Do you use Urban Public charging?

[SouthernDude]

I feel like we’re going in circles here.

Some people need charging close to home. Some people need charging on the highway.

Just like we find gas stations in neighborhoods and on remote highway stretches, we’re going to end up with both.

100% appreciate charging at home impact, so likely we won’t have as many “gas station” equivalents in the suburbs.

The disruptor is that you can install a charger anywhere. You don’t need underground tanks. You don’t (usually) need permits. So malls, coffee shops, parks, and street parking, can all be charging stations.

It’s going to be weird until the right mix stabilizes. Right now we’re in the “weird” phase for sure.

Not really. The major part of the discussion is about which form of infrastructure will spur the most sales in the short term. I would say that it is pretty obvious that in the medium to long term there won't be much of an incentive to put additional Level 2 chargers in places where cars do not sit over night.

 

[Recoil45]

I hear this all the time. For me its not the case. I have 6 kw of ground mount solar panels and have not paid for electricity in over 8 years. I charge two electric cars and power the main house that I rent out and my guest house which is all electric. I live in the country where there is no natural gas available. I heat the guest house with a heat pump. You can see the higher usage in the winter months but this is recovered in the spring when I don't need heat or A/c. Both houses are heavily insulated which helps lower heating and cooling costs. Below is a screen shot of my annual usage which ends up being slightly below zero net usage each year.

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The word ground in your post is exactly why I mentioned roof in my post. Can you fit 6k on your roof?

I can't and my house has 5400k of conditioned space. 6k would also not cover my house only needs.

How many people can do a ground based system?

Soon I will moving and will evaluate solar again at the new place. I now have acreage and the option of ground based solar. Most people in this country don't and think a "few" solar panels on their roof can power their house and everything else. That's a lie for the majority, it cannot.


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