On May 4, 2015, at 4:15 PM, Cor van de Water via EV <[email protected]> wrote:

> Again, the most optimal case would be that you can shift the full 10kWh each 
> day, which
> would yield $2.60 per day or $950 per year.
> In 10 years that would give you $9,500 which is about the money you invested 
> in a 10kW
> system, 10 years earlier so this would give you a zero-percent investment 
> with risks. Not good.

Actually...a ten-year payoff is about a 7% annual rate of return, which is 
really rather good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72

A ten-year payoff means that you've doubled your money over the course of ten 
years. 70 / 10 = 7%.

(That of course assumes the battery is still worth $10K at the end, and so on. 
I've still found the Rule of 70 to be a rather useful tool for doing this kind 
of financial analysis...anything with a ten-year or better payoff is almost 
always something you should seriously consider leaping at, if you've got the 
capital to spare. You'll have less money in your pocket, yes, but your expenses 
will be dramatically lowered giving you a lot more financial flexibility and 
security.)

b&
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