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Well we have a large family so I typically end up parking on the street. And while I typically charge free around town, as vacaville is one of the highest per capita for free charge stations, I want to be able to come home and top off that maybe last 25-30% most night, maybe more on weekend. Now...

Ok so after doing more research and thinking about how to best do this i've come up with the following scale-able and somewhat possible solution. I have two options for a Shed in my yard, I could get a kit to build and 12'x8' (would like to go this route, or Costco has a Shed, the Lifetime...

@Steve_S the input has been great so far. I've started a list of options for different parts that I'll need. I will say that I missed out on a great deal of somebody in my area swapping out there old system for a new one and selling the entire system for $500. Wish I had seen it just a few hours...

Agreed. I think I need to put a list together of everything, and since I want to build this over time and figure out what I need at each stage of the build. So the batteries are definitely making the list. And I think I might stick with those panels or see of I can find some other cheap ones at...

@SolarRat according to charts I should easily get 5hrs a day where I'm at. I have a big enough area to place plenty of 300+ watt panels. I agree with @Steve_S that it can be done. I may just need to start with one battery bank and run my bitminers off it till can get up to full scale

Batteries aren't a bad deal. I found some Jinko JKM365-72-V panels for sale near me for $60 a panel. May need to pick me up some. Not sure the wife will let me build like a Pergola in that back yard at the moment but she will let me ground mount them against/near my fence. For a mttp I was...

@Steve_S - it's a BMW i3 with a 33kWh battery but it never gets close to being that drained so let's round down to 30kWh. It can fast charge at up to 50kW when I'm out and about cause it has the extra DC inputs that are needed. I was thinking level 2 charging cause that's what recommended for...

@upnorthandpersonal - yes my current two array on the house in summer will generate just shy of 8kW, and my total out put is typically well north of 1000kWh during those months. I think running panels on the ground could work well for an off grid car charging system and if I still have power on...

Thanks @Steve_S. This definitely was encouraging. I definitely have some ideas in my head but, I think I still a ways off from getting then off the ground. Like I can picture it all in my head after watching countless videos of other people's solar array. Don't know of I'd do a tie in system...

Thanks @Steve_S. This definitely was encouraging. I definitely have some ideas in my head but, I think I still a ways off from getting then off the ground. Like I can picture it all in my head after watching countless videos of other people's solar array. Don't know of I'd do a tie in system...

Ok so I'm totally new to solar arrays even though I've had 2 installed on my house. I've taken a couple basic "intro to digital electronics" course but other then knowing the difference between positive and negative that's about all I got. Anyways my thought and question is, is it doable and/or...