Honda probably feels really stupid rn
Same, I so much want to buy a house with solar and an EV just to opt out of all this bullshit and never think about it again.
I have solar. I’m making money right now as I type. No EV yet, though. It was a close choice three years ago, but I travel very long distances at times, in remote areas too. Though, the latest releases seem to be over the point where these shortfalls are now covered by something I can afford.
Gotta love the rapid improvements of a snowballing technology. Same thing happened when the internal combustion engine rolled out.
What brand/company solar did you go with, and how much did it cost?
Not the person you asked, but our system was around $20k for about 11 kWh setup for rooftop solar. Since Trump removed personal incentives for ownership we did a Lease to Own which helped shave $6k off the project (basically you “lease” the panels for 6 years then take over ownership).
The only potential longterm downside from my perspective is that while it produces about as much energy we use in a year, we’re definitely not energy independent with the setup. We overproduce in the summer and underproduce in the winter, so even with a battery we would still be reliant on the grid. But our electric is typically over $100/month and with our states grid setup, we can basically zero that out.
Good news, anything that accelerates the decline of fossil fuels.
Three weeks ago I saw an Ioniq 5 for sale on marketplace so I went and took it for a test drive. Top trim level, AWD, 9k miles driven, and $25k…
So I bought that bad lad and haven’t regretted a thing. I produce about half of the energy the car uses via solar panels with a battery backup. Haven’t gotten the first power bill since charging nearly always at home, but I imagine the savings on fuel will be close to the car payment. I drive a lot for work.
