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minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoNot tens of thousands. A few thousand. It’ll be about 10% of your car price.
minus-squarepapertowels@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoLet’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.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoNot for a battery the size of your car. Or even half of it.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYAGNI - You ain’t gonna need it. Unless you’re trying to power Aircon, you don’t need anything neer the size of a car battery to get you 90% of the savings.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoWhy wouldn’t you be running Aircon?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months ago…because you live somewhere that doesn’t need it.
Not tens of thousands. A few thousand. It’ll be about 10% of your car price.
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.
Not for a battery the size of your car. Or even half of it.
YAGNI - You ain’t gonna need it.
Unless you’re trying to power Aircon, you don’t need anything neer the size of a car battery to get you 90% of the savings.
Why wouldn’t you be running Aircon?
…because you live somewhere that doesn’t need it.
No, I absolutely do not.