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As per @RunningStrong and you need the car at home during the day. I'm retired so the ampera can sit charging when the sun's out.
We charge ours from the panels but need a sunny day in spring summer or autumm. The house battery keeps the car charging when clouds go over.
This is 9.6kWp setup and today, a sunny one it generated 15kWh with a peak of 3kW from 11 to 12, this went into the house consumption, cooking, hot water etc., keeps the use of peak rate electricity to 0, topped the battery up but not to the car, not needed today.
The car will get charged on cheap rate this weekend, possibly with some solar if there is excess.
We charge ours from the panels but need a sunny day in spring summer or autumm. The house battery keeps the car charging when clouds go over.
This is 9.6kWp setup and today, a sunny one it generated 15kWh with a peak of 3kW from 11 to 12, this went into the house consumption, cooking, hot water etc., keeps the use of peak rate electricity to 0, topped the battery up but not to the car, not needed today.
The car will get charged on cheap rate this weekend, possibly with some solar if there is excess.