Home charging data after 1,110 miles.

[dbsb3233]

Data from my home ChargePoint Level 2 Logs the give me the actual recharge

ChargePoint (L2 network connected) provides log data of actual charge which I reconcile with the FordApp report of charge received. My results are limited to two decimal places not rounded up or down. More date over a longer periord is warrented. I have some home built OBD tools and custom scripts that helped me verify the charge data but I am looking for any new OBD tools that might connect up and provide such.

What I meant was the car shows 1 decimal digit, so it obviously wasn't a number from the car. Just wondering how your calculation compares to what the car is showing.

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[BMT1071]

I have free charging at work - not level 2, but free - haven't needed it so far... I charge at home - but I am curious - what are the locations that provide free charging you mentioned?

I live in Washington State - and surprisingly, our state and local government are not as EV friendly as you would assume. In fact they are desperate to figure out a tax to make up for lost gas tax sales to us EV and hybrid owners... they offer weak incentives for purchasing a EV or PHEV car - and if the price exceeds $35k - well you don't get anything...

I'd be plugging in at work for the preconditioning benefits, if nothing else. Even if you don't need to charge, may as well take the free power if they are willing to give it.

 

[buffasnow]

Now, when one lives where there is nearly 100 inches of snow a year, the solar panels do not wark as well as one that lives in sunshine states.

You said it! Glad I am still able to get up on my roof and brush the panels off. I had several 25+ KWh days in in a row 3 different times February after I brushed them off. For comparison, 4 days in the past week have been well over 60 KWh.

 

[Samfunny]

Hypermiling at its best. I love it.

 

[Rando]

What I meant was the car shows 1 decimal digit, so it obviously wasn't a number from the car. Just wondering how your calculation compares to what the car is showing.

Close but some are her some are lower. More data will/should smooth this out.

 

[katumba1]

I have only charged at home only on solar. I don't have any free chargers close to me but like I said, only plan to charge at home unless I take a trip longer than 270 miles.

can you post your solar setup? I was thinking about installing a cheap 110v solar system to just charge during the day while the car is in the garage.

 

[markboris]

can you post your solar setup? I was thinking about installing a cheap 110v solar system to just charge during the day while the car is in the garage.

My solar setup is a few years old now but here are the specs: I have the SolarEdge Solar Inverter/EV charger (9.6 kW 40A@ 240Vac) and 39 Silfab 310 watt panels. The SolarEdge EV charging cord is 25 feet long with a J1772 plug. I also have 2 Tesla PowerWalls for power backup. They power the house during the weekdays between 5-8 when our power company (PG&E) charges higher rates. I can also use them to charge the car.

To charge the car, I plug in the EV cable to the car, open up the SolarEdge app and click "charge now' and it starts right away. It displays the status of the charging.

 

[katumba1]

My solar setup is a few years old now but here are the specs: I have the SolarEdge Solar Inverter/EV charger (9.6 kW 40A@ 240Vac) and 39 Silfab 310 watt panels. The SolarEdge EV charging cord is 25 feet long with a J1772 plug. I also have 2 Tesla PowerWalls for power backup. They power the house during the weekdays between 5-8 when our power company (PG&E) charges higher rates. I can also use them to charge the car.

To charge the car, I plug in the EV cable to the car, open up the SolarEdge app and click "charge now' and it starts right away. It displays the status of the charging.

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Wow! heck of a setup! ballpark price $$?

 

[markboris]

The Solar setup was around $26K but it was during the time there was a 30% federal rebate so it netted out at $18,200. The Tesla setup was $16K which included a new sub panel and auto switching gateway panel.

 

[Jimmy2]

Installed solar system late last year and having fun chasing the sun. Discounting initial capital outlay for the system, really enjoying free sun provided power. Able to charge the car for free. The car is about one month in our possession but it is the beast. So much fun to go by ICE fueling stations and get my utility bill each month.

Nice set up. Is the back side of garage covered with solar panels too?

 

[Jimmy2]

Wow! heck of a setup! ballpark price $$?

Very nice setup. I don't have solar, but thinking it would be nice simply not to have to depend on a third party provider, both for house and car charging, despite the high initial cost.

 

[crownmountain]

My Good News: Premium 2WD Extended Range Battery. Here is my driving style. I am old and the vehicle has been in “Whisper” mode the entire time. I use one pedal driving (outstanding) and have never floored the vehicle, not once. I use cruise control as much as possible and never drive over 70 if possible, been over a couple of times.

I began with keeping stats at 286 miles. Took that long to get my Excel file together. I break the 88% battery into 100% or .88 kWh per one percent. One Example, I drove 188 miles, the FordPass indicates I used 58% that is 51.04 actual kWh used. Estimated miles per kWh is 3.68 or 324.14 miles on a full charge.

Currently, I have 2,709 miles minus 286 (Starting Point). I have driven 2,423 miles using 661.76 kWh which is 3.66 miles per kWh and the estimated average on a full battery is 321.49 miles.

I did my homework and put solar on the house in July 2019. I hoped to cover the house usage and the eventual BEV. I knew at the get go that we were producing more then the house would use. I have not received a bill for electric, just one time for connection charges. During the three months with the MME I currently have 1,346 kWh credits beyond what we used in the house and MME. (Did my homework on meter reading)

We purchased the MME for the projected 305 miles so we could go everywhere we need to without taking time for charging away from the home and it is working. Not on cent spend on electricity so far. Twice we went to Chumash Casino in Solvang, CA. Customers have access to 10 Phrase 2 chargers for “Free” which produced 16 mph. My home charger, using the one provided with the MME is 22 mph.

All in all, incredibly pleased with the MME as it exceeds our expectations. Yes, a couple of things could be better, but nothing is perfect. Wherever we go often people come to look, or we get thumbs up. That has never happened before in my lifetime with a production vehicle.

OK I have to rethink getting solar. Tesla has 7,000 solar panel/battery wall customers in my area Hmmm. Seems like it would take 13 years to get the money back and I too am getting up there in age. Would hate to pay it off and drop dead What to do?

 

[dbsb3233]

OK I have to rethink getting solar. Tesla has 7,000 solar panel/battery wall customers in my area Hmmm. Seems like it would take 13 years to get the money back and I too am getting up there in age. Would hate to pay it off and drop dead What to do?

For me it was at least a 20-year break-even when I explored it. Couldn't justify that in exchange for taking on new downsides, like:

- added risk of something breaking prematurely and costing $$ to replace
- still dependent on the power company for backup
- still dependent on the power company for net metering rates (selling excess to them during the day while still buying from them when the sun doesn't shine, or paying thousands more for batteries)
- detracting from the look of the house (honestly, the panels are pretty ugly)
- the added cost for potential roof placement (I live in a hail-prone area)
- making the house more expensive than comparable ones in the neighborhood when it eventually needs to sell
- simply more to maintain and be responsible for

For those reasons, as well as not really saving any money for 20 years, it just didn't make sense for my situation. Using the power company is simply easier, and just as cheap. At least while our rates remain fairly low. That could change in the future. The power companies are gradually shifting to more wind and solar too, so it's already going that direction regardless whether I do it or they do it.

 

[Blackbluff]

Nice set up. Is the back side of garage covered with solar panels too?

Yes and the back half of the house also. A total of 29 panels with a rated output of 10.2 KWh. Tesla battery covers the night requirements with a capacity of 13.4 KWh. Slick setup. Even with the car we are sending a ton of energy back to TVA, our electrical grid source

 

[HuntingPudel]

My solar power generator is kind of old (installed 2012). I probably need to get up there and clean the panels. LOL

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