Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-21 Thread Paul Compton via EV
I'm on the Octopus Energy 'Agile' tariff, which means my electricity price tracks the wholesale price every half hour. I have 3Kw of PV installed facing roughly South and a further 1.2Kw split East-West. I recently had a 5.6KWh grid tied battery installed. I just had my 7th 'plunge pricing' alert o

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries)

2020-05-20 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
benefit of backup batteries is a good investment in cleaner air. Thanks Bob *From:* paul dove *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2020 2:46 PM *To:* Peri Hartman ; Electric Vehicle Discussion List < ev@lists.evdl.org> *Cc:* Robert Bruninga *Subject:* Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home bat

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries)

2020-05-20 Thread paul dove via EV
er benefit. -Original Message- From: EV On Behalf Of Peri Hartman via EV Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:55 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Peri Hartman Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G At some point, we're going to need lots of grid storage. Right now, the

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread paul dove via EV
substation, energy > plant. > > Peri > > << Want to know about the effects of leaf blowers ? > https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > -- Original Message -- > From: "paul dove via EV" > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" &

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
ramowitz via EV Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:41 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Mark Abramowitz Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G I will partly agree. I doubt that it will be free, nothing ever is, even if free would still make sense. Yes, I agree that we will need a lo

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Backup Power)

2020-05-20 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
On Behalf Of Jay Summet via EV Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:29 AM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: Jay Summet Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G On 5/19/20 11:59 PM, Alan Arrison via EV wrote: > People don't care about feeding the grid, they want to be able to use > their big

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
mplex, substation, >> energy plant. >> >> Peri >> >> << Want to know about the effects of leaf blowers ? >> https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> >> >> -- Original Message -- >> From: "paul dove via EV" >> To: "

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Backup Power)

2020-05-20 Thread Jay Summet via EV
V On Behalf Of Jay Summet via EV Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:29 AM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: Jay Summet Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G On 5/19/20 11:59 PM, Alan Arrison via EV wrote: People don't care about feeding the grid, they want to be able to use their big battery to

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 5/19/20 11:59 PM, Alan Arrison via EV wrote: People don't care about feeding the grid, they want to be able to use their big battery to run their house when the grid goes down. Oops, this would kill sales of their powerwall. I would love to have a powerwall (or two) which would give me

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
er, a home battery is not of much value. Bob -Original Message- From: EV On Behalf Of Mark Abramowitz via EV Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:15 AM To: Peri Hartman ; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Mark Abramowitz Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G Many places already nee

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries)

2020-05-20 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
battery purchases to help bring long > term costs down, but that is something like a 2nd or 3rd order benefit. > > -Original Message- > From: EV On Behalf Of Peri Hartman via EV > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:55 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Cc: Per

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
rom: "paul dove via EV" > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" > Cc: "paul dove" > Sent: 20-May-20 5:03:34 AM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G > >> I would consider it if I had a million mile battery also if Tesla owned the &

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries)

2020-05-20 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
n List Cc: Peri Hartman Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G At some point, we're going to need lots of grid storage. Right now, the mix of wind and solar is relatively low. But as that increases, we'll need storage capacity to span non generative periods. During transition,

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries)

2020-05-20 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
eaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> -- Original Message -- From: "Robert Bruninga" To: "Peri Hartman" ; "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 20-May-20 7:00:32 AM Subject: RE: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G (Home batteries) Wh

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
-- From: "paul dove via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Cc: "paul dove" Sent: 20-May-20 5:03:34 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G I would consider it if I had a million mile battery also if Tesla owned the battery so that when the range

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread paul dove via EV
I would consider it if I had a million mile battery also if Tesla owned the battery so that when the range dropped I get it replaced free. You can save a lot of money with DIY or just owning your own power generation maybe in the long run but lots of people will pay more gladly if someone else

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
V2G smells a lot like time of use metering. Too many utilities push TOU hard, especially in Europe, and then the residents discover that they've been bamboozled. Despite paying for timers (and often electricians to install them), they end up paying MORE for electricity. The utilities just do

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-19 Thread Alan Arrison via EV
People don't care about feeding the grid, they want to be able to use their big battery to run their house when the grid goes down. Oops, this would kill sales of their powerwall. On 5/19/2020 9:28 PM, evln via EV wrote: Here what I was going to post, read: https://electrek.co/2020/05/19/tesl

Re: [EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-19 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
It’s worth posting Tesla’s view on this subject, which come close to my own views. Some here have convinced me that there *may* be some value for some consumers. Presumably if there isn’t enough value for enough people, we’ll find out pretty quickly. Hopefully that will occur without too much in

[EVDL] pack-aging: Tesla has V2G

2020-05-19 Thread evln via EV
Here what I was going to post, read: https://electrek.co/2020/05/19/tesla-bidirectional-charging-ready-game-changing-features/ Tesla quietly adds bidirectional charging capability for game-changing new features May. 19th 2020 ... Both CEO Elon Musk and cofounder and former CTO JB Straubel have exp