When are you going fully electric?

Indeed, so not as simple as just the inverter sizing i think you have just agreed. The DC or AC determines if you can operate in a power cut...

Pretty straightforward terms.
Price for 3.6kW and price for 5kW was the original question if that helps?
 
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Jonnycoupe said:
Indeed, so not as simple as just the inverter sizing i think you have just agreed. The DC or AC determines if you can operate in a power cut...

Pretty straightforward terms.
Price for 3.6kW and price for 5kW was the original question if that helps?
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Inverter sizing is going to be decided based on a number of factors, allowed discharge, need, amount of solar panels etc
The price however remains hardly any different with in the scope of normal domestic sized inverters (but bigger isnt always better as efficiency increases as you approach the nominal inverter size)

You can have Dc and AC* both working in a power cut. Its how its designed not whether its AC or DC.
It has to be able to isolate itself from the grid. Typically this is called whole house EPS.
Most of the all in ones do this as they divert the incoming into them. Which is also what my AC coupled inverter has.

At the end of the day all inverters are DC/AC inverters, some are inbuilt some are external. Hybrid that do both may function like mine in sending DC from panels to the BMS rather than converting Dc to AC then another inverter in an AIO converting the AC back to DC.

*I mean how they are referred to here of course. They call them AC or DC coupled.
 
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Are there any EV's delivering an A/C V2G back through the type 2 even if it's only 3KW, just to augment house needs (needs a new architecture bi-charger and some frequency sync by car, too)
seems VW id is a DC car output needing an accompanying sole supplier DC battery&invertor unit.
 
jpaul said:
Are there any EV's delivering an A/C V2G back through the type 2 even if it's only 3KW, just to augment house needs (needs a new architecture bi-charger and some frequency sync by car, too) seems VW id is a DC car output needing an accompanying sole supplier DC battery&invertor unit.
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Yes, as said above I used V2H on the Ioniq 5 in my config, and once I have the 6 it will be in used via the Type 2 adapter that comes with the vehicle.
 
z10m said:
I find chill mode in tesla completely pointless as it doesn’t give me more efficiency when I want it and only limits power when I need it.
I think it’s for people who use accelerator pedal as on/off switch.
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I actually find it better for manually controlling speeds on normal roads, as a bigger pedal movement gives less power response.
 
Was having a good laugh at this guy video that some how got in the YouTube feed. TL: DW. Guy sells caravans, never towed with an EV but know exactly why they will never work, and hydrogen is the answer to everything! What a total plonker, typical used car sales man type rubbish.

 
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I saw the video a few days ago and as someone who goes a caravan with an EV, 95% of what he said was wrong.

It’s basically YouTube click bait for Adsense and he partly admitted that in the video itself.
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what sort of range do you get with and without a caravan. and do you have fully electric?
 
Does it need to make it without stopping for a 25 - 30 minutes stop?

Do you go non stop for 200 miles or so?

If the answer is yes to both of these questions then an EV is not for you (yet). If you answer no to either then an EV is perfectly serviceable in this regard. Just be sure to pick one with decent towing capacity.
 
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what sort of range do you get with and without a caravan. and do you have fully electric?
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Yes, fully electric, we tow with a Tesla Model Y long range and it gets up to 140 miles from 100% to 10% at 60mph, a 30 min stop will add another 100 miles or so. Plenty of cars will match this, some will do better but they are £££.

Range is all about the aero and speed, the weight or length of your caravan doesn't really make much difference. A compact caravan you'll get more, an 8fter, you'll get less, mines a standard 7ft6.

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i have a caravan, and i go from leeds to Great Yarmouth twice a year.

its a genuine question. would you make it on a full electric can
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Yes - easily, I wouldn't even bat an eyelid on that one and you'll probably get ~150 miles range (potentially more) as you'll be restricted to 50mph for a significant stretch of the journey.
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no we tend to have 1 or 2 stop its about 3hr 20min thats a long time for the kids
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You'd need one stop but there are plenty of chargers on the A1 and at Kings Lynn. Not sure what the coverage is like on the A17, I don't really have any reason to use that road. You will be unhitching to charge most of the time but I just park the caravan next to the chargers so its only a 2-5 minutes to get back going again.
 
3 minute quick recharge/change - maybe Nio will make inroads in the uk (like norway) wiith their battery change strategy -
catl & byd selling them batteries - as the guy in video says tesla did superchargers because they realised the importance of journey recharge, as swapping does ,
in addition to addressing update of battery technology, future-proofing for private 2nd/3rd hand owners
 
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Have you ever had anybody come up to you to make sure you are not a ***** stealing electricity somehow? :D :eek: :D
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I'm surprised I haven't as I do charge up on the granny charger when staying on caravan sites (usually £7/day), I have had the odd funny look and a few 'you cant tow that with an electric car mate' type comments.
 
jpaul said:
3 minute quick recharge/change - maybe Nio will make inroads in the uk (like norway) wiith their battery change strategy -
catl & byd selling them batteries - as the guy in video says tesla did superchargers because they realised the importance of journey recharge, as swapping does ,
in addition to addressing update of battery technology, future-proofing for private 2nd/3rd hand owners
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Having actually owned an EV, battery swapping would rarely save me any time, usually I'm stopping because I need to stop, not the car and as such, its more than charged enough to get me to either the next charger or my destination in the time it takes me to go for a pee.

I can see it working great when I am towing long distance because you need to charge the car up to a high SOC if you are on a multi leg trip - its the only time I am waiting for the car to charge. But otherwise, in the real word, its doesn't actually save you much, if any time.

A battery swap is 30 euros if you do more than 4 a month which come included in your 169 euro or 289 euro (75kwh or 100kwh) battery lease - not cheap and doesn't really work with the used market. It's only every going to be a premium option.

P.S. a battery swap is not a '3 minute' charge, you'll still need to park up and use the facilities anyway (in my experience).
 
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