I am contemplating a 5KW set of solar panels with battery and charging point in advance of getting an EV and then when my wifes car needs replacing to shift her over to driving fully on our own generated power, which should work with daily mileage of circa 30-40 miles. The payback on the panels is obviously much shorter if you are generating electricity to replace petrol rather than just supplying your own electricity needs.
My logic in doing the panels, battery and charging point first is that at some point someone in government will realise how much revenue they stand to lose from fuel duty and will figure out a mechanism for taxing this and I would like to install a system before this happens.
Has anyone on TM been through a similar process ?
