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The (near)future is not just about electric vehicles, but autonomous electric vehicles.

That the government has full control over.

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The (near)future is not just about electric vehicles, but autonomous electric vehicles.

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Originally posted by Fly-Sig:

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Originally posted by PR64:
I’m in a good situation for my EV.

House with a garage.

Solar on the roof.

Tesla power wall.

Charging station in the garage.

How much does all the solar generation, energy storage, and charging station cost? What does it amortize to across miles driven? Without government subsidies?

Around here, solar electric doesn't break even without the subsidies. In our home we do get plenty of passive solar warmth in the winter, and don't use air conditioning in the summer. There's no way to make an electric vehicle makes sense for us financially or in practice.

It’s not cheap for sure. Over 50K.

I live with my cousin and he put all the solar stuff on the house for his use. I didn’t have or want anything to do with it. He’s had a Chevy Volt for over a decade. We bought the house together 22 years ago. I thought that I would never get an EV and I’m against the mandate. Then when my Escape died on me in 104* heat because of a Rat’s Nest in front of my radiator, I got towed to a Ford dealership and saw the Mustang Mach E and fell in love with it.

Having the infrastructure already on my house made my impulse decision easier and possible. If I didn’t already have the equipment on my house I wouldn’t have bought my car.

I find myself agreeing with both sides of the discussion here…. Valid points each way.

I’ve said it before on this forum… most families have at least 2 cars and in most circumstances at least one of them can be an EV for banging around town and charging in your garage.

On our way back from Raleigh yesterday I tried the full self driving that Tesla has given many owners for a 30 test try for free and it did remarkably well. Is it ready for full scale adoption? Probably not at this point but in a couple of years? Absolutely! Mark my words, my 3 YO grand daughter will not need to get a drivers license.