R7,307 per month for a petrol-free car charged using solar power in South Africa

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R7,307 per month for a petrol-free car charged using solar power in South Africa

We calculated the cost of an electric vehicle plus a solar-and-battery system to keep it charged.

 

[FiestaST]

Saw 2x E2's in traffic today.

Last week was a box fresh Q, by Chery.

Things are a-changin'.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Saw 2x E2's in traffic today.

Last week was a box fresh Q, by Chery.

Things are a-changin'.

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Saw my first E2 outside a showroom on the N2 this afternoon.

Seen quite a few E5’s though.

 

[konfab]

It gets silly when you have lots of solar and a level 2 charger:

That block of 7kw usage from 13:00 to 15:15 is the car charging up about 120 km worth of range(from about 63%) I did in the morning.

 

[Pegging]

Waiting for the article on the flying Tesla before I buy.

 

[FiestaST]

Waiting for the article on the flying Tesla before I buy.

That reminds me

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111098565724451072

 

[Bad Ballie]

While I dislike EV's, sticking it to the government has become a pastime of sorts, so will be moving out of the municipality jurisdiction and going off grid in 3 years when the wife retires, will be buying EV's and will be using solar to charge them. It just makes sense.