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RnE2EW Van Specs

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Bus
  2003 Champion Challenger Bus with a Ford E-450 super duty engine (6.8 LT, V-10),
  EPA-certified propane conversion
  Length 23’
  Width 8’
  Height 11’

Solar Panels & Inverter, Charge Controller
  Two, 85-watt BP-585 solar panels monocrystalline 12 volt
  One, 600-watt inverter/charge controller combination

Trailer
  2004 Pace
  Length 14’
  Width 8’
  Height 9’ with wind turbine 14’

Hybrid Power System
  Solar panels
  One, BP-SX120S Solar panel, multicrystalline, 120 watts, 12 volt
  One, BP 5170S Solar panel, monocrystalline, 170 watts, 24 volt
  Wind Turbine
  One, Southwest Wind Power Whisperer, Wind Turbine, 300 watts, 12 volts
  Battery Backup Power Storage
  Four, Marine Gel Cell 12 volt
  Two, Trace C-40 Charge Controllers
  One, Trace DR1215 1500 watt Inverter