Something I just thought of: LiON batteries have a limited number of
charge/discharge cycles. I wonder if using them as surge power for the grid
would limit the lifespan.Presumably not draining them significantly would
minimize the problem but I certainly wouldn't be down for having my car's
battery life limited because PG&E can't be bothered to upgrade it's
infrastructure.
Of course upgraded infrastructure will result in higher rates for consumers. It
has to, that money has to come from somewhere.
I'm a fan of electric cars, they're fun to drive. If you haven't driven one you
really should. Even the Nissan Leaf is pretty fun. I'm not a fan of the hype
(and frankly, lies from both sides) surrounding electric cars.
One last thought: Electric cars are good for those of us who are fans of ICE
vehicles, more gasoline/diesel fuel for us...
-Curt
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, 2:06:54 AM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
The inverter does not need to be in the car any more than the inverter
needs to be in the solar panel. Inverters are cheap.
I am sure there are considerable technical hurdles to overcome with the
program, but none of them look insurmountable. Except perhaps the
regulatory environment.
I think some of these new fast chargers are going to need batteries to be
able to provide the sort of current they require without overloading
transmission lines.
Here you can still get some sort of federal and state rebates on a bolt and
you also save the 5k/yr in fuel, so dont forget to include that in the
calculation
99% of our driving is less than 50 miles. And it is warm here of course.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:02 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> On 2020-09-30 19:50, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
> > Anybody with a 50a 240v dryer outlet can charge an electric car.
> >
> > If solar panels can run hour meter backward, so can a battery.
>
>
> If you put an inverter in the car so it can generate 60hz AC.
>
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