Dashboard data
Expedition route
Start:
November 4th, 2022
Halfway point (south africa):
July 11th, 2023
Finish:
November 26th, 2023
Kilometers driven:
38.238 km
Total time driven:
1225 hr and 35 min
Power used in Africa:
5.650 kWh
Percentage charged with solar from the Netherlands to south Africa:
54 %
Petrol saved:
2.452 L
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Highlights in the graph
The graph above shows all the information about the car and environment during the route. Below there are scenarios displayed where we have zoomed in on the graph to show you special occasions as explained below.
Socket vs solar charging
When charging with solar vs socket this effects the speed the battery charges. As you can see in the graph.
The first charging curve (red) is parabolic – solar charging, power generation drops after peak sun hours.
The second charging curve (green) is linear – socket charging, power generation stays the same since it is a constant output.
The linearly decreasing curve (yellow) is the discharging of the battery while driving.
Charging on the move
Normally battery level decreases as the car is being driven. In this graph you can see that when driving down a hill and breaking the battery is being recharged. This example is in Morocco, during this we travelled around 36 km. As you see in the graph with the speed the car is driving but the battery level is going from 40% up to 45%.
Fun facts!
Did you know..?
17-07-2023
that in Africa the power of the sun is much stronger than in the Netherlands? Africa’s abundant sunlight presents a fantastic opportunity for harnessing solar power. By bringing our own custom solar panels and charging on the power of the sun we were able to drive through multiple countries on solar energy only!
If you’re interested in learning more about the specific data from each country we visited, we have created a new page that provides in-depth details. On this page, you can explore various metrics, such as the amount of kWh we charged using solar energy or the highest temperature we experienced in each country. This information offers a closer look at the impact of solar charging and the diverse climate conditions we encountered along our journey.
05-05-2023
While crossing the border between Nigeria and Cameroon we drove through beautiful landscapes nestled in the heart of the Adamawa Region. In the picture you can see the of the car while travelling between Serti and Banyo. Red means that the car is going slow and green means that the car is going fast. You can easily see where the road became more rough and where we had to drive more careful!
During the 244 km trip on the road between Serti and Banyo we measured that our average speed was 12,2 km/h while driving, with a top speed of 50 km/h . We drove for about 20 hours in a total of 5 days. This might seem slow, but not all of the roads are ideal for driving.
24-02-2023
That we have driven only using solar energy since the 7th of December 2022? Since then, we reached our goal of charging with 51% solar in comparison to non-solar on the 19th of December and we forsee that we will even pass 75% in March 2023!
Since the 7th of December, up till the 24th of February, we have charged 32 times, for a total of 235 hours and 25 minutes, and in that time we generated 911 kwh of electricity only using our own solar panels!
13-01-2023
We recently drove from Dakhla to Senegal powered entirely by solar energy. It was a remarkable journey, covering over 5.550 kilometers with no emissions. With a few recharges along the way, we managed to make it to the spectacular city of Dakar in just over 10 days and generated 227kWh of electricity with our own solar panels!
| With 227kWh of electricity you can do... |
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| 113 uses of a dishwashing machine |
| 366 hours of vacuuming |
| 681 washes with a washing machine |
| A Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine located in the North Sea will need to rotate 11.3 times in order to generate the same amount of energy. The R.E. Ginna reactor, the smallest reactor in America, will generate the same amount of energy in 1.51 seconds, as a nuclear power plant. |
19-12-2022
To travel 5500 kilometers from the Netherlands to Senegal, we’ve used +-1225 kWh. A similar petrol car would use 337 liters of fuel (under ideal circumstances) to drive the same distance. With this amount of petrol you could fill two large bathtubs and to compensate the 806.1kg of C02 emissions you would need to plant at least 34 trees!
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