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minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoSo if you can charge them with “free” (that would be spoiled otherwise) energy, at say 0.20€/kWh it’d take 575 charges to pay back. I wonder how many cycles they hold…
minus-squarewizzor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoDepends on the depth of discharge, but several thousand. You do need to account for round trip efficiency.
minus-squareFarvana@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoGenerally, 800-1000 is the market minimum, with 2000 being very common
So if you can charge them with “free” (that would be spoiled otherwise) energy, at say 0.20€/kWh it’d take 575 charges to pay back.
I wonder how many cycles they hold…
Depends on the depth of discharge, but several thousand. You do need to account for round trip efficiency.
Generally, 800-1000 is the market minimum, with 2000 being very common