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The yield of solar panels
The costs and the yield of solar panels depend on the type of panel and on how many panels are installed.
Read moreSolar panels for an electric car
Saving twice over
An electric car and solar panels together are a clean combination. The energy your panels generate charges your car, which saves a fair amount of money and does the environment good. In this blog adviser Ruben explains how many panels you need to charge an electric car and what charging it on solar power costs.
What an electric car with solar panels saves
An electric car currently uses about 17 kWh per 100 kilometres. The average driver covers around 15,000 km a year, so an average electric car uses about (15,000/100) x 17 = 2,550 kWh a year.
Charging the car on your own electricity costs about 1,020 euros a year at an energy price of 0.40 euros per kWh. Driving the same distance in a petrol car at an average of 15 kilometres to the litre costs about 2,000 euros a year at a petrol price of 2 euros a litre.
So an electric car charged on your own energy saves you nearly 1,000 euros a year. That buys a good many pleasant things, a charging station of your own among them.
Curious about the cost and yield of solar panels? Then read our blog.
How many solar panels does an electric car need?
An average electric car needs 8 panels to cover the charging. For a hybrid, which runs on both electricity and fuel, 5 panels will do.
Please note: that number covers only the charging of your car. Would you like your panels to cover the rest of your household as well? Then we would advise fitting more.
Our blog explains how to work out the number of panels you need.
What do solar panels for an electric car cost?
Every quote we make is put together with care and matched to your situation, so we cannot give a ready-made price. We do have worked examples to give you an idea of what panels cost, in our blog "the cost and yield of solar panels". The price for your own situation may differ from those examples.
Charging your electric car
Now that you know how much you can save and how many panels you need, you may be interested in a charging station at home. Our advisers are happy to tell you more about the ones we offer. Charging your electric car at home on the energy your own panels generate is cheaper still.
Read more about charging stations for the home
Max Control
Curious how much energy your panels generate, so you can judge whether they will charge your electric car? Discover Max Control. Max Control shows you exactly what your panels and your other sustainable systems produce.
Read more about Max Control
Want to know more about solar panels?
Then request a consultation with Ruben.
Ruben is an adviser at Dijkman Zonne-energie and is happy to answer all your questions about solar panels. A consultation can be at your home, online or by phone.
