Ever wondered how many EV drivers in the United States fill up on sunshine, or from a home solar system?
Well, according to ChatGPT, up to 25% of US EV owners tap the power, and value, of home solar to fill up their cars with at least some electrons coming directly, or, in the case of solar offset, indirectly from the sun.
More on this from ChatGPT itself ==>
“About 25% of electric vehicle (EV) owners in the U.S. also have home solar (photovoltaic or PV) systems, according to a recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) analysis. This figure comes from the updated 2022 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, which found that approximately one‑quarter of U.S. EV owners had rooftop PV systems—compared to only about 8% among non‑EV owners.
To break it down:
NREL’s analysis shows that 25% of EV owners install residential solar systems.
In contrast, just 8% of non‑EV‑owning households have solar — demonstrating a significant correlation between EV ownership and solar adoption.
While older surveys—such as the survey conducted by CleanTechnica in 2017—have reported much higher rates (between 28% to 40%), those were based on self‑selected EV owner surveys and may have skewed toward early adopters. The NREL results, being based on nationally representative data, provide the most robust and current estimate.
In summary:
Roughly one in four EV owners in the U.S. have solar at home.
A much smaller share (≈ 8%) of non‑EV households have solar.
This pattern reflects the growing synergy between EV adoption and residential solar deployment, driven by economic and environmental alignment.”
Yes, the synergy between solar and EVs is pretty cool — or hot 😉 if you think of sun “hot” — and it continues to grow at a solid rate since 15 years ago, when I first “found” this synergy and founded this web site — and when I just couldn’t believe you could drive a vehicle powered by air pollution free solar-generated fuel created on your very own home’s rooftop. Now, hundreds of thousands of people are doing exactly that!
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