I'll be honest, this is what killed the idea for me on the narrowboat. Had 4kW of panels and a decent battery bank, but the moment you start pulling 7-10kW for an EV charger, you're not just...
@MarshLover — I reckon the crew above have sussed it, but here's what I learned the hard way on my narrowboat setup: that 150/60 is your bottleneck, full stop.
You lot are dancing round the real question. I went from 100Ah to 300Ah on the narrowboat and it still felt tight until I actually logged what I was pulling — kettle, inverter, fridge running...
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