One of your biggest points is electricity isn't that cheap over gas so it's absolutely relevant for me. What do you want me to tell? I already...
Your (supposedly) 8 cents per kWh electricity cost is totally irrelevant to the average person or reader on this forum Cool story though! :LOL:...
I don't live in the average shitty areas with expensive everything. My electric is cheap $31 surcharge and 8.0 cents a kWh base rate. In 2017 it...
Over the past 20 years, US average gas prices doubled and electricity prices doubled. us average gas price 2000 - Google Search us average gas...
How is the leafs life span short? Mine is well out side what you think their life should be and I beat the hell out of my leaf. When the leaf...
How about trying your calculations again with 6 cent per KWH and 3.75 a gallon gas? Anyway, we are Americans, we don't care about facts anyway....
Electric cars do not make financial sense, even ignoring the severe rapid depreciation (which says a lot about the vehicle's life expectancy)....
Those are deal-breakers for normal people, you are describing a glorified golf cart, which is fine for a small island, perfect for lockdowns and...
I said less than $8,000 for my leaf in 2018. I charge it at night, probably takes a few hours I don't know, doesn't really matter for me....
How much did your EV cost? How much do you pay for electricity and/or solar panels, inverters, batteries? How much does your insurance cost? How...
Why? 2 cents a mile and 35,000 mile oil changes.
I don't like electric cars, I will never buy one. -Why would I limit my range with an electric car with few charging stations, when I can go much...
Live in NH and a neighbor kid was driving his dad's Tesla with three other kids. He hit a patch of ice and was going a little too fast. Car slid...
A huge percentage of homes here have solar panels feeding the grid. So many in fact that the grubbyment is talking about charging homeowners for...
I played with a Stihl 57 and 60 they are the small consumer models that have a 11" cut and weigh 7.5 pounds with a 23-25 minute run time on a...
A nifty new 150 ton all-electric battle tank will make Hitler's imaginary Super Tanks look like pikers. But the logistics train is gonna be...
Nothing. Nothing but infantry moves, shoots or communicates anymore without power. I used a field message book, a stubby pencil and a runner as...
Perhaps the biggest TEOTWAWKI threat out there is an EMP. While there are those who scoff at the possibility of such an attack against the United...
When we bought our first serious computer it was expensive for us, and we lived in the mountains where the power was unreliable. I didn't know a...
If your prepping for an emp your solar is dead. The charge controllers and inverters will be fried unless you keep them in a faraday cage secured...
I was thinking about needing electricity for basic stuff. Just lightbulbs, computers, maybe a freezer or refrigerator, maybe an electric heating...
I am working on equipment I can sell or trade for things I need. I might even trade for silver. I build air compressor units Gas engine-driven as...
I myself have plans for a small 12v solar system. Currently I have a 165-watt panel, charge controller and a 12v deep-cycle 50-amp hour lead-acid...
Something you might consider is to mount it on either a hand truck, or portable wagon. It will make it easier to orient it towards the sun. I've...
The thing about EMP, Solar Flare, Lightning Strikes, Ect, is that each effect attacks the electrical systems differently, and thru a different...
You would be better off with a dedicated solar battery charging system, plus a large battery/inverter set up that you keep fully charged (they...
Well, I'm not well versed in electronics lingo, but the features mentioned in the ad for the solar panels might help. It claims to have over...
Having a battery, in-between a Solar Panel and a charging Device really depends on how the Charging devise is designed… If it is a Shunt Regulator...
An inexpensive DC to USB module is very cheap on Amazon. I bought 5 of them to use with both solar and batteries... Your USB device will take...
From what I've learned so far, which is that volts x amps=watts. Does this mean that watts divided by volts=amps? If so, I have a few questions...
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