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ROAD // VANILLA // LIVING ENERGY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

NIX // SOLAR

SUNLIGHT. STORED.
USED. REMEMBERED.

A living record of the energy that keeps Vanilla moving, warm, cold, charged and off-grid.

LATEST RECORDED SOLAR DAY

SOLAR PULSE

12 September 2026 · SOLAR NIGHT

SUN HARVEST80 Wh

20% of a typical 400 Wh Vanilla day

SUN HARVEST INDEX1.6 / 10DARK SKY
20%VANILLA DAY
COVERAGE
320 Wh TO A FULL DAY
MAX PV POWER78 W
PEAK PV VOLTAGE33.57 V
BATTERY RANGE12.02–13.31 V
OFF-GRID CONFIDENCE69%3-day solar average
SUN
ROOF PANEL
BATTERY
NIXVANILLA
TRANSLATE THE WATT-HOURS

WHAT DID THE SUN BUY?

If all of this day's harvest was used for one job, it could approximately provide each alternative below. They cannot all be claimed from the same energy.

80 Wh20% OF A FULL VANILLA DAY
6HOURSOF COLD BEER TERRITORYCompressor fridge equivalent · 300 Wh/day
4.0HOURSOF WEBASTO SUPPORTElectrical demand only · diesel supplies heat
8.0HOURSOF VANILLA AFTER DARK10 W LED lighting baseline
5CHARGESOF PHONE POWER15 Wh per full charge
1.3CHARGESOF LAPTOP POWER60 Wh substantial charge
20%OF A VANILLA DAY400 Wh typical-day baseline
RECENT PATTERN // INDICATIVE ONLY

OFF-GRID CONFIDENCE

A transparent NIX estimate based on the last three recorded solar days. It describes solar support—not guaranteed battery runtime.

69%STRONG SUPPORT
LAST THREE HARVESTS
10 Sept340 Wh11 Sept410 Wh12 Sept80 Wh

277 Wh daily average ÷ 400 Wh baseline

EVERY DAY THE ROOF CAUGHT THE SUN

SOLAR MEMORY

Every imported day becomes a permanent glowing point in Vanilla's energy history. The archive gets richer with every Victron upload.

THE STORY HAS JUST STARTEDEvery new Victron upload adds another chapter to Vanilla’s solar history.
ONE LINE // ONE DAY

VANILLA'S SOLAR FINGERPRINT

A living heat-strip made from the complete archive. Dark marks are quiet days; bright marks are powerful harvests.

WINTERSPRINGSUMMERAUTUMN
2026 // 17 DAILY LINES
TODAY'S POSITION ON THE NIX SOLAR SCALE

THE SUNSHINE LADDER

A quick, human translation of the selected day's harvest.

SUNSHINE SURPLUS500+ WhFULL VANILLA400–499 WhSTRONG300–399 WhUSEFUL200–299 WhTICKOVER100–199 WhEMBER0–99 Wh
80 Wh
THE ODOMETER ONLY TURNS FORWARDS

TOTAL SUN HARVEST

Every stored watt-hour, added together—and translated into life inside Vanilla.

ALL-TIME HARVEST4.63 kWh17 recorded days
FRIDGE DAYS15.4
PHONE CHARGES309
VANILLA DAYS11.6
GRID ENERGY AVOIDED4.63 kWh

Solar energy that might otherwise have needed another charging source. This is an energy comparison, not a cash-saving claim.

THE ARCHIVE KEEPS THE SCORE

SOLAR PBs

Personal bests are recalculated from the complete archive after every import.

BEST DAY450 Wh7 September 2026
BEST WEEK2,280 Wh5 September 2026 — 11 September 2026
BEST MONTH3.38 kWhSEPTEMBER 2026
HIGHEST PV PEAK158 W30 August 2026
MOST CONSISTENT RUN4 DAYSConsecutive days above 250 Wh
FULL VANILLA DAYS3400 Wh or more
STRONG · HEALTHY · BALANCED

THE PERFECT SOLAR DAY

Not simply the biggest number: a NIX balance of harvest, peak power, battery voltage and completed charging stages.

4 September 2026320 WhGOOD SUN
PV PEAK131 W
BATTERY RANGE12.23–14.42 V
VANILLA COVERAGE80%
HARVEST INDEX6.4 / 10
THE SOLAR DIARY

MONTHLY CHAPTERS

Each calendar month becomes its own small chapter as the archive grows.

TOTAL HARVEST3.38 kWh
AVERAGE DAY282 Wh
BEST DAY450 Wh7 Sept
WEAKEST DAY80 Wh12 Sept
FULL VANILLA DAYS2
AVERAGE INDEX5.6 / 10
FRIDGE DAYS11.3
RECORDED DAYS12
UNLOCKED BY REAL DATA

SOLAR ACHIEVEMENTS

No hard-coded trophies. Vanilla earns every one from the stored history.

UNLOCKEDFIRST 400FULL VANILLAFirst 400 Wh+ day
LOCKEDTHE 500 CLUBSUNSHINE SURPLUSA harvest above 500 Wh
UNLOCKEDTHREE OF A KINDUSEFUL RUNThree consecutive days above 250 Wh
LOCKEDSOLAR WEEKSEVEN DAYS OF SUNSeven useful consecutive days
UNLOCKEDTHE BIG ONE450 Wh7 September 2026
LOCKEDCENTURY100 SOLAR DAYS17 days currently stored
LOCKEDTHOUSAND SUNS1,000 kWh4.63 kWh accumulated
LONG-TERM COMPARISON

FOUR SEASONS OF SUN

Seasonal averages become more meaningful as the archive grows. Limited samples are clearly marked as early data.

WINTEREARLY DATA
SPRINGEARLY DATA
SUMMER250 WhEARLY DATA
AUTUMN282 WhEARLY DATA
NIX SOLAR REPLAY

REPLAY
THE SUN.

Step through every recorded day. Watch the pulse, energy ring and real-world equivalents change with the light.

12 September 202680 Wh · DARK SKY
SHARE A DAY FROM THE ARCHIVE

SOLAR STORY CARD

12 September 2026 · 80 Wh · 20% of a Vanilla day

THE ELECTRICAL LOGBOOK

DEEPER SYSTEM DETAIL

Battery voltage and Victron charging-stage history remain available for anyone who wants to lift the bonnet.

15.0 V12.0 V10.0 V
BULKABSORPTIONFLOAT
FOLLOW THE THREAD

The stories behind it.

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VANILLA 🧡

🚐 VANILLA // MORE THAN A CAMPERVAN

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Front Headlight for Torque

NIX // TORQUE GETS SERIOUS ABOUT THE DARK 🌌🚴‍♂️🔦

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Orange Calipers

🟠 ORANGE UNDER PRESSURE