EV Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/ev/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:26:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg EV Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/ev/ 32 32 2696646 Free Electricity https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/free-electricity/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/free-electricity/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:40:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=36939 We’ve been a little obsessed with our electricity usage lately. All prompted by the fact that we’ve had solar panels and battery storage installed. This came with the ability to track our usage a little easier and I built a nice addition to this website that shows how our solar panels are performing. I added...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/free-electricity/feed/ 0 36939 Driving through an Advert https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/11/driving-through-an-advert/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/11/driving-through-an-advert/#respond Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:15:26 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=36875 Our first proper drive in our new car yesterday was like driving through an advert. Winding Welsh roads, leaves blowing in the wind, driving rain, splashing through pools of standing water and stunning welsh countryside. There was even a medieval castle. Meanwhile we were warm and comfortable as we glided along almost silently in our...

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