Charging Tesla Model S 3 X Y Using Solar Power | Can You Charge Your Electric Vehicle via Solar?

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[oisiaa]

Solar is the obvious next step after getting an EV. Tesla is smart for pushing solar now that there are hundreds of thousands of Tesla owners who are ready for the next thing.

[JerryWhalin]

Just ordered a 12kw solar system and 2 Powerwalls a few days ago! Can't wait for the install.

[avistakeshita]

About 12 years ago my husband installed solar panels on our house. We live in Hawaii, electricity is very expensive, we used to pay $600.00 to $650.00 a month. We also have net metering. We make more power than we use. So our electric bill is about $19.00 a month, that is the minimum to be connected to the net. I bought a model 3 almost 2 years ago and only charge it at home. So far we are still paying the minimum. my old car used premium fuel, and my monthly gas bill used to be about $350.00. I don't understand all the tech, but I think it's been the best investment we made.Love your videos i'm still not used to auto pilot, but your videos help.Thank You

[msawyer]

We've had solar since last July, although DTE wouldn't let us activate it until late September after their "blessing." It's been awesome. We used to have electric bills consistently between $250-300/month, and even topped $300 on a number of occasions. Our last few bills have been between $40 and $55. My Model 3 is set up on a dedicated meter so it technically can't pull from the solar system (directly) but since my panels often push power out to the grid, the Tesla is likely consuming those sun-fired amperes.

[notalenthere]

In SD our EV Time Of Use plan makes it beneficial to send the energy back during day and charge M3 at night. It also gives some ROI to the power walls as we run off the batteries during the peak rates. It sounds like your electricity is much cheaper than ours.

[MsAjax]

Well done video demonstration. Wish I had your App. Installing a solar system is a good move for most homeowners. Our solar was installed one year ago (northern Illinois). It's half the size of yours (6.825 kW), but produces all the energy we need (note: we use natural gas for heating). With net metering I export as much energy as I can to the grid during the day when demand and wholesale electric rates are high, and pull energy from the grid at night when demand and rates are low (to charge my Model 3 and air condition the house).

BTW, last year's 30% federal tax credit was reduced to 26% this year, and will drop to 22% in 2021. Anyone contemplating doing solar should do so while federal and possible state incentives are still in place.

[tommyfournier]

We charge our car completely off grid, no power line coming in. We wait around 8:00am on a sunny day for the battery voltage to increase a bit and start charging our model 3. Around 9:30 am the panels get full sun and the battery voltage on my house bank increases then I'll set the car to 12-14 amps taking about 3kW from my inverter and leaving some for the well pump etc.. on a good day we can charge about 140km of range
... we don't want to draw off our batteries without the sun on the panels.. this way we can go from 93% SOC to 100%SOC daily. All "free"

Our system is saddly not Tesla's.
20x 270watt panels = 5400w
24x 2v1450amp/hr @ 20hrs = 69.600kWh of capacity.

Definitely want powerwalls instead. But they are too costly if you only look at capacity.

[oisiaa]

I got solar a little over a month ago...it. is. I charge mid day now just so I can drive on sunshine. We have net metering in Illinois so it doesn't matter financially when you charge, but I want my own solar going in the battery and not grid power over night.

[jeremyjudkins]

You're energy company has a really cool app. I always thought that was your inverters app or something. But didn't know solar edge to look like that. FPLs is trash lol.

[efficientfuture]

Great video, man. Next year we are building our house and want solar. It's great seeing how other people did it!

[NYHalfassprepper]

I have 14kw array on my house, handles most of the load except in Jan and Feb when we run some electric heat. Just ordered a model 3. With the array and free charging at work its a no brainer.

[gorkemaydin]

you have a good mic. 6:20 it captured the fly

[kpboix]

This is very good information. Taking notes on doing a solar setup in the future. I live in Texas and with the recent power outages after the polar vortex, not relying on electric companies is crucial.

[robertjurado]

Thanks! Again, thanks for the Michigan-specific story!

[NeuralNetNeil]

Another great video. Solar FTW! #1 thing to do before solar is reduce your energy consumption. Water heater and HVAC are almost always the biggest consumers, they can be upgraded to hybrid/heat pump water heater and Geo for HVAC. Use LED lights.

[emailjough]

one of the reasons i want a cybertruck: while i'm at work for 40+ hrs/week my vehicle is charging itself in the parking lot for free.

[MegaHowtoMan]

Perfect apocalypse setup. My electric bill is 300 month

[vistagraphsnet]

Here is how I charge my Tesla
I live off-grid in a solar powered house I built myself singlehandedly. Finally figured out how to charge my model 3 long range from the sun. I have four 300 watt solar panel gets full sun all day. I have a Growatt inverter which has an 80 amp MPPT charge controller built-in. I Have configured panels serial/parallel for 24 volt output. Growatt is split phase so it provides 240 volt output.Then I have four BattleBorn batteries. Get 28 miles per hour. $1250 for panels, $750 for Growatt inverter, $3000 for batteries, misc cables fuses $250, total $5, 250. Actually anticipating charging my cybertruk next year.

[FreedomToRoam]

Well done video. Especially nice to see it done in the Midwest, instead of sunny California etc.

[matias]

i live downtown in a city in argentina if i was living in a rural area i would have solar + EV. Great to see real time data. keep up the good work