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Lots of food trucks, coffee carts or events rely on a generator to keep them running, but modern tech like these 2.1kWh Instagrid batteries allow for a quieter, cleaner and, eventually, cheaper experience.
They can be charged up cheaply and joined together when more juice is needed. And while the upfront cost is higher, they pay themselves off quickly.
One of the batteries can make 161 coffees, which seems oddly specific, but Pacific Diamond Tools' Phil Cashmore says the Germans are notoriously conservative, so it's probably a bit more than that.
Larger events like film shoots or concerts are also shifting away from generators and embracing batteries. And if you're keen on using electrons rather than molecules at your event, there's also the potential to use your EV, something we've seen a number of our community groups do.
Every time the price of petrol shoots up, we see the same kind of advice: ‘Fill up now before it gets even higher’; ‘Shop around for cheaper fuel’; ‘Use your 6c off a litre coupons; ‘Change the way you drive and stretch your tank’. We’re mostly short-term creatures so these are all pretty normal responses to a price shock, but if you're looking to save money on fuel the best advice is to think longer term and remove yourself from the volatility of imported energy entirely.
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