Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption

Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by onlyrealcuzzo on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:21PM (#25877593)

If a Tesla battery is 100kWh and it gets like 350 miles - and you can get 6 hours of sun on a 350 watt panel per day on average - that means 2 panels could charge your car about once per month, right?

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by xsmasher on Friday January 22, 2021 @07:37PM (#25878279)

Alternate numbers: typical home solar installation delivers 10-15 kWh per day. Tesla model 3 has 50kWh battery and 220 mile range.

15kWh * (220 miles / 50 kWh) = 60 miles of charge a day.

If your commute is less than 30 miles each way you don't touch the grid to charge. Of course if you plan on getting or have an electric car you can always get a larger system.

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by athms on Friday January 22, 2021 @07:37PM (#25878275)

Do you thinks everybody lives in a single family home with lots of disposable income?

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by theshrike79 on Saturday January 23, 2021 @04:33AM (#25880946)

If someone already has a Tesla with a 100kW battery, I don't think the extra $3k for a solar panel will break the bank =)

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by athms on Saturday January 23, 2021 @05:21AM (#25881213)

I rent an apartment, where would you like me to put the solar panel?

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by theshrike79 on Saturday January 23, 2021 @07:27AM (#25881739)

Do you have a 100kW Tesla?

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