Off Grid living

pochase

Only portable battery I am aware that can use an EV charger is Ecoflow Delta Pro, but even this if this is limited to 3400w slow charging, not rapid charging.

QrizB

How does this scenario sound (for someone that doesn't object to a bit of hassle)?

1. Disconnect from the grid saving aprox £300 a year in standing charges.
2. Use woodburners, solar generators etc to power your house.
   
3. During the dead times in winter get a friend or relative on a cheap tariff to charge up your battery on their cheap rate tariff - you pay them for doing so. So a win win. If you paid them the current standard rate you'd get about 1000 kwh of electricity for the money you've saved on standing charges. For me, that would easily see me through the dark days of winter.
   

For sure it's a lot of hassle, but if people got that kind of informal approach working well for them someone would meet the demand for that service.

As this is a Moneysaving site, I feel I should offer an alternative perspective:

1. The electricity standing charge is currently higher than usual, and varies by region. It averages 46p/day - £170 a year.
2. Solar PV generally produces an excess during summer. If you're connected to the grid you can sell that excess. My solar array is quite modest by current standards but in the last 12 months I've exported almost 1500kWh. If I was on one of the better export tariffs, that would have earned me over £200 - more than the annual standing charge.
3. Carrying (wheeelbarrowing?) batteries to a neighbour's house to charge daily for maybe three months straight is quite a lot of hassle, to my mind. I guess it depends how far away your neighbour is and exactly how understanding they are.
   

Most people find that being on the grid costs less *and* is more convenient.

pochase

I think you are missing a few cost factors here.

1. disconnection cost for the meters, and later on for gas pipes
2. petrol cost to get to your friends place
3. you will need two sets of batteries so one set is being charged, and one in use, even than your home will be without power while you are on the road to swap out the batteries.
4. Currently the standing charges are in the region of £270, but hopefully over time the SOLR part of the standing charges will be removed once the cost is recovered.

Alnat1

You already admit you can't live without electricity and want to use someone else's (so they pay the standing charge) electricity supply to top up your battery when the sun isn't shining.

Really you're just a mardy tight !!!!!! who doesn't want to pay a standing charge for the service you can't live without.