Cost of Charging in Solar Modules Integrated Electric Vehicles

Generally, Electric vehicles (EVs) generate the economy by participating in grid support by discharging their battery. Again, for charging the EVs battery it depends on the grid. Solar Module integrated EVs (SIEVs) are another type of EVs that mounts the PV modules onto the upper surfaces of the vehicle body and charges the EVs battery when the sunlight is available, irrespective of the location. SIEVs gain economy in both ways, like discharging and charging via self-placed PV modules leads to enhanced revenue gained and results in reducing the cost of charging. In this article, the cost of charging by the SIEVs during different seasons in different conditions, like shading and unshading conditions, is analyzed for the location chinthalacheruvu situated near badvel town, Andhra Pradesh, situated in the southern region of India for the year 2020.