Today we reserved a Nissan Leaf electric car for delivery by the end of the year, hopefully. Owning an electric car is one of the reasons we went solar in the first place. We hope to power our electric car like we do our electric boat, with the help of solar!
Solar power and electric vehicles(EV's) are truly a sustainable way to guarantee freedom of mobility without worrying about polluting, high fuel prices or high maintenance costs. Being green and self-sufficient is a good feeling--and that feeling will only get better when our solar system helps to provide up to 100 miles of clean driving pleasure in our Leaf.
Even if most of the EV charging is done at night during non-peak times, the solar system is still making an impact by keeping the electric consumption costs way down. Last year we only paid $159 for our power consumption. Adding an EV should cost no more than $2.75 for a full charge. If charged during daylight hours, it could be free with our PV array providing the charging power, assuming a sunny day.
Imagine, no need to send money to the middle east for dirty, depleting fossil fuel. No more gas stations, oil changes, tune ups, smog checks, oil leaks, no tailpipe! Solar power proves that the cost of freedom doesn't require wars over oil or unhealthy air from coal or oil--lives saved, a good feeling indeed.
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