Recent content by ricklearned

As far as I know, 4 Tesla's have burst into flames out of 80,000 built, which is significantly less than internal combustion cars. The Chinese clones won't burn because they are Vapoware.

My 1975 VW. AC 35 with 36 LiFeP0 batteries. Selling to make room for Tesla in garage.

I have a 2013 Volt and I am lucky to get 4 miles/kWh. It all depends on how much you can or are willing to hypermile.

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That is a good price for Panels. Dont forget hardware. . You will need racking and standoff legs to tie into your roof. Don't scrimp on that part because you don't want leaks. The kind of standoffs will be determined by the type of roof. Also the rack suppliers have engineering programs that...

I recently had a 4kWh system installed for $18,000 ($4.50/watt). SCE is currently increasing rates which will continue to benefit me. Even though they have changed the peak rate period to later in the day I can still break even by shifting my loads to off peak in order to maximize the credit I...

Wow, hundreds of times. That that is like six month before I woueld see any degadation.

The MiniBms was designed for large LifeP0 cells so you need to find out if they make a board with the balancing voltages for your chemistry. Since they only measure voltage they do not care about amps. Also I assume you are thinking about individual cell boards so you will need head end/master...

Sounds like a great idea, but your statements contradict each other. On the one hand you say that it will be at a lower price tier, then in another post you say it will be hard to predict what the cost will be. The PowerLab 8 gives me control over charging current and cutoff voltage. Several...

Is your device available today? If not now, when and how much?

I have used a West Mountain CBA but a PowerLab 8 was easier for me and did repeated cycles. http://www.usastore.revolectrix.com/Products_2/Cellpro-Chargers_2

The California aquaduct does the at its San Luis Rey resevoir. I don't know if they specifically store wind or solar energy. They pump (buy) during low rate periods and generate (sell) during high rates. If they are on a TOU rate like me the difference could be as much as 0.15/kWh. LOL...

To complete the thought, the utilities are moving toward Time of Use rates. The new SCE TOU rates can be attractive for solar generation because of the higher daytime rates. As with many things, it depends on your circumstances. I am able to shift my car charging and water heating to the super...

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The OP was about Gasoline prices falling. That, I beleive is a result of OPEC driving down the price of crude to make US exploration uneconomical. I agree this is a short term phenomenon. There may also be a US Natural gas conspiracy, but Natural gas is not as easily transported as crude.