ADAC and Zolar launch photovoltaic offensive for affordable e-mobility
With a cooperation, the automobile club ADAC SE and Zolar, a specialist in individual solar solutions, aim to advance sustainable mobility with their own solar power in the field of photovoltaic expansion. Transparent information and simple solutions are intended to convince even more people of the cost and climate benefits of clean solar power from their own roof, according to the automobile club. They point to the advantages that can be achieved from the combined use of photovoltaics and electromobility. With the jointly developed Solar Calculator ADAC Solar, photovoltaic enthusiasts can easily make the necessary calculations: They can determine how many kilowatt-hours of their own needs can be covered by solar power from their home. Users of electromobility can now also include the solar power needs of their e-vehicles in the calculation: Based on their driving profiles, they can estimate in advance how many 'solar kilometers' they can travel with their self-produced power.
"Soon we will have one million pure electric cars in Germany, and their market share will steadily increase. In just a few years, they will be among the largest electricity consumers in most private households. With our cooperation, we want to enable photovoltaic enthusiasts to plan their future mobility needs and cover them in an environmentally friendly way with solar power," outlines Sascha Coccorullo, Strategic Director of ADAC SE.
Everyone can make an important contribution to climate protection with their own house and car – and even benefit personally, promotes Alex Melzer, CEO of Zolar. The key lies on your own roof: Those who generate their own electricity and use it for their e-car become independent of the electricity mix in the grid and the price development. Furthermore, they can start immediately.
Dream Combination: Solar Systems and Electromobility
Economically, the combination of electric cars and a private PV system makes sense: The so-called levelized cost of electricity, i.e., the costs to generate electricity from solar energy with a private solar system, are between eight and 18 cents per kilowatt-hour. Thus, consumers save compared to the current electricity price of 39 cents per kilowatt-hour, especially when they consume the self-generated electricity themselves, the club promotes the concept. For excess solar power fed into the grid, they receive between 7.1 and 8.2 cents per kilowatt-hour. With an e-car, the self-consumption of solar power can be further increased, thereby improving the economic efficiency of the private solar system. The joint photovoltaic initiative of ADAC SE and Zolar thus contributes to more solar power in private households and sets central incentives for this, such as transparent and simple planning and individual proof of the extent to which photovoltaics can interact positively and profitably with household and e-mobility.
Solar calculator takes country-specific characteristics into account
The solar calculator shows, based on the federal state and the individual conditions of the property, the expected solar power yields over the course of the year, the remaining power needs from the conventional energy supplier, as well as the potentially possible solar kilometers that can be driven with the solar energy share, the provider further outlines. Depending on the vehicle class, mileage, and consumption, several thousand "free kilometers" can be generated annually in an average four-person household with 80 percent self-sufficiency, and more than four tons of CO2 can be saved.
Offer calculates the appropriate PV system
The solution is also intended to assist in the planning of photovoltaic systems. The individually quantified benefits of photovoltaics and e-mobility are understandably and calculably prepared. With just a few details about their property, interested parties can calculate the performance and costs of a solar system for their house and then have it individually planned and installed by Zolar, the partners advertise. No personal data needs to be provided for the individual calculation. ADAC members who take advantage of the offer and sign an appropriate installation contract with Zolar will receive an exclusive member benefit equivalent to the value of a solar module.
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