funduffer wrote:Itsallaguess wrote:funduffer wrote:
I have not paid for a single mile of travel so far
A very interesting post fd, and a great position to get yourself in regarding low-cost and low-pollution travel, but unless your solar panels were free, isn't the above statement ignoring the initial cost of the panel installation?
How much did it cost, out of interest?
You are right of course, the solar panels were not free. They cost just £4K, which I think is a bargain, and shows how cheap solar is these days. I should recoup the cost in less than 10 years just based on home usage, I.e. ignoring the electric car usage.
Overall, the solar cost £4K, the charger £750 and the car £32k.
Thanks fd, and that does indeed seem like a good value installation, and I can see why you're so chuffed with the end-to-end electrical delivery now, including exported power etc.
This is something I've taken a keen interest in over the years, with various posters detailing their own experience of such things, and whilst I've not yet taken the plunge myself, your progress in this area is really inspiring so thanks for sharing.
I hope you can continue with the updates as you find yourself venturing a bit further in the Kia E-Niro, and also see how the panel installation performs over the UK winter as well.
Cheers,
Itsallaguess