We have owned a Nissan Leaf for several years now and the range is 108 miles, although to extend the life of the battery we charge it to 80%. It does not take eight hours to charge, but rather just a few. We've not had any limitations on our driving, although there is a secondary vehicle for the rare long journey (every 6 months or so).
The car is powered by the house solar panels. We are not oddities- churches in the area have solar fields elevated to allow for covered parking lots. The local military base has acres of solar panels.
To charge people with solar panels $100 per month is horrible- not only would it destroy a thriving solar industry, it would be unfair to those who spent a sum of money up front to have their systems installed.
It is a freeing feeling, passing gas stations and never having to worry about filling the tank. The car is fun to drive. We are concerned about the environmental costs of fracking and carbon emissions- and solar has been so efficient we sell our excess power back to the city.
We have a Nissan Leaf, powered off of our home solar panel array. Being that the majority of car trips are in-city, it is our main vehicle without any sacrifice in how we go about our days. We have no electric bill and spend nothing on gasoline for the Leaf,which is a pleasure to drive.
I have a question. If it is illegal for people who are not US citizens to make campaign contributions, can they do so via a 501(c)(4)s as the donors do not have to be disclosed?
Romney had several fundraisers, closed to the press, outside of the US. Supposedly he was seeking donations from expatriates but with all the secrecy and lack of disclosure, who knows?
This ordinary suburban house is running on solar, with extra panels to slow charge an electric car.
House and car, powered by the sun.
The subsidies helped us and I wish the city wasn't cutting back on those. The company that installed our system employs quite a few people and there are many more houses out there that could be converted to solar.
Three other neighbors on our block have done the same. We made the decision to go to full solar for environmental and economic reasons (no gasoline bill) and to demonstrate that it doesn't change one's lifestyle. The computer still runs, we have air conditioning. But it's not powered by coal.
We have owned a Nissan Leaf for several years now and the range is 108 miles, although to extend the life of the battery we charge it to 80%. It does not take eight hours to charge, but rather just a few. We've not had any limitations on our driving, although there is a secondary vehicle for the rare long journey (every 6 months or so).
The car is powered by the house solar panels. We are not oddities- churches in the area have solar fields elevated to allow for covered parking lots. The local military base has acres of solar panels.
Unfortunately, there is trouble brewing- a strange desire to make solar seem unprofitable in our state. Two guesses which two brothers are behind this. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/10/arizona-solar-dark-money-aps-net-metering-sean-noble
To charge people with solar panels $100 per month is horrible- not only would it destroy a thriving solar industry, it would be unfair to those who spent a sum of money up front to have their systems installed.
It is a freeing feeling, passing gas stations and never having to worry about filling the tank. The car is fun to drive. We are concerned about the environmental costs of fracking and carbon emissions- and solar has been so efficient we sell our excess power back to the city.
We have a Nissan Leaf, powered off of our home solar panel array. Being that the majority of car trips are in-city, it is our main vehicle without any sacrifice in how we go about our days. We have no electric bill and spend nothing on gasoline for the Leaf,which is a pleasure to drive.
I have a question. If it is illegal for people who are not US citizens to make campaign contributions, can they do so via a 501(c)(4)s as the donors do not have to be disclosed?
Romney had several fundraisers, closed to the press, outside of the US. Supposedly he was seeking donations from expatriates but with all the secrecy and lack of disclosure, who knows?
Right now, as I type, I am monitoring our house via our computer.
15.68 kWh produced. 5.30kWh consumed. 10.29 Kwh net.
This ordinary suburban house is running on solar, with extra panels to slow charge an electric car.
House and car, powered by the sun.
The subsidies helped us and I wish the city wasn't cutting back on those. The company that installed our system employs quite a few people and there are many more houses out there that could be converted to solar.
Three other neighbors on our block have done the same. We made the decision to go to full solar for environmental and economic reasons (no gasoline bill) and to demonstrate that it doesn't change one's lifestyle. The computer still runs, we have air conditioning. But it's not powered by coal.