I wish we could charge modern EVs directly from Solar/DC.
This couple [1] are driving right around Africa in an EV powered from solar panels they're carrying with them, and they're using a prototype very expensive and heavy solution to get the direct DC charging to work.
I'm thinking of doing something similar, but I can't figure out how I'll do it without running around 400Ah of 48V Lithium battery. The panels can charge that using a regular old MPPT charge controller (or two). Then I'll run a big inverter (5000W) from that to get to AC power, and plug a regular EV charger into that.
Does anyone have a better solution?