Electric Vehicles & Solar Panels: Benefits & Savings
Making the switch from petrol or diesel to an electric vehicle is a good move for both our environment and your wallet, but running an electric vehicle with free solar energy is even better. Is it time for the UK to make the switch to electric?
即使您在供应商购买的能源供电时，即使在供应商那里推动的电动车辆，它也会在驱动时具有零排放，与燃料供电相比，您的运行成本将更便宜。
Both are big incentives to go electric, but they become even more tempting if you’re able to generate your own renewable, free electricity with solar panels. We’ve taken a look at the potential benefits, costs and savings involved in partnering solar panels with an electric vehicle.
为什么驾驶电动车？
在过去的电动车上，昂贵，范围内的昂贵，屈服性和不方便的昂贵的车辆。一旦这些可能都是公平的观察，而且技术已经升级了。EVS在普及中越来越受欢迎，更多的制造商正在生产价格实惠的价格。他们不再被认为是噱头或古怪;由于几个原因，EVS看起来像是运输的未来......
电动汽车将减少碳足迹
It’s well known that electric cars are much better for the quality of our air as they produce zero emissions at the tailpipe, but there has been much debate over the total gas emissions electric cars contribute over their lifetime, i.e. during the construction process through to the scrapping, plus the burning of fossil fuels in the production of the electricity to power them (unless it’s generated from renewable technology such as solar or wind power).
然而，新欧洲气候基金会委托报告的最近报告使用了2017年数据，以证明用电模型取代化石燃料动力汽车可以在车辆寿命的过程中减少温室气体排放。小型EV产生大约15吨的CO2，从施工到克切，相比，相当于汽油或柴油汽车的平均32吨。
电动汽车更便宜
Not only are electric vehicles becoming more affordable to buy with every passing year, the cost of charging your vehicle with electricity will also save you money compared to refuelling with petrol or diesel. And if you charge your car with free electricity generated by solar panels, you can save even more money. According to our calculations the average home could save up to £2,783 per year. Find out more about the potential savings of solar panels and an electric vehicle later in the article.
Electric Vehicles Are Cheaper & Easier to Maintain
除了没有燃料购买外，磨损没有油变化和较少的移动部件;许多电动车主都没有任何维修或服务账单。刹车往往比在汽油或柴油车上持续得多。最终您可能必须更换电池，但大多数EV包括保修和一些
batteries can last up to 15 years.
电动汽车就像安全
EVS通过与标准车辆相同的安全测试，许多人甚至在碰撞试验安全额定值中得分甚至得分。X例如X例如具有完美分数。这是一种常见的误解，即EVS是一种火灾风险，但在现实中，EVS可能比燃气车更容易着火。平均而言，汽油或柴油汽车将抓住
fire at the approximate rate of 1 fire in every 20 million miles driven. For EVs, the rate is 1 fire per 120 million miles driven.
电动汽车提供巨大的驾驶体验
电动汽车有一个非常快速和平滑的皮卡和高torque power and are well known for how quiet they are from both inside and outside the car.
Ben Vinyard, Technical & Business Development Manager at Waxman Energy Ltd, is on the Distribution Code Review Panel for the grid and was also a contributor to the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) battery storage guide. We asked him to share his opinion on the electric vehicle market:
‘Electric vehicles are far less of a sacrifice than they used to be. Today, they will drive further, faster and they’re getting the premium design treatment. They’re no longer an eco-warrior’s statement. They’re simply desirable. Month on month, the statistics for new EV cars registered in the UK increases. We’re at 4.8% at the moment, which is as almost 1 in 20. In less than a year I expect this figure to be 1 in 10.’
在家里充电
毫无疑问，对于那些专门用于街头停车场的人来说，从家里充电是充电的最方便和成本效益的方式。如果安装了家庭费用点，则可能需要再次停止燃料。你只需插入一夜之间并在第二天早上回到路上。正在安装越来越多的公文ev充电点，并且有一天他们将与燃料站一样常见（如果不再如此）。如果您将太阳能电池板添加到您的房屋，则在家中充电变得更加奖励，这将为充电点提供自由，可再生电量。
Charging Electric Vehicles with Solar PV
Swapping a fossil-fuel car for an electric car with zero tailpipe emissions is a big step towards a greener lifestyle, but if you’re powering it with electricity from the grid you are usually using electricity generated from fossil fuels (although an increasing number of energy suppliers are using renewable technologies).
但是，如果您从太阳能光伏系统生成自己的电力，您可以进一步降低碳排放。太阳能光伏系统将为您和您的汽车提供可再生和免费电源。因此，安装太阳能电池板的前期成本可以在未来几年购买燃料！
重要的：太阳能电池板只会在白天发电电力来为您的EV充电。如果您和您的汽车在当天在家，那么您可以直接从太阳能光伏系统充电。但是，如果您是在白天出局的众多人中之一，您将被列错过您的面板产生的大部分免费电力。为了能够在晚上向汽车充电，您还需要安装一个太阳能电池，该电池将存储剩余的太阳能（您尚未使用的任何能量），所以您可以在晚上使用它。了解更多bob app下载
需要多少太阳能电池板来充电EV？
每个家庭和生活方式都是独一无二的，但使用一些平均的能耗数据，太阳能电池板容量和驾驶里程，太阳能电池板阵列为家庭和电动汽车提供了完美的。
例如…
- A typical 5kW south facing solar pv system will produce an average of 18kWh of solar energy per day from March to October.
- 一家典型的英国家庭，用电炉烹饪，平均每天使用9kWh电力。
This leaves 9kW of solar PV energy to charge your car. As a typical electric vehicle uses 1kWh of power to travel approximately 4 miles, you’d have enough power to drive 36 miles per day or 13,000 miles per year.
These figures are obviously based on averages and you should always consult an MCS certified (or equivalent) solar installer to assess how many solar panels you need. They will calculate this based on your daily electricity usage, average mileage and what size battery you will need to store the energy generated.
Note: The UK winter brings low levels of sunlight which will often mean your solar panels can’t generate enough energy to meet all your power requirements. During these times you’ll need to top up with energy from a supplier but your solar panels will still generate some electricity.
How Much Could You Save with Solar Panels & an Electric Vehicle?
Continuing with the average figures (5kW PV system, 9kWh energy consumption and driving 36 miles per day), it’s possible to save more than £2,500 in electricity and fuel by replacing a 35mpg diesel car and grid powered home with solar energy.
| Average Cost Per Mile | Annual Mileage Cost (13,000 miles) | |
| 柴油车 | 15p | £1,950 |
| Grid Charged Electric Vehicle | 4p | £520 |
| 太阳能带电电动车 | 0P. | 0英镑 |
| Average Cost Per kWh | Annual Electricity Cost (9kWh x 365 days = 3285kwh） |
|
| Electricity from the National Grid | 15.5p. | £509 |
| Electricity from Solar Panels | 0P. | 0英镑 |
太阳能电力的车辆可能导致每年燃料节省1,950英镑，而由太阳能而不是电网电源的家庭可以节省509英镑。这相当于每年的每年节省2,459英镑。
In addition, if your solar panels were installed and accepted on to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme by March 31st 2019, you will be receiving payments for the energy generated by your solar panels for 20 years. The latest FiT rate is 3.86p* per kWh of your total generated energy and 5.24p per kWh for your exported energy (usually estimated at 50% of what you’ve generated).
Based on a generation figure of 5,000kWh (and therefore an estimated 2,500kWh of exported energy) this totals around £324 per year in FiT payments.
潜在的总储蓄=每年2,783英镑。
*Based on the December 2018 rate for standard solar photovoltaic systems receiving the higher rate.
Other financial benefits of electric vehicles include:
You may be entitled to the First Year Allowance (FYA) which means electric and low emission cars are eligible for the first year allowance which enables drivers to claim for up to 100% of the cost. Businesses with electric company cars can claim a year’s deduction for the cost of the vehicle and electric vehicles with zero emissions are exempt from the London Congestion Charge.
There are also electric vehicle grants to help you make the change:
- 英国插件汽车补助金提供高达3,500英镑的折扣，从您的新电动汽车的价格下降。
- OLEV Grant提供高达500英镑的购买成本和安装家庭费用。
Buying an Electric Vehicle
There are a few things that you need to know before you decide to go ahead and make the switch to an electric car, especially if you are planning to use solar PV to charge your car. You’ll need to be sure to select a car charge point solution that enables effective solar charging, i.e. charging at a lower power rate to suit solar PV production levels and maximum solar battery storage discharge rates.
We asked UK designers and manufacturers of solar compatible electric car home charging points, Andersen-EV, for their advice on buying an electric car.
来自安德森EV的5个顶尖
- Find the Right Electric Vehicle for You
它似乎是显而易见的，但现在有超过45种不同的纯电动车（EV）或插入可购买或租赁的混合动力汽车（PHEV）。因此，对您进行研究并找到合适的车辆是有意义的。你想去纯电电吗？或者混合杂交给你更多吗？首先看着你的驾驶习惯，并要求自己在普通旅程中进行多少英里。你多久一次旅行超过150英里的一个方向？
Ultimately it comes down to three things: the range of the car, working out how would you charge it (for example at home, at work, at public charging points or a combination of them) and price. Once you’ve got that locked, you can delve deeper into your selection process (or example, the way the car looks and size of car etc).
- Take Advantage of the Government Grants
英国政府支持希望转向低碳驾驶的人。这对于能够利用包括OLEV，EST和SEAI赠款的计划的客户来说，这是适用于购买或租赁车辆的购买和安装家庭充电器的成本。You may even be able to benefit from more than one of the grands at the same time. For example, if you live in Scotland you can benefit from a £500 OLEV grant as well as the £300 EST grant. This adds up to a huge £800 saving on your charge point, which makes purchasing an Andersen charge point a no-brainer.
- Seai（爱尔兰可持续能源权威）
- EST (Energy Savings Trusts – Scotland)
- OLEV（英国居民的电动汽车主页计划）
- Research Your Home Charging Options
收费是最方便，便宜，流行的方式来为ev充电。然而，随着市场上的许多可用，值得考虑一个智能，可定制的型号，如Andersen A2，安装为标准。
买家还需要考虑他们可以向他们的电力充电的地方。如果您陷入了没有专门的街道停车场的类别，那么您将无法申请OLEV。理事会在运行其财产和公共场路上运行充电电缆的人员的问题没有统一的立场。
如果您驾驶到工作考虑要求您的雇主安装专用的通用费用点。有一个工作场所拨款计划补助金，为企业提供了对充电点购买和安装的享有款项折扣。它还可以使企业降低他们的集体碳足迹，为其工人制作清洁，更好的环境。
- Find Your Local Public Charge Point
Even if you can reliably charge at home or work it is good to map the location of your nearest public charge points. If you live in an area with lots of EV drivers there is a chance they may be occupied at busy times.
如果您担心没有收费者，或者太少，您可以要求您的理事会将充电器安装在您的家附近。中央政府为所有当地议会提供资金，专门用于安装公共收费点。然而，许多理事会尚未花钱。委员会有义务考虑居民的任何申请 - 所以不要害怕问 - 在您的街道上有一个EV充电器甚至可以提高您的财产的价值！简单的字母足以让球滚动。
- Think About Your Energy Bills
The majority of motorists who make the switch from a combustion engine to an EV immediately feel the financial benefits of not paying to fill their tanks with petrol or diesel.
但是，如果您在家里收取费用，则EV驾驶费用将与您的公用事业账单有所不同。切换到经济实惠的可再生能源供应商，将帮助您保持增加的能源使用的成本，同时保持汽车的零排放能力。（使用基于碳的能源供应商的电源的人仍然通过其能量而不是尾翼而产生排放量。
对于那些与太阳能电池板,这是哪里e it becomes very exciting. Once the stuff of science fiction, powering your car from energy harnessed by the sun has now become a reality thanks to smart EV charge points like the Andersen A2, which can be linked to solar panels in the home.
About Andersen EV
Andersen offer stylish and contemporary home charge points for electric vehicles in the UK. The charge points offer safe and fast charging (7kW or 22kW) and are compatible with all electric cars.
安德森收费点是超过75年的技术经验。使用简单的界面，智能平台和ersenkønnect，您可以从智能手机或平板电脑监控和控制充电点的每个方面。收费完成时，您将收到警报，能够远程锁定设备，并能够完全看出您使用的能量以及它的成本。
For more information on the complete range of solar compatible Andersen EV home charge points you can访问他们的网站。
Electric Vehicles + Solar Power = The Future
运输现在是英国温室气体排放的最大贡献者。问题是如此紧迫的是，气候变化委员会（CCC）敦促政府改进其目前的计划，以确保所有新的柴油和加油车被禁止于2040年。CCC呼吁“更多拉伸目标”确保2030年，大多数新车和货车都是电动的。
Ben Vinyard at Waxman Energy says:
‘Solar panel prices are not set to go down. The electronics are as cheap as possible, margins are low and modules are sold as low as the production cost in some cases. However, cobalt (an ingredient in lithium) prices are increasing and the expectation is that battery prices will rise. It’s also reasonable to assume that if our energy prices continue to go up, the technology manufacturers that solve the problem have a reason to put their prices up too…
今天购买太阳能和存储的时间。
Thanks to Ben Vinyard at Waxman Energy and Andersen EV for contributing to this article.
All images have been supplied by Andersen EV and feature Andersen EV home charge points for electric vehicles.
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