Litehiker
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If you are car camping away from an AC power source how do you charge your e-mtb batteries during, say, a 4 day stay where you are riding every day?
@HumanPerson -> What is a physical Maximum Power Point Tracking device? How does it work"
@Mysery-> "Boondocking out in the Mojave Desert..."?? I live in Henderson, NV, the southern suburb of Las Vegas. Do you live in Cali, near or in the Mojave?
Nice camper setup. Beats a tent and pooping in the desert! (Don't ask) So if you did 35 years working and are now retired you should be able to collect Soc. Security and Medicare - like me. But at 80 this April 4th I'm considerably older than you,"Sonny".Still able to ski here at our Lee Canyon Ski Resort an hour from my home. It's small but high with a base lodge at 8,500 ft. Great skiing this year with all that snow. And I backpack in Nevada, Utah and Cali, ultralight of course since I'm a geezer as you can see in this photo from last summer at the GC North RimView attachment 8026
tho keeping the engine running for 4 to 6 hours to recharge most ebike batteries could get pretty expensive same as running a gas generator with a slow low amp charger could get expensive real quick too.I think the simplest way would be to buy a DC/AC inverter of the proper capacity to plug your charger in. Sure you can go the solar route, but thats far more complex and expensive. When using the inverter connect it directly to the vehicle battery and make sure to run the engine to keep the battery up to proper voltage.
Yep small generator would work too.tho keeping the engine running for 4 to 6 hours to recharge most ebike batteries could get pretty expensive same as running a gas generator with a slow low amp charger could get expensive real quick too.