• wewbull@feddit.uk
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    7 months ago

    It an extremely convenient feature, but I think it’s far better to have a separate house battery. It doesn’t need to be anywhere near as big capacity, can be made from cheaper cell types because weight isn’t as much of an issue, and it doesn’t drive off during the day when expensive power is more likely.

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      7 months ago

      Sure but that costs tens of thousands of dollars extra…this makes use of something you already have…

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        7 months ago

        Not tens of thousands. A few thousand. It’ll be about 10% of your car price.

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          7 months ago

          Let’s rephrase it - v2g let’s you leverage an existing battery you already have and paid for to aid the grid locally, therefore it should be included in all vehicles.