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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

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152 points voisin | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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GratiaTerra ◴[18 Nov 24 16:22 UTC] No.42173899[source]▶
I took advantage of the IRA solar power and $7500 EV credit, now I have an off grid home all electric appliances and excess power for hot tubs and EV's. The Ford Lightning acts as a generator. This was the greatest most life changing and impactful legistlation ever: I've had $0 (ZERO!) in gasoline, LP, and electric utility bills since installation last year.
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bluecalm ◴[18 Nov 24 17:23 UTC] No.42174605[source]▶
What do you use for energy storage and how much can you store? When we were considering solar panel solution for our small apartment complex that was the major cost and the reason we decided against a few years ago.
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1. NotSammyHagar ◴[18 Nov 24 17:37 UTC] No.42174768[source]▶
It's getting cheaper all the time, look at tesla powerwalls and many other companies are using them. But the really cheap thing to do it get an older EV like a leaf, they are much much less per kwh than standalone cars.