Recent content by mje

The other side to all car park slots having Solar Panels would be then my Cybertruck with its built-in PV panels will be deprived of its 15 miles of free charging per day. Just a thought!

Makro in South Africa, which is 51% owned by Walmart and also sells pretty much everything, has Solar Panel shade for the car park - so we can park in the shade. Gets hot here! They use the power in-store - so save on Eskom (the electricity utility provider that is currently "load shedding" up...

I'd love the North American Charging Standard (NACS) to become a world standard. With Voltage at somewhere between 900V and 1000V and peak current at over 900Amps - I think that will keep us happy for quite a few years. I've always assumed that the Cybertruck would be an800 Volt (or better)...

...and what about a front winch?

So, I live in South Africa (240Volt AC). I currently have a Victron Multiplus II (48/5000/70), 10KWH of LiFePO4 (want 40KWH) and some Solar Panels. When Eskom "load sheds" (due to lack of available power), my lights stay on (only the Electric Water heater [geyser] and stove no longer work). I'd...

What I primarily like about the F150 lightning is the bi-directional power flow capability. I see this is why Transport Evolved (News) wants one - as they don't want to spend money on Storage Batteries for their home solar PV system. I'm afraid that Tesla may not allow for example a 17KW (?)...

What I'd like to see is a world wide standard - probably CCS2 - the Euro CCS standard. Now that I've sorted out the type of plug in use - I'd like it so anyone can go to any charger. Sure - the rates can differ - I see nothing wrong with that. Even today, Petrol/Gas stations next to each other...