{"id":31664,"date":"2019-07-17T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T01:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=31664"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T03:57:10","slug":"charging-ev-battery-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/charging-ev-battery-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging Your EV From The Grid Is Cheaper & Greener Than Charging From A Home Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solar & EV owners: don’t stress about charging your car directly from the grid when the sun isn’t shining.<\/p><\/div>\n

The first thing I’ll do in this article is point out it’s difficult to fit caveats into a headline.\u00a0 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:<\/p>\n

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

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    I will cover some exceptions later in the article, but not now.\u00a0 Maybe in paragraph 46.\u00a0 The first thing I am going to do is lay down some ground rules on technology and how far into the future I’m going.<\/p>\n

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    The Next 5 Years<\/h2>\n

    I’m only looking at the relatively near future, which means I’m going to assume home batteries and electric cars will work much the way they do now without any radical changes in technology.<\/p>\n

    I’ll also assume Australia’s electricity generation will only be around 50% renewable by 2030<\/a>.\u00a0 I’m hoping it will be considerably higher<\/a>, but as I’ve had three failed marriages I have to consider the possibility my optimism levels are slightly above average.<\/p>\n

    I’m confident my two statements made above will hold true for the next 5 years, but after that it’s possible they will no longer apply.\u00a0 So in the year 2025<\/a>, if man is still alive, if woman can survive, they may find… the situation has changed and it makes sense to charge an electric car with a home battery.\u00a0 But I doubt it.<\/p>\n