{"id":2760,"date":"2018-04-01T17:56:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T01:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2019-10-10T06:10:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:10:43","slug":"50-days-with-scarlett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=2760","title":{"rendered":"50 Days With Scarlett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today marks our 50th day with Scarlett. Yes it’s Easter, yes it’s April Fool’s Day, yes this will be a serious post.<\/p>\n

I’ve been tracking our electric use the entire time we’ve been in our home. If you follow my blog, you’l know we live in a LEED Platinum, net-zero (so far) home. We designed it from the start for up to two Level 2 charging stations in our garage. Each would supply up to 40 amps at 240 volts for charging. Put into basic terms, we can fully charge Scarlett overnight.<\/p>\n

We have a 6KW solar PV system as well and in a previous post<\/a>, I talked about costs, electricity, etc.<\/p>\n

But the real test is in our actual electric bill. There are so many variables, it is actually very hard to make a determination in just one month. We just received our electric bill and it was a bit lower than last month. It was also a bit lower than February last year. I checked heating degree days and they were a bit higher this February over last February. So I would have to say the results right now are inconclusive.<\/p>\n

As I said, too many variables. I think the real test will be after a full year.<\/p>\n

But based on my estimates, our average gasoline bill last year was $63 per month. And, also based on my estimates, our electric bill should only go up about $10 per month, for a net savings of about $50 per month.<\/p>\n

Which is, in all reality, all somewhat academic. I was asked today if I had calculated how long it would take me to recoup our investment in Scarlett.<\/p>\n

Well, we have traditionally only bought new cars about every 15 years or so. And, beyond the carbon footprint reduction of an EV, Scarlett is just flat out fun to drive.<\/p>\n

I’d have to say that’s the REAL investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Today marks our 50th day with Scarlett. Yes it’s Easter, yes it’s April Fool’s Day, yes this will be a serious post. I’ve been tracking our electric use the entire time we’ve been in our home. If you follow my blog, you’l know we live in a LEED Platinum, net-zero (so far) home. We … <\/p>\n

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