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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean there are also reasons to buy an EV that have nothing to do with the environment.  I've gotten poop, gum, spit and other disgusting things on my hands using gas pumps.  I just charge my EV at home so that doesn't happen with that car.[/quote]

Yeah, one of the biggest reasons I got an EV was I got solar on my roof and was running a credit every month. Pepco won't refund you the difference and I needed a new car anyway so it was win-win. I got a Model 3 and any other car I was looking at was going to be in that price range anyway, this way I get free "gas" and loads better acceleration than anything else in that price range. The environmental benefits are great but I'd have done it for the financial and performance benefits alone.  [/quote]

Pepco won't refund overages? When we installed solar in ~2015 they did in DC. We no longer own that home, but that is news to me.[/quote]

They refund you at the wholesale rate, which is much lower than the rate they charge you for electricity you're using. So if you're generating a surplus from solar, charging your EV might be a more cost-effective place for you to put the excess energy rather than back into the grid. I think it's still better for the overall electric system to send excess electricity into the grid at times of peak demand and charge at night when there's less overall use, but free charging from the sun IS pretty appealing.[/quote]

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