Jim O’Brien: How we’re using the old battery from our electric car to run the house
All the excuses for not going electric are easily debunked
‘Cars are not an asset, they are not an investment product, they’re transport machines. If you want to invest in something that holds its value, then buy gold or buy land, but don’t buy a car’. Photo: Getty
In 2016 the Current Consort and I bought a two-year-old electric car that had 25,000km on the clock. It cost us €16,000 after trading in a worthless diesel jalopy.
It is now 10 years old with 250,000km under its belt, and although the battery has lost a few cells and the range is down to about 120km, it has enough to get us to and from Limerick, Nenagh or Ennis.
