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#Solarpower - 6 mths over a wet summer. 10kW system. Lat -33.9, near Sydney
*Generated*
7.1mWh
Max 68.9kWh pd
Min 6.5kWh
Av 38.8kWh
*Consumed*
Total 1.7mWh
Max 13.96kWh pd
Min 5.1kWh
*Imported*
Total 473.8kWh
Max 4.2kWh pd
Min 1.94kWh
*Most consumption*
#EV - 98% solar
Solar H/W (boosting in poor weather uses more than produced)
Cooking - oven worst due to longer run time
A/C cooling - lots, then a little - heating TBA 
*Most imports*
Cooking after sunset - DST is over
H/W
People make a fuss about the #energy needed to electrify personal automotive transport. Some numbers from my previous #EV.
I owned a Tesla Model 3 for 6.5 years. During this time it drove 72,000 miles. That's a little below US averages.
My car used 22 MWh of energy. This is worse than typical for the model, due to my driving being more highway and more winter than typical.
Power is energy over time. My car used 22 MWh over 6.5 years, so: my car used 390 watts. Sure it drew 11 kW charging at home and >200 kW charging on a road trip, but much more of the time it wasn't charging at all. Overall, 390W.
You know what else is 390W? 6.3 of my #solar panels. Despite being located in northern Minnesota, suboptimally mounted, occasionally covered in snow, etc., 6.3 of my solar panels can produce the 22 MWh used by my car in the 6.5 years my car used that energy.
Imagine parking the car with a 12" gap in front, to the left, and to the right. That's a tight parking spot! It's also slightly larger than 6.3 of my solar panels.
Sure, there's infrastructure challenges around DC fast charging, and dispatching opportunities, and other interesting topics here. But energy? C'mon.
Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - https://restofworld.org/2025/delhi-illegal-ev-charging-stations/ "More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles." #india #ev
Rest of World · Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolutionMore than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
“Keir Starmer just exempted posh people’s cars from the EV mandate”
by James Wright in The Canary @thecanaryuk @UKLabour
“The UK government has reviewed the rules for its petrol and diesel vehicle sale ban and decided that posh cars will be exempt”
#Press #Labour #Starmer #ToryContinuityParty #EV #Mandate #Petrol #Diesel #PhaseOut #2030 #LabourFriendsOfBigOil
Canary · Keir Starmer just exempted posh people's cars from the EV mandateThe govenment has updated its EV mandate and has exempted McLaren, Aston Martin and Bentley from phasing out fossil fuels altogether
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So far so good. The scheduled power outage started about 7:40 am, but I was able to quickly restore power to the fridge-freezer, the NBN box & WiFi router, the lizard's heat lamp and lighting, and my working from home monitor, laptop, etc.
I have the Vehicle-to-Load adaptor plugged into the car, two extra heavy duty 30 metre long extension cables plugged onto that inside a weatherproof power board box, and a mess of additional power boards and extension cords inside the house. Fortunately, apart from the fridge which is directly connected to the V2L adaptor, it's all very low power so having lots of long cables will be OK.
Being able to work from home pretty much as I normally do on Wednesdays is nice, but not having to worry about everything in the freezer defrosting is really, really nice.
Australian TV expose highlights how Indonesia's cheap, Chinese dirty nickel from strip mines and unregulated smelting is flooding the BEV market.
Locals are losing their livelihoods, with destruction of health and the environment, and there are genocide risks for Indonesia's last uncontacted tribe!
#BEV #EV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNag4j0nmKU
There are only 4 EV chargers at work, and about a billion EV's. Needless to say charging is Thunderdome at work.
I got to work at 7:45am and all spots were already taken, but one of the spots was taken by a Mach-E that is NOT PLUGGED IN. I got ICE'd by an EV.
It's currently 12:12pm and they are still there.... I have not been able to get a charger yet.....
#EV
A comprehensive introduction to charging electric vehicles from my favorite #EV website, but they might be overdoing it a bit IMHO. For those of you starting from scratch, there are 3 charging levels (in the US). Level 1 is 110 volt AC wall outlet that we have used for nearly 8 years now, it’s slow but we’re retired & don’t commute. Level 2 is 220 volt AC for overnight charging and is more common for people who commute to work or ‘destination chargers’ such as hotels or businesses. Level 3 is high power DC chargers that you use on a long trip or if you can’t charge at home (like an apartment). We almost never use level 3 DC chargers anymore and prefer destination chargers as they are more convenient and we don’t like to drive more than 3 or 4 hours a day nowadays. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, if I don’t know the answer, someone else surely will.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1145736_electric-car-charging-the-basics
Green Car ReportsElectric-car charging: The basicsHome charging is the basis for happiness—but so is knowing what your EV needs on a road trip.
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the perfect car replacement (for me) doesn't exi -- https://buytricycle.com/product/electric-tricycle/
For reference, I have asthma, joint pain, social anxiety, and depression.
Exercise is great, yeah, but ADHD and capitalism make it difficult to schedule, plan for, adapt, and undergo.
The parasomnia means I can't guarantee being rested enough to drive to class on time.
I think technically you're not supposed to cycle either, if you're not rested / sober enough, but I take mild issue with that.
A bicycle is NOT capable of causing as much damage as a damn car, even a tiny Smart ForTwo car.
(Obv this won't help if you have severe joint issues, unsafe roads, or lack storage for it, but still. Fantastic commute option, personally. Just needs a rain canopy that somehow survives harsh English winds and we'd be laughing all the way to the bank. Of a very pretty river.)
Canada is turning to Project Arrow - a prototype all-Canadian electric car made of components from more than 50 Canadian suppliers - showcased here at a global trade fair in #germany
(she/her) Are you solar-curious? With the #climate heating & Republicans driving us right off the cliff, you won't regret starting *now* to get more energy resilient.
How to get started:
https://susankayequinn.com/2025/04/solar-how-to-get-started-and-why-you-should.html
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#China produces ~90% of the world's refined #RareEarths, a group of 17 elements used across the #defense, #EV, #CleanEnergy & #electronics industries. The #UnitedStates imports most of its rare earths, & most come from China.
Back from two days in Aachen discussing and learning all things #EV #SmartCharging and #V2G - some key takeaways in my Linkedin post
#vehicle2grid | Jaap Burger
Bluesky SocialBluesky
Countries that are still fighting to reverse the climate crisis haven’t changed their minds about buying EVs.
They’re simply no longer buying Teslas because of Elon Musk and his fascist beliefs.
Welp, the dealership where I bought my car last year apparently screwed up the EV tax credit paperwork and the IRS is rejecting my tax return. So many dealerships fucked it up that the IRS has now made a new rule to try to fix it.
If you're trying to get a used EV tax credit in the US this year, beware. If you wait until the last day to file you may get a nasty surprise.
The Drive · Dealers Screwed Up EV Tax Credit Paperwork. Now the IRS Is Rejecting Buyers' Tax ReturnsIssues with some EV owners' Clean Vehicle Tax Credit are causing big delays, not only on the $7,500 rebate but also their entire 2024 tax returns.
Why does Ford want to put a fake manual shifter in its EVs?
https://newatlas.com/automotive/ford-fake-manual-shifter-ev/
New Atlas · Why does Ford want to put a fake manual shifter in its EVs?In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has secured a patent that aims to bring back a traditional element of driving – the feel of shifting gears.
Tesla sales dropped 13% in first quarter, as a backlash against Elon Musk continues.
CNBC reports: https://flip.it/c2k09B
CNBCTesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter, 13% drop from a year agoTesla reported a 13% year-over-year drop in first-quarter deliveries two days after the company's stock wrapped up its worst quarter since 2022.
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A few tries and the support has got the configuration working. When the sun shines, the charger automatically follows the available free PV power. First long charging session: 22 kWh charged into the #EV from the panels.
My wife and I were thinking of switching to an EV before all the prices start going up due to the tarrifs but the US EV market is really underwhelming.
Most of the options are either SUVs or overpriced luxury cars. I just want a reasonably priced sedan that can fit 5 people including two car seats comfortably.