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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Dec 8, 2014 11:00:25 GMT -5 george and Mary like this
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Post by Sungas on Dec 8, 2014 11:00:25 GMT -5

lot's of ways to make electricity,  How do you charge up sustainably? 

Peder Norby

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2008 BMW Mini-E, 38,000
2011 BMW ActiveE , 36,000
2012 Honda Fit EV, 26,000
2014 BMW i3 BEV (his) 16,800
2014 BMW i3 BEV (hers) 30,500
2014 BMW i8 (ours) 16,000
2017 BMNW i3 (hers) 1,000
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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Dec 19, 2014 0:01:01 GMT -5 craigsquirrel likes this
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Post by geosynch on Dec 19, 2014 0:01:01 GMT -5

Hello Peder!



90% of my charging is done at home. I've made 10.7 MWh using my PEV panels so far this year, which is about 90% of all my electricity needs for home and my i3 & e.Miata (conversion).



I look forward to using this forum.



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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Dec 19, 2014 12:35:19 GMT -5
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Post by airton on Dec 19, 2014 12:35:19 GMT -5

Hey guys, sorry no i3 yet maybe someday :)

We charge from Solar (thanks to BMW for the RGS/Electronaut deal)
originally a 5.4 kW enphase system that I've added to (now 6.4kW) and soon to add another 1.5kW.

looking forward to chatting with some old friends again about BMWi EVs :)

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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Dec 22, 2014 19:46:40 GMT -5 george and Mary like this
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Post by pete on Dec 22, 2014 19:46:40 GMT -5

9 kW Solar PV system.


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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Jan 15, 2015 14:47:43 GMT -5 Mary likes this
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Post by danav on Jan 15, 2015 14:47:43 GMT -5

10 kW Solar PV system on Southwest Facing Roof (backside) of house.  Installed June 2014, we have made 8.31MWh so far.  Wow! December was overcast.
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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Jan 17, 2015 23:01:53 GMT -5 Mary likes this
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Post by joeeichenseer on Jan 17, 2015 23:01:53 GMT -5

A mix of solar and grid energy... I started work on getting an electric car right when we got panels installed about 3 years ago. :) :) :)
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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Feb 5, 2015 12:56:07 GMT -5 Mary likes this
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Post by websterize on Feb 5, 2015 12:56:07 GMT -5



I charge almost exclusively with solar PV. The array generates ~13 MWh annually. The house demand is ~8 MWh per year, and in the three months since taking delivery, the i3 is on track to use ~5 MWh per 12 months. Please see array specs at tinyurl.com/sunloco.
Last Edit: Feb 6, 2015 13:28:27 GMT -5 by websterize: Changed from MW to MWh.
Bill | 2014 BEV | 10 kW array
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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal? How do you charge up? Feb 5, 2015 18:05:46 GMT -5 Mary likes this
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Post by 4pipes on Feb 5, 2015 18:05:46 GMT -5

10kW solar system on net metering system.  Before i3 we generated 90% of our use, not sure what we'll see now.
Last Edit: Feb 5, 2015 18:06:20 GMT -5 by 4pipes
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