If I had a van with let’s say 600w of solar panels on the roof and I park it under those crazy bright parking lot lights overnight would I see any meaningful charge on my batteries?
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No. It doesnt really matter how much solar panel you have on your car, the limit is the light bulb its self. Assuming its a modern super bright led street light, it is pulling ~73 Watts. So at best you could get ~73 watts. Very little considering your battery is measured in Kilowatt hours. And that is before factoring in various (very large_ inefficiencies in this process.
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