Instant 12 bay Fast charger installs, a good idea?

[tsedge]

From Everything Electric. What do you think?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Superb.
Hopefully they will come up with personal units for domestic use.

I've thought about buying an oak car port and covering it with as many panels as would fit, adding a decent size lithium ion battery bank (or battery from a crashed ev for example) and hey presto, your own power station.

5K would do it.
I've enough room, and it wouldn't need planning permission.

Just a matter of pulling my finger out!

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Pardon our interruption...

 

[siteguru]

I think that image is 'shopped, as the charge port on the MG4 isn't on that side and doesn't open that way.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Great idea for things like the Everything Electric show and other events where they can just roll up and stick in a charging hub. Hopefully more supermarkets and municipal car parks will look at this as a solution.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I think that image is 'shopped, as the charge port on the MG4 isn't on that side and doesn't open that way.

Oooo well spotted!

 

[Bam Bam]

I've thought about buying an oak car port and covering it with as many panels as would fit, adding a decent size lithium ion battery bank (or battery from a crashed ev for example) and hey presto, your own power station.

Doing something like this is tempting if you have an unshaded South aspect.

But it says it is a 12V output (presumably DC). How do you convert that to something the car can use?

Were you thinking of something like this? The Case For DC Slow Charging

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

What you don't know about me is that I already live off grid with no connection to the national grid.

5 years I've been self sufficient and all you need is to take the voltage from the panels to a dedicated inverter.
This not only charges the battery bank but can use the surplus to charge the car.
Slowly of course, but then at night the battery can take over and continue charging the car.

I already have a Tesla Home Charging point and in the summer I very often plug in the car for some free miles.

I've run out of roof so a carport would be a great way to add more panels quickly and cheaply. ?

The car really comes into its own during the winter as I use V2L to charge my batterys.

 

[Bam Bam]

What you don't know about me is that I already live off grid with no connection to the national grid.

Oh yes I remember someone saying that on here but forgot it was you.

Sounds like you know what you are doing then and would just expand your existing system!

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Oh yes I remember someone saying that on here but forgot it was you.

Sounds like you know what you are doing then and would just expand your existing system!

Aye!

Not killed myself yet! ?

 

[Robf]

What you don't know about me is that I already live off grid with no connection to the national grid.

5 years I've been self sufficient and all you need is to take the voltage from the panels to a dedicated inverter.
This not only charges the battery bank but can use the surplus to charge the car.
Slowly of course, but then at night the battery can take over and continue charging the car.

I already have a Tesla Home Charging point and in the summer I very often plug in the car for some free miles.

I've run out of roof so a carport would be a great way to add mote panels quickly and cheaply. ?

The car really comes into its own during the winter as I use V2L to charge my batterys.

Been looking into this myself as I can also use for cover on rainy days, wood store, battery etc. It can be fitted in back garden with south facing as I have access for car, attaching solar panels should be straightforward. Visually it keeps space open.

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[m4rmite]

I think that image is 'shopped, as the charge port on the MG4 isn't on that side and doesn't open that way.

I want to know how long that cable is that he is holding

 

[Bam Bam]

From Everything Electric. What do you think?

Is that the same MG4 image render as the one on the header of this site?

 

[tsedge]

They had it at the EE show today:

 

[5teep]

It's a great idea though not nearly as 'instant' as they want you to think. There are still groundworks to be laid before it can be installed if they want to use grid power.