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But that would accelerate the vehicle's depreciation, which is costly. I suspect it would make more financial sense to have a home battery, they should have com
by pingou 6mo ago
But that would accelerate the vehicle's depreciation, which is costly. I suspect it would make more financial sense to have a home battery, they should have compared the prices of home batteries vs car batteries.
And for the national grid effects, just charging your vehicle when electricity prices are the lowest would have mostly the same effect but would be a lot simpler.
- supertrope 6mo agoIf there is a net benefit for both the vehicle owner and the utility, the utility should pay the owner. A school district bought battery electric school buses with a subsidy from the utility on the purchase price.
- bryanlarsen 6mo agoIn a lot of cases the battery lasts longer than the rest of the car, so wearing out the battery a little bit quicker might not affect the cars lifetime. People are getting 200,000 - 250,000 miles out of their batteries. Many cars wear out before that time, especially in parts of the country with winter and salt.
- dlcarrier 6mo agoWhat really makes the most sense is reusing used EV batteries for household power.