If I buy this car I would like to use power from a solar power array. More than likely I would need to add more panels to my existing system and perhaps a bigger inverter. I have all the specs for the existing system, but need an estimate of how much additional capacity I might have to add based on my historical driving records. Panels are getting cheaper and cheaper. My electric supplier pays me for excess generation but they are realy stingy. My existing 4800 KWh system has 16 panels and meets most of my current needs except for the hottest three months of the year. There is space for at least 10 more panels and I need to figure out if that would be enough to power a C-MAX. I drive very few miles per month, yet gas is costing me $80 a month. Since I have a Garmin GPS I use on every trip I can extract very accurate usage data for the past two years. What I am talking about doing will take some careful planning and estimating and any information I can glean from others that have gone this route would be extremely helpful. It seems to me that routine maintenance costs for the C-MAX should be lower than for my aging Focus wagon. No oil changes are a plus I am new to this forum, but I do not find much in the way of operating expenses. hope this initial post sparks a lot of interest.
