I am stuck in Alabama-Stan. Our presumed next governor is a MAGAt. We bought an EV last year (used VW id4) to get my wife something to get the kids everywhere in. I have taken her old car (a 2006 VW Jetta TDI) and am using it as my commuter car for work, 60 miles a day. It has drastically lowered our footprint, as they replaced our primary family and commuter vehicle, my old Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. My wallet appreciates the lower costs of both cars to get around, CO2 per mile is substantially less, and even having our local utility company screwing us on rates, it’s still cheaper and greener.
We are unfortunately the least solar friendly state in the US. There is no net metering, and our utility company charges you per kw capacity of your system to keep a backup in case they have to provide you with power. I have plans for that, I’m on vacation this all and hope I have time to sit down and draw up a reasonably diy solar system for us. I DESPISE our corrupt utility company and would like nothing better than to never have to give them money again.
I am stuck in Alabama-Stan. Our presumed next governor is a MAGAt. We bought an EV last year (used VW id4) to get my wife something to get the kids everywhere in. I have taken her old car (a 2006 VW Jetta TDI) and am using it as my commuter car for work, 60 miles a day. It has drastically lowered our footprint, as they replaced our primary family and commuter vehicle, my old Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. My wallet appreciates the lower costs of both cars to get around, CO2 per mile is substantially less, and even having our local utility company screwing us on rates, it’s still cheaper and greener.
We are unfortunately the least solar friendly state in the US. There is no net metering, and our utility company charges you per kw capacity of your system to keep a backup in case they have to provide you with power. I have plans for that, I’m on vacation this all and hope I have time to sit down and draw up a reasonably diy solar system for us. I DESPISE our corrupt utility company and would like nothing better than to never have to give them money again.