Additionally the small solar panel on its back works well enough for the battery to replenish using solar even if it takes a few hours.
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One option is to invest in large panels that are robust and designed to be stationary.
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I ll assume for the moment that the input voltage of the inverter is forgiving some will run on anything from 12v nominal to 24v nominal without a break.
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Sure there s a bit of an efficiency loss by first converting the 12vdc solar panel output into 110vac and then letting the e bike charger convert it back down to 48vdc but it certainly makes.
However if you were like me found an awesome deal of low voltage solar panel on the web maybe second hand and want to charge your e bike battery directly us.
To generate enough power to charge the battery on an e bike the solar panels you select need to be a fair size and with a decent wattage output.
Unfortunately this solar charger for ebike is made to only charge the ebike directly and it can t store any energy into the charger itself.
Charge electric bike battery with solar panel.
If there were a way to plug the panel directly into the bike battery it would eliminate most of the weight and cost.
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The solution that could work would be a 12v solar panel connected to an inverter feeding the original mains powered charger or the laptop charger but that s another issue.
We love that it has a large capacity and can fully charge a phone multiple times when the battery is topped off.