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A new study by University of South Australia (UniSA) researchers shows that households with solar panels and batteries have a huge advantage when it comes to saving money on electric vehicles (EV).
With EV sales soaring worldwide, potential buyers are not just weighing up the price tag, but also the logistics and expense of charging the planet-friendly cars.
UniSA engineers have calculated that EV owners can reduce annual electricity costs by almost 40% if households are not totally reliant on the grid and they charge at home during off-peak periods.
In a new paper published in Renewable Energy, Professor Mahfuz Aziz and…