Charging your EV at night means you’ll probably deplete your battery pretty quickly. With losses and other household uses, you might not get enough range from 10kWh alone.
jeff said:
Charging your EV at night means you’ll probably deplete your battery pretty quickly. With losses and other household uses, you might not get enough range from 10kWh alone.
True, I’ll probably need to supplement with grid power, but I’m mainly concerned with how charging in small amounts every day affects the EV battery.
@MAKENA
I do the same thing, and I’ve heard slow, steady charging is actually better for battery health than rapid charging. I’ll let you know how it holds up in a few years!
Amelia said:
@MAKENA
I do the same thing, and I’ve heard slow, steady charging is actually better for battery health than rapid charging. I’ll let you know how it holds up in a few years!
Thanks! Have you thought about adding another 10kWh battery for the months when solar production is lower?
@MAKENA
Not yet. I’m waiting for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) to become more widespread. It’s much cheaper to use your car as a battery than to invest in a bigger home system. Once V2G is available where I live, I’ll upgrade my setup.
@MAKENA
Small daily charges are actually good for the battery. Charging from 50% to 60% puts less wear on the battery than charging it from 0% to 100%. You’re definitely helping your battery’s lifespan this way.
@kwame
That’s good to know, thanks for the info!
@MAKENA
It doesn’t matter much whether you charge a battery a little bit every day or do one big charge. A full cycle is still a full cycle, and the most important thing is to avoid letting the battery sit for long periods at 0% or 100%.
What problem are you trying to solve? If you’re not off the grid, why not just charge from the grid when needed?