Comment on Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
jjlinux@lemmy.zip 18 hours agoI charge my BYD Han and my wife’s Tang with Solar. No issues there.
Comment on Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
jjlinux@lemmy.zip 18 hours agoI charge my BYD Han and my wife’s Tang with Solar. No issues there.
jof@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
That is excellent and cost effective, however what then when there’s no sun out or it’s cloudy? Will you not travel?
AA5B@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
This is one of the concerns I have watched with interest ……
Your concern may be technically and historically valid but is rapidly disappearing
jjlinux@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
That’s about right. I have product tío and storage at a 115% of my consumption, which translates to actually using some grid because the sun is not always out (although you would think it is where I live, lol). That allows me to finish the year with an excess credit of about 200 dollars with the electric company, but I still use some of the grid during hurricane season and very rainy periods of 3 or more days, which rarely happens.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
You’re not going to believe this, but solar panels will still work even when the light is reflected or partially blocked by clouds. Rain actually helps to keep your panels operating efficiently by washing away any dust or dirt. If you live in an area with a strong net metering policy, excess energy generated by your panels during sunny hours will offset energy that you use at night and other times when your system isn’t operating at full capacity.
jof@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
That’s crazy. I never would’ve guessed. Did you also know solar panels have a theoretical limit of 33%, which is diminished even more when sunlight is further blocked? Wow! That means they’re horribly inefficient and even more so when less light comes in! Who knew! So really we’re talking about pennies on the dollar at the end of the day when something like supplying a grid at a larger level would mean nuclear.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Did you know fractions are predicated on a base value?
That’s definitely an aphorism.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
That’s what the batteries are for?
Source : I drive and EV on cloudy days.