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An EV would work great for me, though: -no public transport inside of an hour's walk -sky-high petrol/diesel prices, but I can charge from solar -cheap road
by theodric 3y ago
An EV would work great for me, though:
-no public transport inside of an hour's walk
-sky-high petrol/diesel prices, but I can charge from solar
-cheap road tax for EVs
-I leave the farm once every 1-2 weeks and generally only go about 15km away on those journeys, so trickle-charging and moderate range would not be an impediment to my mobility
Unfortunately a farming income does not translate to a new Tesla, or even a used Kia EV. Guess I should have got one before I burned out and quit tech.
- randomdata 3y agoI'd add to that, at least for my farm, having a convenient source of electricity sitting in the field for when things break (to power tools, etc.) would be fantastic. But you are spot on. The dollars and cents just don't make sense.
- theodric 3y agoThe true object of my lust is one of these electric tractors, which can also serve as a mobile power bank, but I might have to resort to converting something instead: https://solectrac.com/ https://solectrac.com/
- wkat4242 3y agoYeah YMMV of course. I live in an old city center so it's a totally different story than living on a farm. No solar power here either (I share a tiny roof with around 15 other apartments).