Comment on California utilities scapegoat rooftop solar for high electricity rates
activistPnk@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
How about this as a fix:
The excess solar energy goes to a battery charging vending machine for EVs. Someone with a low battery for an e-bike/scooter or nanocar books a battery and pops by to swap their low battery for a full one. That would perhaps be a way to profit from selling the excess energy instead of getting ripped off by the grid.
cravl@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
That would require all (or at least a critical majority) of the manufacturers of such vehicles to implement a standardized form factor, which isn’t going to happen short of legislative action. (I mean sure, they’re almost entirely just 18650 cells at their core, but swapping individual cells is hardly practical or safe for average end users.)
activistPnk@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Indeed standards can’t be relied on and my comment doesn’t assume that.
What I would envision is a company that needs to install a battery swapping infrastructure for a car like this one (which I hear is common in Spain). People and businesses with extra solar power could have a 3rd-party drop off a vending machine which could be brand-specific.