Solar & EV owners: don’t stress about charging your car directly from the grid when the sun isn’t shining.

The first thing I’ll do in this article is point out it’s difficult to fit caveats into a headline.  The second thing I’ll do now I’m writing the article and have the space to explain is state there are exceptions to the two main points I am about to make, which are:

1. It doesn’t make economic sense to charge an electric car with a home battery.
2. Charging an electric car with a grid-connected solar-battery is worse for the environment than simply charging it from the grid.

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