tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338685099176953133.post8898062865039712270..comments2024-03-02T02:02:42.221-08:00Comments on "The Drive to Net Zero": Month 11, Harvesting America’s New “Gasoline”The Norby'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485407536555106838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338685099176953133.post-86900153445365885072015-06-06T10:49:04.832-07:002015-06-06T10:49:04.832-07:00Your blog has been most interesting and stirs all ...Your blog has been most interesting and stirs all kinds of future possibilities. I can't clone your efforts because I live in a VERY 4 season climate where both heating and A/C are required. But I'm about to embark on the journey by the acquisition of an i3 (ReX -- due to mountains). I live at 5,600 feet and must travel over a 7,500 ft summit to travel the 45 miles to Salt Lake. The first step is acquiring the car; next is to install an L2 charger in my garage; finally, I'd like to put in a PV system to offset the cost of charging (transportation "fuel" as you suggest). Electricity here is ridiculously cheap at 7 to 9 cents per KwH so payback is a problem on a whole-house system. Also, a Grid connected system cannot do more than offset the usage -- i.e. no credits for over-production. But I'd like to get started with the i3 charging project. Can you suggest a resource for designing and acquiring components for an i3 PV-based charger? Any direction will be appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928962226956818321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338685099176953133.post-39164592722050568752015-05-04T22:20:45.367-07:002015-05-04T22:20:45.367-07:00Peter, I got the U.C. Davis survey and the i3 was ...Peter, I got the U.C. Davis survey and the i3 was my first EV. How I was selected, only the gods know. Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378863843575286135noreply@blogger.com