Apologies if the question was already answered... or please point me in the right section of the forum.
We live in the Virgin Islands. We have a large solar array, producing more than we need. We wish to get off the grid (very bad and expensive power company). For that we were looking at almost $20k of batteries. Then it dawned on me -- for similar capacity and a bit more money, we could buy a used LEAF.
It may seem like an offense to some of you, but basically, we see the LEAF as batteries on wheels that could provide us with transportation for free now and then....
We realize all the drawbacks. If we take the car in the evening, no power in the house. If we run the battery low (too much driving, or car out the whole day and not charging), no power at night. We are OK with that.
We work at home so charging the LEAF is no issue. On an island, we never drive too far, like 20 miles a few times a week.
Can you please guide us on options to draw back power stored in the LEAF battery (we know we need an inverter and to connect it all to our solar system)?
Many many thanks!
We live in the Virgin Islands. We have a large solar array, producing more than we need. We wish to get off the grid (very bad and expensive power company). For that we were looking at almost $20k of batteries. Then it dawned on me -- for similar capacity and a bit more money, we could buy a used LEAF.
It may seem like an offense to some of you, but basically, we see the LEAF as batteries on wheels that could provide us with transportation for free now and then....
We realize all the drawbacks. If we take the car in the evening, no power in the house. If we run the battery low (too much driving, or car out the whole day and not charging), no power at night. We are OK with that.
We work at home so charging the LEAF is no issue. On an island, we never drive too far, like 20 miles a few times a week.
Can you please guide us on options to draw back power stored in the LEAF battery (we know we need an inverter and to connect it all to our solar system)?
Many many thanks!