The Quick Calculation To Know If Solar and EVs Are Right For You

About this episode

Frances Cook discusses the financial implications of solar panels and electric vehicles with the TVNZ Breakfast team.

With power prices and fuel costs climbing, Frances Cook joins the TVNZ Breakfast team to break down who solar panels and electric vehicles actually make sense for and how to run the numbers yourself. Follow me everywhere! Facebook / Frances Cook - Journalist Instagram / Frances | Money | Investing (@francescooknz) • Instagram profile TikTok / Frances Cook on TikTok Join the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week Newsletter sign up Become a confident sharemarket investor by signing up to the Market Memo newsletter Newsletter sign up #MakingCents #FrancesCook #MakingCentsPodcast #InvestingPodcast #MoneyPodcast #FinancialFreedom Audio engineering by Tash Chittock

People in this episode

Host: Frances Cook

Topics covered

• solar panels
• electric vehicles
• cost analysis
• energy prices
• financial decision making

Keywords

• solar energy
• electric vehicles
• cost savings
• financial analysis
• energy costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TVNZ

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