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All I'm saying - on top of the convenience of not having to get to a gas station in the morning, we also don't have to directly pay for the fuel, because our ho
by rekoros 5y ago
All I'm saying - on top of the convenience of not having to get to a gas station in the morning, we also don't have to directly pay for the fuel, because our house generates enough power to charge the car.
- dehrmann 5y agoI know that's what you meant, but it's also a little silly because electric is fungible. If you hadn't bought the PV system, you could have invested the money in the stock market and (potentially) gotten "free" charging that way, too. The EV/PV logic makes sense on the surface, but it's less interesting when there's a stable electric grid and market.
- rekoros 5y agoIt’s nice to imagine that we drive around by using the energy we captured from the sun “for free” (vs taxing the planet) - I think that’s the more important aspect of cost, than currency per se.