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Batteries on wheels: Australia to allow vehicle to grid installations by end of year (thedriven.io)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I hope you're not posting while driving your car!

Lol it's only not used to drive while at work. What about having a car to drive for when you're not working?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

I was parked outside work, waiting to come inside :).

I will admit that there isn’t much reason for me to have a car, except for the fact that I take my vehicle off-road on weekends, it would be pretty pointless me having a car to myself.

I can carpool with colleagues or family to work and I can purchase groceries locally. I can also catch public transport.

I pay a large chunk of my income for the privilege of owning a car; registration, servicing, fuel and repayments add up quickly; the money would be much better spent on other things.

For the cost of my car, I could buy 4 PowerWalls and some solar panels; another for our house (which would reduce our grid-reliance to zero), a couple for my Sisters house (which would do the same for them) and one for my mother’s house.

My car is not a luxury car but is a luxury expense.