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Can I charge my electric car with solar panels?

My husband and I just moved into a new home and we’ve noticed that most of our neighbors have solar panels on their roofs. We’ve already got an electric car, but we’re thinking about doubling down on our electric savings by installing solar panels, too. Can you use solar panels to charge an electric car?

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Samuel Todd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
The short and sweet answer: yes, you can charge an electric car with solar panels! In fact, they’re the perfect option to power your car and save money in the long run.
First, consider the cost:
  • If you use public chargers to power your electric vehicle (EV), it’ll set you back about $1,000 a year.
  • Grid power is quite a bit cheaper, bringing that cost to roughly $662 per year.
  • But the heavyweight champion of energy savings is solar. You can power your car for only $415 a year.
Second, solar panels are better for the earth. Just like your EV, solar panels will release fewer CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, which is a home run for your home planet.
Third, you can power your EV with just a small amount of solar panels. A standard electric car will be able to pull plenty of power from five to 10 solar panels so that you wake up to a charged car battery each morning. You can use
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to compare fuel costs and power capacity for different EVs.
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