Want opinions on electric vehicle charging in an attempt to research whether to sell current sedan, very low mileage 2017 Nissan Maxima Platinum model, verses buying new electric vehicle. Our Maxima is nearly 5 model years old with 17, 500 plus miles on the odometer.
My thoughts are to build a solar charging station on the roof of the house. Any sedan vehicle does not get used in bad weather or for long trips. My truck is our go to long haul vehicle.
What is this basic charge time, amp requirement for say a Tesla. How many volt/amp hours are we talking.
I am a retired power plant, large electric plant electrician that could do all work. Would only need materials. Our house is situated with good sunlight and could erect medium to large solar array.
Opinions, information, yours thoughts. Thanks for the help. MTG
I charge my Telsa with a Tesla brand charger I had installed in my garage. It puts out 48 amps, and I charge a few time a week for around 2 - 3 hours (I usually have around 40% left before I plug it in). I've programmed the car to only charge between midnight and 7:00 am, when my electricity rate are lowest. Before I installed the Tesla charger, I just plugged the car into a 110v outlet in my garage, but that does take a long time to get the battery charged. This might not be a problem if you just using your EV to do all the short car trips (which is how most people use their cars, most of the time). I've got a solar system (~7.5 KW) and "net metering" with the power company, so that helps.
I love that less of my money goes to the Sheiks in the middle east, and right now where I live gas is around 4.95 a gallon for regular. So I would think that for most people having one of their cars be electric makes sense.
