Re: [EVDL] EV Digest, Vol 108, Issue 3

2021-10-03 Thread Tim Economu via EV
" I said that. Lost power for three days back in the 90's when a tornado blew through. Not worth investing a lot of money for 3 days every 25 years." That seems like a quaint world view to me. "I don't need it so no one else does either" . We have lived in rural America for the past 40 years

Re: [EVDL] Include in events: "EV to power your home"

2021-10-03 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
I believe we have discussed this and that you do have some kinda justification for "going off grid", but for others, it makes no economic sense to me.If I generate all my power, I am still perfectly happy to pay $8 a month for keeping the grid accouint. Kinda like insurance.. The last thing I

Re: [EVDL] Include in events: "EV to power your home"

2021-10-03 Thread Peter VanDerWal via EV
> I said that. Lost power for three days back in the 90's when a tornado blew > through. Not worth > investing a lot of money for 3 days every 25 years. I agree it's not worth buying an EV JUST to use it as a backup power source. However, most people buy EVs to drive. When deciding which EV