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Re:Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries by imbusy111 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @05:11PM (#37501780)
I have a BMW 330e with 12kWh battery (~20 miles range), mostly drive locally in the city, and the car reports ~55% of driving is electric for the last two months. Occasional longer trips make up the vast majority of non-electric driving.
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Re:Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries by issa on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @05:51PM (#37502222)
Exactly. 10 electric cars with 20 mile pure-electric range will have a larger impact than 1 electric car with 200 miles.
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Re:Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries by imbusy111 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @06:12PM (#37502406)
You need to be able to plug it in at home though, even if it's just a regular wall socket. No one is going to go to a charging station for 20 miles of range.
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Re:Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries by issa on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @07:30PM (#37503030)
in the spirit of the article, hopefully you can plug it in at home to your direct solar!
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