries, now it's time for perovskite panels in the next few years. More efficient, lightweight, compact, more charge cycles, safer to travel with.

A solar controller with adjustable output tension is what I have been looking for ! Thanks for sharing !

This is a good video. It makes a lot of sense. Riding for more than 4-5 hours on a bike is just about the point you just want to stop and do something else. Like hanging out at camp and charging your bike back up the for next day. Going over the charging setup is great info. Thanks Jim, I will see you soon!

You can get much better results with an Genasun charge controller and with the panel mounted on the trailler while pedaling, with no need to stop for charging. I have actually build 2 Bikes one with trailer and 100 w panel and an cargo tricycle with 300 w panel all flexible, mounted as roof , so far works perfect both with 1000 w Motor.

This so cool; I just wouldn’t want to have to bring the trailer along. But awesome video!

Awesome. I like the panel idea. Nice trailer too.

It’s nice to see a man who tells it as it is. thank you from the UK

Fantastic!! Thanks for making this. I'm brand new to your channel. 😊

Great info, thanks for the video. Subscribed

This is called: pure Freedom, friend. that's cool

Epic and Thank you. this is a great way to charge and not shlep a heavy battery.

This is so cool. Well done. My early kite turbines used my e-bike hub motor to regen. This would charge my e-bike battery and I'd have to cycle off the charge. Great to see you nailing this

Very Interesting, Thank You for the report,

Great info. Thanks!

G"day. I live on an 27 ft sailing boat so for the better part of my time is off grid. I have 1, 300 watt solar ray, on the back of my boat charging an 135 amph lithium battery through an 30 amp daul solar controller. Works well for me because the charing rate is higer then the dischraging rate on my electrical output. Gerard.

Best ways to charge anything on the go.

I almost fell for it. Champagne comedy!

Great video, and very envious of your location. Oh to live somewhere where the sun shines! I live in Sheffield England, and have 150W solar panel on my shed connected to 220Ah 12V leisure batteries . To top up my 1/2 empty Shimano 504Wh battery takes 299Wh form the 12V batteries via a 230V inverter and the standard mains charger , probably not the most efficient way, as the inverter takes 800mA with no load, but from a "battery bank" seems the best option. Over the last 2 rainy days I've put just 200Wh in total into the battery bank, and it's still 2 months to the shortest day., Guess I'm just going to pedal harder!

This is so cool and comfortable ❤