I Made a Solar Electric Car at Home 

Wow, what a combination of skills, right from fabrication, electricsls and electronics. Great, keep up your good work.

Bravo! You just rocked the eco-friendly DIY world with your solar electric car creation! ⚡🚗 Innovation and sustainability, a match made in engineering heaven! 🌞🙌

The DIY solar car video tutorial presented an exceptional project and effectively demonstrated each step in a clear and organized manner. The camera work was outstanding, providing close-up shots of crucial components and ensuring that the viewer could easily follow along. Additionally, the editing process was exceptional, as it seamlessly combined each component into a cohesive final product. Overall, the video's clean and concise presentation left a strong impression on the viewer, making for an excellent learning experience. Well done to the camera operators and editors involved in this project. One of the best I have seen

i like how most everyone in the comments is some sort of expert. Or wants a parts listing or whatever... people, he posted the video for you to learn. as a starting point. im 100% sure he is aware of the solar panel drag and etc... just be thankful he posted it for everyone to see.

Good Job. Some suggestions from my end. You can use some more smaller panels of same voltage in all the available areas in parallel so that you maximise the amps for charging. Keep one extra battery separately for charging from the panels which can get charged while in the move. A 2 way switch can be used to change the batteries for charging and usage. If one battery is discharged by driving, Just change the switch to the other backup battery which was charged by the panel. Also the wind shield should come above the rear panel to reduce drag. Well done. Well thought and executed...

This is so nice. You made the assembly of the first large pieces look effortless. No need for 5 helpers to hold everything because it fit so well. Very thoughtful. Good job.

This is awesome! Many skills in one single mind. I’d forget about the solar panels and install them at a fixed station with the most efficient inclination and build a charging station instead. That’d help reduce the weight. That’s my two cents. Beautifully conceived and executed.

Such a fun project! Its so easy to get bogged down in a design project, what with specs and drawing and sourcing components. This is the antidote. So much can be learned, and the Mk 5 version is going to be a world-beater!

Nice build! i dont know if anyone else commented about this but if you extend the windshield above the solar panel edge you will reduce a lot of wind load and get better speed and efficiency.

Amazing professional work couldn’t be prouder! Keep it coming guys!!

12:56 The horn contact ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!! I will be using that. Here in sunny hot Florida I also weld in flip flops.

Few things I would change. I would find those light weight solar panels and use a bead roller to fix them on to sheet alummiuim. The bead roller will make thin sheets stronger and help reduce weight. I would also make it 4 wheels and use hub wheels for both sides. This will allow you to make a much wider car around 6 feet wide and 12 ish feet long. Making the roof flat will give you about enough space for 1kwh to 1.5kwh of solar on the roof. Amount will vary based on the size of the panels and you can adjust the widith wider to fit extra panels on and longer or shorter to fit panels. The project really comes down to how much panels and how light you can make the panel array. These frame less panels can be riveted on and holes cut out to bring wires inside the cab. Making the frame of the car much like you would find in a golf cart style with bench seats will allow you to have seating for 4 people or more and even some room for cargo. The type of frame is also good to add a very nice coil suspension. Setting up the panels on the roof to run in series would be best and an pwm charge controller. I do not think you would want an mppt charger because it require adjusteing for voltage and that would not work for on the move. The nose can be flat as you are not going to gain all that much from aerodynamics. Other than that there are several solar powered unit out there. Just search for them. From solar powered boats with no battery, cars, bikes and everything else. Even a solar powered plane.

Now that, is what I call DIY! Great job!

Great workmanship and marvelous mechanical and Electrical work done. You are the Man a country needs.❤

I am also a guy who loves to make things in my garage, and that was a very inspiring video. I would be proud to drive that to work every day. Great job!

your work can be simply described as: INSPIRATIONAL, GREAT PLANNING, BRAVO !!! BAVO !!! BRAVO !!!

Impressive from concept, design, trial operation, and a fine example of superb craftsmanship.

This job is not that easy as shown in the video. Great effort , patience , time and imagination had its place here

Well done! Great job! Best wishes to build more innovative products!

Yes, it's cutting-edge technology! Sustainable and viable for numerous people. This inventor is a genius! 👋👋👋

The construction is great. I would recommend fenders and a canvas cover, like on the Velorex :). Photovoltaic is worse - the approx. 200Wp panel does not have the potential to charge the battery while driving even on a sunny day (the 7A in the hangar is nonsense). In addition, the direction changes while driving and the production is from diffused light rather than direct. In an ideal case, the panel could supply approx. 60-80W. The battery has a capacity greater than 200Ah and cannot be charged while in operation, nor does the panel visibly increase the range. Your car is a simple electric car, which is not helped by photovoltaics at all (do the calculation). I recommend removing the panel from the electric car, buying a 4-8 kWp solar array and placing it on the roof of your house. In one day, the battery will be fully charged and you can then use it in the electric car. It is good to have 2 batteries - 1 is charging, 2 is in the electric car. The whole video is more about building a simple car. Photovoltaic was added there only "decoratively", not to help practically.

What a talented guy to have all those skills at hand. Nice build👍

This video has improved my passion about cars it try just like you did

Your efforts with patience is not judge by words , that's an next level effort you have.

Cool project! 6:12 It looks like with the angled front suspension you get a huge toe in/toe out depending on the weight of the vehicle. This will greatly impact the efficiency of the vehicle.

Excelente, o projeto é muito bom, tá certo que com ele, dá pra se desenvolver melhorias. Principalmente em segurança. Em países onde a combustão é líder, esse veículo venderá muito, só que, passará por vistorias. Parabéns.

I think a huge design modification would be tilting the solar panel to be lesser in height than the wind screen. Then you would decrease the drag co-efficient of the car drastically.

Man you are so talented! I wish to learn few things from you. You are truly the definition of the "word", Multi-talented. More inspirations ❤

True work of a mechatronics engineer. Awesome effort and job well done.

You do have great skills sir! Keep up the good job!

Tlailam chibai, ka lawm e for the E-video, Pathian bless you.

Nicely done! I particularly like the wire template for the chassis. I might use that. Not that I'll be building a car for Britain's speedy streets! :) I often wonder about the practicality of solar vehicles, so it's nice to see the figures in the description.

Very awesome . Like a few people have mentioned the placement of the solar panel is creating a lot of drag . I wouldn't more the windshield up though because the solar panel will be more efficient with some cooling instead a roof scoop to direct some air under and otherwise smooth the flow over and around the panel might work really well. Could also reduce all that noise .

That is absolutely awesome. They teach kids in school about this climate change, which they can do nothing about. Instead, it is this kind of thing that ought to be being taught in schools. I don't live in India and I am a retired senior citizen, but I could really get into learning how to do stuff like this, especially learning about the solar set up used to keep the battery charged. I have changed batteries out in my solar lighting, and those individual batteries looked familiar to the ones I use. Learning how to build something that creates that much power from those small batteries would be fun.

Impressive to see a person with many skillsets, used in one, 20 minute video.

Imprecionante! Muito bom!

Magnifique, superbe travail. Vous avez réalisé mon rêve 😊

Great job! I believe that if the windshield were to cover the front of the solar panel you would create less drag and increase the vehicle's speed.

Very neat project. A few more body panels and you can have some protection from dirt / mud on the road. Very neat

I really like how the front geometry changes when shocks depressed, really safe ...

Faltou terminar aerodinâmica da parte frontal até a placa solar.... top! 👏👏👏

Simplesmente espetacular. Feito com bastante detalhes. É o fim das grandes montadoras e o começo de um mundo melhor, livre desse maldito petróleo. É praticamente infinita a fonte de energia dessa maquininha. Enquanto voce anda ele recarrega. Esse é o futuro. Parabéns, gostei bastante do vídeo.

looks super fun to build. nice job. i like how he wears sandals while welding steel things together. lol.

Love your work and am learning from you constantly... Please i need a list of all electrical components used for this project

Excellent job young man, you are born engineer 👏👏👏

I hope you fully tightened the screws off-screen or expect some electrical failures soon 🙂 Fantastic job and results anyway !

Hats-off to your talent, knowledge and dedication 😍💥🙌

सौर पॅनल की ये गाडी, बहुत बडी अदाकारी, करागरी और जरुरत मंद हैं .. इसे बढावां देना चाहिए. एक नंबर.

*Very impressive !😃 This is well done 👍🌷*

Excellent job and I hope our government will appreciate and support this person in building a formal car. . Or some private industrialist can support him.

That is very nice. I like the way you just fitted stuff and then welded it. However, there are some weak spots in your frame design. That diagonal rail stops mid way up a pillar. This will transfer stress to middle of that pillar which will tend to bend under load. You should have that rail meet up with the one coming from the front otherwise your frame will bend at that point if you hit a bump hard enough. You have similar issues with your shock absorber mountings. You need to bring a brace to the anchor point if you are joining it halfway along a frame member. Finally, you need to extend the windscreen above the solar panel to stop air getting under it causing excessive lift. If you put your hand into the slipstream as you are driving you will get an idea of the forces involved. But overall it is a very impressive build!

Wowww.... Such an astounding creative effort to make dream turned into physical existence... 👏

Such a nice, relaxing and enjoyable video. Amazing engineering and design. I love videos that doesn't bombard you with irritating background music or dumb narration. You have earned a new subscriber!

I liked your wireframe chassis idea. Very clever.

Que hermoso y dedicado trabajo, gracias por inspirar y compartir.😊

Very well done, not only because it is solar but because it is a cool design

very nice build! What was your total budget for this, and how many hours did you spend on this? It's great to see these kinds of projects happening, and easy to see how this will translate into taxis/people movers. Can you imagine when this is cheap enough to leave around the streets and just pick one up like one does a shar

A really excellent assembly and editing. Congratulations on your achievement and especially thank you for your video sharing.

Greetings from USA, amazing build you guys have done!!

Great job, I would love to own one car of that sort. Commuting to work has been expensive on public transport.

Brilliant piece of Indian engineering. How long did it take you to make it? How much did the material and machinery come to?What was the final cost? How much would you sell it for? What is its speed? What is its autonomy? (Here I assume its consumption in power is less than the power provided by the panels which brings me to my next question. How much exposition to sunlight to replenish the batteries? Is there an alternative solution to charge up the batteries in the absence of sunlight? What is the lifespan of the batteries? What were your qualifications? Are you self taught? Your demonstration of its construction is delightful. If you had been wanting to start a factory building these I would invest in you. Unfortunately I am penniless. I do believe your simple vehicle has a future and could be sold worldwide especially in sunny countries and it would ber worthwhile crossing the nullabor in Australia without "refueling", even without batteries if it were possible. I believe wholeheartedly in your invention and its simplicity, even when it comes to access for repairs. I have just realised that you have answered some of my questions in your explanations.

And one more suggestion is to add a hand break otherwise you cannot park it or even stop it in a inclined position

Awesome design and beautiful engineering bro. I appreciate your hard work

Parabéns pelo projeto. Ficou Top !!!!!!!

Later you can get solar film and make the entire body and roof generate for you. Fantastic video and build. It makes me want to make one as a velo bike out of PVC🤔🤔

What is the cost of the entire setup? Would it be possible to get some sort of list of components/price? (I understand this would vary a lot depending on providers and location, but still it would be quite interesting) And what is the weight and load capacity of the structure? Great video, thanks for sharing!

Excellent job, kudo to your hard work and dedication, creative thinking. Well done.

He has many knowleges. and initiatives. Congratulations!

Awesome but the front windshield needed to be higher than the solar panel for less wind resistance no biggie just need a longer windshield and lower the solar panel. Awesome job WTG nice to see people using the head and hands 🙂

Панель торчит навстречу ветру типа для охлаждения?

Parabéns, magnífico trabalho e continue aperfeiçoando e desenvolvendo esse projeto... 👏👏👏👏👏

Great work, your project has inspired me. Big up

This guy is genius

Excellent start. Wish you great success ahead

A good strong framework for better safety.Basic design.Minimal and optimal. Looks good.

Great idea. I would have done a few things differently though: 1) I would have painted the battery box white to reflect sunlight instead of absorbing it. Batteries get warm by themselves already and they don't need extra heat from the box. 2) Isn't it more comfortable to have the controls for lights and horn on the steering column? Now you have to bend forward to be able to use them while when they are placed on the steering column you can sit relaxed when using them. But as I wrote: a great job. Congratulations.

I think top side of solar panel should have below the wind screen because of Aerodynamic design

I'm very impressed and inspired. Seems like an optimal design in so many ways. I will try to imitate. Thank you. Welding emits very strong UVC-radiation, so do protect bare skin!

Amazing bro... bahut hi badhia..... May you build bigger things in life

Great Job! You should be working for @TataMotors as their Electric Car Design Engineer!

Good job sir, nice design. Only one advise from me use a solar panel which has a max VOC of above 48 v and above and atleast 300 wats. It is your plan and design and please take it as a development opportunity. Very nice job and build.

Weldone Bro, Innovative products delivered..keep it up..Good luck

में बहुत खुश होता हूँ जब आप जैसे हिंदुस्तानी आत्मनिर्भर बनकर कुछ कर दिखाते है. जब हम कुद्द को आगे बढ़ने के प्रयास करते है, तो हिंदुस्तान की धरती भी दूसरे देशो के सामने कुद्द को गर्व महसूस करती है. मोदी जी और उनका पुरे टीम को धन्यवादः देश के लोगो को आगे बढ़ने की प्रोत्साहन करते है... जय हिन्द, भारत माता जी की जय. Made In Hindustan , मोदी जी हैं तो सब मुमकिन है...

So many things to go wrong or be crooked, but it wasn’t. Nice job! The front edge of solar panel catches wind as you drive. Maybe place windshield “over” front edge of solar panel, so air goes “over” solar panel at front, instead of underneath…which tries to lift it up. I know, it’s hard to think of everything though 👍😊

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏acredito que o vento sobre o parabrisa na frente, esteja causando uma força contraria quando bate na placa solar. causando uma frenagem no veiculo. deveria diminuir o angulo da placa solar deixando-a mais baixa ou levantar o angulo do parabrisa deixando-o mais alto que a placa.

A successful imagination that comes true, keep it up man

Only one suggestion, the upper end of the solar panel should sit below the windscreen and not above, this will reduce/optimize wind flow.

Excelente trabalho! Obrigado por compartilhar seu projeto e informações sobre ele !

Finally some quality content.

Whoa !! That's gettin' it ALL done !!

fun project, makes me want to build one, you make it look easy to build.

What is the battery amperage, top speed and how long to charge based on current set up?

Very good. What is max range of vehicle and time to charge battery pack from solar panel

Great job ! Great! wireframe building! I love the in wheel idea how fast does it go?

Absolutely winning. Hats off to you sir.

Kiya praise hai

great construction really,you could add two air tourbines at the car so the car every time it moves it is charging,also for the days which sun is not strong.......

Молодцы! Вы настоящие инженеры своего дела. Конечно лайк.

I m pleased with your interesting création... I hope it will be diffused around all the Wold. Thanks a lot...

No brakes on front wheels 😢 Too much dangerous