The problem with our EV is….
We’re spending too much time in it! Just as well we love it. It’s quiet, fast, sticks to the road and free to drive…. It used to cost us over $50 to go to Melbourne and back, $5 to $10 to visit our local town to buy milk, visit the beach, see family and friends,…
We bought an EV – our Zappi does a great job
We said as soon as our local town got an EV charger we would buy an electric car. In September, a charger was installed, so we carried through and bought a car. Our car has two and a half times the battery capacity as our house, so we needed a smart charger – one that…
Why your inverter should be lower capacity than your solar panel
A bright sunny day in August, fully charged by 10:30 in the morning, and the closest we’ve come to hitting our inverter limit of 12 kW. If the batteries had more capacity, or we were using more, I think we would have seen it max out. A sunny day in June (when the hot water…
Solar Performance Update
We’re using a lot less power than we thought we would, but there are some swings and roundabouts.
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