Rhodoman posted:
Getting enough electricity from solar at home to power your vehicle cost-effectively is the dishonest assumption, here. Have you calculated the cost/benefit numbers on roof-installed solar? It's joke w/o gobs of gummint subsidy.
Rho
Actually, at least in hawaii - and I believe California too, you get a huge tax break for putting in solar panels... Pay the rest of what's owed in installments and you won't have to change your budget. Like I said, at least in hawaii. The electricity bills in hawaii are pretty hefty.
Basically it takes 3-5 years depending on how big your system is for it to pay for itself, and like I said, without having to change your budget.
Solar panels and electric vehicles are great solutions to the problem. Don't be so butthurt that it's true just because you love your classic vroom machines. We all do. But come on, we've got to stop being so animalistic with our technology.
Actually forget the solar panels. The bigger question is why we aren't using free energy right now? It really saddens me that our society has made money such a driving force in life that we actually HINDER OUR PROGRESS for the sake of milking it all for what it's worth.
If you love them so much you can always just use a electric car to commute back and forth from work, and then when you want to go on a drive just use the ol' standby :]
You know what I would enjoy driving?
An electric motorcycle.
That would be so sweet - although probably dangerous driving around silently.
