I love driving past gas stations in a car that runs on sunshine

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Hey everyone look - this guy owns a roof in the “Bay AreA”!

Not quite - Closer to Stockton. I’m lucky to have it.

Don't be so mean.. that's my job..

Darn, good luck, AC season is coming in a couple of days. You need all the Sun juice you can gather. My cousin’s summer bills were like $900/month in Vacaville. He just got a new heat pump, can’t get solar because of the “architecture” roof or something.

We are basically charging for free for most of the year for the next 9 years until the laws on solar change or whatever. We only pay for electricity during the winter when it gets rainy/foggy.

Don't brag too much. Government will want to start charging for the Sun usage. California is quite good at squeezing out every dime from their citizens.

Oof. Yeah, AC is going to put a crimp in my plans. I did get a heat pump a couple years back, and I try and go easy on the AC.

Good advice! Yeah, the day when they start taxing sunlight will be a dark day indeed. Literally.

What kind of laws are you anticipating around Solar? You have unlocked a new fear in me...

Did anyone else notice the Name 🤣🤣🤣

💀💀

Yeah - we loved watching [Lexx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx) back in the day. It turns out Canadians and Germans working together can make the strangest Sci-Fi. Sometimes it is terrible, and sometimes it is brilliant. I love the pope from New Jersey walking across Vietnam, and the space shuttle with the brake pedal.

NEM 3.0; it’s coming for everyone unless the laws change.

Interesting car name.

Xev is a pornstar…

Bruh lol 😂

Oh, yeah. I’m already on that. I was switched over when I expanded the array. The powerwall (and day-charging my car) help prevent me from feeding the grid at the drastically reduced rate, then being charged astronomical rates when I need a little power at night. https://preview.redd.it/2uxxrxk18aog1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73f7ef8978129db039a158740a96599a719112fa

Glad you’ve found a way around it. We have 9 years left until we have to change over. I thought about naming my Tesla 790 but husband never got into the show.

I love it! I wanted to go as Stanley Tweedle for Halloween, but it turns out orange jumpsuits aren’t cheap.

Feels good, man. Solar on the roof, Tesla charger in the garage, haven’t paid for gas since 2021. 

Apparently you just need to get convicted of something and you’ll get one for free! Win!

Even in the Great White North we get to drive for free and cut the electricity bills by 40%.Solar panels are seriously cool

They already just passed something regarding NEM3.0 solidification recently.

And how long will it take for the ROI? How much did you pay for the powerwall and extra solar panels? And how much electricity did you use at night to charge the X? I’m from Belgium and here it would take 7-8 years for a powerwall which is ridiculous

They might build some kind of sunblocker... Have you ever seen the sun set at 3 PM?

I am leasing the power wall and solar panels. I pay a monthly bill for their usage, but with the price of power in California it makes it way more affordable.

https://preview.redd.it/0pp6t80qmaog1.jpeg?width=980&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71cff1dc7e017f4245d89549d9ba5f3529adb296

Very

[Huh...](https://i.imgur.com/adXXeB6.jpeg) Yeah, no. Xev Bellringer is a pornstar.

That’s funny, but she was a [science fiction character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zev_Bellringer) first.

Well, just be aware that whenever you take that bad boy in for service, you know those guys are looking at you like "who the hell is this gooner..."

Is she really popular enough where the average joe would recognize her name? I’ve never heard of her, or even the show that she got the name from.

Just wait, it gets better!

I watched the show maybe twenty years ago. It’s weird. It’s terrible. It’s wonderful. You’ll either love it or hate it - probably both.

Hopefully an upgrade to the 110v is in order

>Is she really popular enough where the average joe would recognize her name? Not that I'm some pornstar guru, but she's up there. Probably a top 20 name of the past 10 years. 6 years ago an electronic billboard near me was hacked and they put a Xev video up on it.

I have an L2 wall charger for my wife’s car that I can use if I want to, but the slow charge of the 110 gets the job done without exceeding the output of the solar panels.

Oh, so it IS what I thought that was...

What's that?

Leasing from who? Who owns them?

With the Tesla wall connector, you can charge the Teslas on solar automatically. It talks to the panels and the battery to take whatever is leftover from solar production. If the AC turns on,for example, it cuts the car until it’s done so you don’t accidentally draw from the grid.

Sunrun

I see that for my wife’s car - a “Charge on Solar” section in the app. However, I don’t see that option for my car. I suspect I don’t have it because my car is so much older (2018).

Nem 3.0?

Yes.

Btw Tesla has a mode called charge on solar.  You can try that to capture all extra solar instead of selling to the grid.   Sorry about new 3.0, the California commission is corrupt.

I actually don’t see “Charge on Solar” for my 2018 car, but I do see it for my wife’s 2023. Perhaps it’s only on the newer models?

That name certainly rings a bell.

I don’t have solar, but I do charge at home. I haven’t thought much about the savings, but the time saved by never going to a gas station to or from work is priceless.

Seriously. It’s the biggest advantage of an electric vehicle. Going to a gas station now (for a rental or my son’s car) feels akin to going to the laundry mat after having owned a washer/dryer. Before getting my solar act together I’m not sure I was actually saving any money. * My electricity rates are sky-high thanks to PG&E * My insurance went way up for each Tesla * My registration went way up for each Tesla Yeah, I save on oil changes, smogging, and other maintenance, but it wasn’t a slam dunk. Still, I freaking love owning EVs just for the convenience of having my own private fueling station in my garage. Everything else (and there is a lot) is just gravy.

Being that you wfh, why not just charge a couple days a week or maybe once your wife's charges from her week long commute, you charge.

I certainly have been thinking about that - swapping cars and alternating charging of solar. The only problem is that I use the Model X to take care of my dad, and he can’t get in and out of the Model 3 - it’s too low. Still, there are days where he just needs me to get something for him and I could be driving the Model 3 those days.

If you don't drive far in the X, you should have enough battery to last you. I drive my Model 3 at least 4 or 5 days a week for work and some days I can get up to 300 miles round trip on my long weeks. So if its a long week I'll only be able to drive it 4 days because the fifth day it's too low (i charge 12a at home). So yes you can swap out the days he doesn't ride with you and still be able to kinda alternate or leave maybe 1 or 2 days where you both charge versus 7.