Solar charging a plugin hybrid car
I have read most of the solar and li battery threads but have never seen how they would ever be cost effective in the way I camp. Having said that I was wondering if solar panels on top of a MH be eff...
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time2roll wrote:I take it the solar is on your house? Are you renting the system and pay a monthly fee or did you buy it outright? Most systems in Ct are rented and the company maintains them and replaces them when the lose capacity. If you keep your trips close to home it makes economic sense, however I am told fast charging systems on the road are costing up to 45 cent/KW which doesn't make sense yet. Gas would have to go up to $5.50 to break even, which could happen very soon.Gjac wrote:My TOU rate varies from 16 cents to 62 cents per kWh. The trouble is I also have solar. I sell back a lot of the production at the higher rates and buy more at the lower rates. I just received my 12 month true up and my cost for the year is $62.41. That is 4,534 net kWh for the year at less than 2 cents per kWh. Crazy.
What do you pay per KW hr in Ca? In CT currently I pay 28 cents/ KV. That is not half of gasoline. Right now it is cheaper to drive my Rav4 that gets 40 mpg's than an EV or plugin that I have to charge at 28 cents/KW.
Marginal cost is 16 cents per kWh and the EV goes maybe 4 miles each kWh. Cost to go 100 miles is about $4, maybe $5. This is a nice car not an econobox.
Yes I still burn gas to take the RV trailer out. If I need to get to a distant destination I am in an airplane.
Yes 28 cents is a lot to pay.
