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   KW> Yes. I had a plug-in Prius. I'd charge it at home on a 110 volt plug   
      
   RM> How long would it take to charge it up on a regular 110 volt system?   
      
   KW> About 4 1/2 hours on a plain old 110v plug.   
      
   That's fast.. I've heard people complain that using a 220 volt   
   line it can take all night to charge ones with bigger batteries   
   I assume..   
      
   RM> They are a little cheaper than gas if you charge them at home   
   RM> but if you use the fast chargers the cost goes up enough to be   
   RM> higher than using gas for the same trip   
      
   KW> With my BMW, when I first got it, I found a home utility rate plan that   
     > dropped the overnight price of electricity, and it was cheaper charging   
     > at home than buying gas.   
      
   Yes, we have time of day rates on our electricity here too.   
   The cost at night compared to mid day is less than half the price.   
   There's also what they call a Mid Peak rate falling between those.   
      
   KW> I missed my first gig at this company - we sold hybrid battery electric   
     > solar systems, essentially a smart battery/solar combo that would   
     > figure out whether to sell power back to the utility, run off of solar,   
     > or charge the batteries, based on historical usage and weather   
     > forecasting.   
      
   KW> We had 4 free chargers as a nice perk, running off of one of our own   
     > systems.   
      
   My sister is into that stuff. Not exactly the same but they have a   
   roof full of solar panels and they sell the power created back to   
   the utility at about 4 times the price per KWH than they pay to buy   
   power from the utility. But it's an all or nothing thing, they don't   
   keep some of that power and sell off the extra. It all goes to the   
   utility and then they pay a power bill like normal..   
      
   It's wasn't cheap though. I think she paid about $80,000 for the   
   panels and computer equipment that runs it and tracks output.   
      
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