Solar panel costs range from $16,600 to $20,500 for the average 6.5 kW system, but prices can vary from as little as $7,700 for smaller solar systems to upward of $34,700 for larger systems.
What I’m saying is that a lot of people don’t have the money for new cars period, it’s not like they can just choose to forego one year and pick themselves up some solar panels. Even if they have enough to afford a used car, it’s not typical for people to have five figures of liquid capital just… around for non-necessities. Even if you can get credit for a loan, that’s another monthly note that you might not be able to afford even with the energy bill savings, if your entire paycheck is already insufficient to cover necessities. The people who can afford to burn money on new cars are very much the exception.
https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/average-car-price/
https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/solar/cost-of-solar-panels/
Maybe it’s time to buy a cheap car and solar panels.
What I’m saying is that a lot of people don’t have the money for new cars period, it’s not like they can just choose to forego one year and pick themselves up some solar panels. Even if they have enough to afford a used car, it’s not typical for people to have five figures of liquid capital just… around for non-necessities. Even if you can get credit for a loan, that’s another monthly note that you might not be able to afford even with the energy bill savings, if your entire paycheck is already insufficient to cover necessities. The people who can afford to burn money on new cars are very much the exception.