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   -=> Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-   
      
    KW> My BMW i3 had a relatively small battery for an EV, and it took around   
     > 4 1/2 hours to charge with a small-ish, 16 amp/220 volt charger. They   
     > make 40 amp chargers, I'd assume you'd want that charging a Tesla.   
      
    RM> Yes, some of those have a great range on a charge but you pay for   
    RM> it one way or another..   
      
    The BMW was a deal - they've depreciated seriously. A great deal for   
    the used buyer, not so much for the seller. The sticker on mine was   
    $53K in 2018, I got it with 18K miles for $18K.   
      
    Maintenance was a breeze - oil change every year, brake fluid and spark   
    plugs every 2.   
      
    What bothered me were the tires. No spare, different sizes on the front   
    and back, and one manufacturer in that size. the tires were around $250   
    a corner and wore out in 25-30K miles.   
      
    I started doing long commutes and was worried that if I blew a tire on   
    the not so well-maintained highway I drive, I'd need to tow it to a   
    tire store, have them order a tire, uber back home and uber back to   
    pick it up.   
      
    I'm much happier having a spare with me.   
      
      
      
      
    RM> My sister is into that stuff. Not exactly the same but they have a   
    RM> roof full of solar panels and they sell the power created back to   
    RM> the utility at about 4 times the price per KWH than they pay to buy   
    RM> power from the utility.   
      
    RM> The Utility has stopped paying that much for power now. My sister   
    RM> has a contract so her rates will stay but new people wanting to   
    RM> do that will get only 30 cents per KWH instead of her 80 cents.   
      
    RM> Buying power from them allowing for time of day costs from   
    RM> about 10 cents per KWH at night up to 20 cents at peak.   
      
    KW> People are making apartment-sized solar/battery arrays, small enough to   
     > put in a window or on a balcony, and with a smallish battery. Would be   
     > great for running electronics and keeping a battery for outages.   
      
    RM> Yes, they have various sizes of those available here, some to sit   
    RM> in the window of your car keeping the car battery topped up..   
      
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    RM>  * SLMR Rob  * It's certainly not MY fault... I barely touched it   
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