Alex Simmons
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Alex Simmons
@wattmatters.bsky.social
Retired, self-confessed home energy nerd. Ex-corporate, ex-govt, ex self-employed cycling coach and aerodynamics nerd.
Yes. We have two EVs. Plus home storage. 145 kWh. We are in a grid outage prone area though (mainly due to downed power lines) not generation. Our system can have a fully bidirectional DC "charger" integrated if we wanted. Our outages visualised:
September 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Average duration of our 31 DC fast charge sessions:
19 min 19 secs (with SD of 10m 48s).
Only time we "wait" is DC fast charging on trips, which is when we are having lunch, or a coffee/comfort stop.
Charge source breakdown so far:
July 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My local.
April 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Our EV charge source stats so far. In 2024 our average home charging consumed 5.36 kWh/day. Home charging is uber cheap.
March 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here's all the current Tesla Supercharger locations for those with Tesla cars between Sydney and Stawell. It' be a doddle to perform the trip. Even Stawell has 12 x Superchargers. There are of course plenty of other networks, plus you'd stay somewhere with on-site AC destination charging facility.
February 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The primary reason was a rapid marginalisation of cycling in society. There is safety in numbers. Nowadays we have a generation of kids whose parents never rode a bicycle. Society views cyclists as pests, while our driving attitudes and infrastructure prioritise driver convenience over human life.
February 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
That's because mandatory helmets laws have been an abject failure of public safety policy.
February 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is hypocritical for sure but keep in mind the average Australian household net worth was $1.46M in 2023.
"Multi-millionaire Pete" might be needed to make the point.
January 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
German grid export/import balance.
January 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Germany are doing well but we should note that Germany is now a net importer of electricity, mostly from France and Scandinavia - fortunately mostly low carbon energy sources (nuclear & hydro). So while 63% of German grid generation is renewables, it account for 55% of grid demand.
January 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hi all. Beaching again today. 'twas a bit windy but fun
Yours,
Baywatch Beau 🐾
November 18, 2024 at 6:25 AM
November 16, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Howdy. Hope this does not become another cesspit. In the meantime, my dog Beau say hi. Our local beach (Hungry Head).
November 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM