Dumb Question or Great Challenge for Will

[bigroy12]

I was wondering if you could build a 48v system on a Ford E Transit that could charge itself?

 

[pollenface]

Do you mean charge itself with a dc-dc charger from the vehicles 12v system (if it has a 12v system)?

 

[Dooug]

48v alternators exist. Adding one to transit may be tricky.

 

[pollenface]

48v alternators exist. Adding one to transit may be tricky.

Does "E" imply "electric" in the name "E Transit"?

 

[justinm001]

Does "E" imply "electric" in the name "E Transit"?

Yes

 

[pollenface]

Yes

I thought so

 

[justinm001]

Yes but the battery is 68kWh, where are you going to get the power from? You likely need to use the j1772 power adapter and somehow trick the system to allow charging while driving if that's your thought.

Could either plug an adapter into the charge port or modify the port so there's a 2nd input.

1000w of solar on the roof will only make like 3kwh a day and you'd likely need to convert DC to AC then the van will bring back to DC. So it'll take a month to charge

 

[RV8R]

I was wondering if you could build a 48v system on a Ford E Transit that could charge itself?

Yes, You Can !!