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Post by walterpaisley on Nov 30, 2023 9:06:59 GMT
I suggest you park your electric car as far as possible from your house. Many thanks for your concern. I've (not personally - in reality, a Sparks) set up a charger beyond the rear garden. Meaning I can enjoy the view from my deck as it (seemingly inevitably, to judge by posts here) bursts into brightly colored flames one day. |
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Post by steppenwolf on Nov 30, 2023 9:09:09 GMT
Very sensible.
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Post by zanygame on Nov 30, 2023 9:31:52 GMT
And the most expensive. Nuclear supplied 15% of our electricity last year, Renewable 35% But reliable - it keeps the lights on and makes you self sufficient. Says the man complaining about the bills going up. I think we need back up but I feel gas could be that back up. wind energy is about 90% reliable over its annual supply rate. That is to say it produced more than 90% of expected in any given month. So if we up wind generation to 100% of our needs we would need gas capability of 10% in any month. |
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Post by Bentley on Nov 30, 2023 10:50:25 GMT
Yup . One more reason to avoid them . Insurance cost , fire hazard , range anxiety etc . Taking delivery of mine soon. My insurance cost isn't going to be ridiculous (Money Supermarket:".. in 2022 average premiums fell by £141 to £1,097 a year. In comparison, in 2022 on average, diesel cars cost £1,119 to insure, while petrol cars cost £1,087 2 – still, for the moment, slightly cheaper."). Battery fire doesn't seem to be any more of a consideration than any other type of car bursting into flames ( www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/how-much-fire-risk-are-electric-vehicles ), and I'm unlikely to get anxious about range because I'm not an idiot (which happens to be the same reason I'm unlikely to be concerned about being charged late fees at a public charging station). Time will tell Walter. No point in worrying now . |
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Post by walterpaisley on Nov 30, 2023 11:24:36 GMT
Time will tell Walter. No point in worrying now . The jury's still very much out.. |
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Post by Pacifico on Nov 30, 2023 12:08:14 GMT
But reliable - it keeps the lights on and makes you self sufficient. Says the man complaining about the bills going up. I think we need back up but I feel gas could be that back up. wind energy is about 90% reliable over its annual supply rate. That is to say it produced more than 90% of expected in any given month. So if we up wind generation to 100% of our needs we would need gas capability of 10% in any month. no - you need 100% gas capability as there are regular times in the year when the UK is becalmed by a high pressure system. This is another reason why wind power is so expensive, it needs a complete alternative generating capacity on standby for when it is not working. |
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Post by zanygame on Nov 30, 2023 16:46:09 GMT
Says the man complaining about the bills going up. I think we need back up but I feel gas could be that back up. wind energy is about 90% reliable over its annual supply rate. That is to say it produced more than 90% of expected in any given month. So if we up wind generation to 100% of our needs we would need gas capability of 10% in any month. no - you need 100% gas capability as there are regular times in the year when the UK is becalmed by a high pressure system. This is another reason why wind power is so expensive, it needs a complete alternative generating capacity on standby for when it is not working. Sorry you misunderstand me (My fault) I was referring to the idea that we would only need to make up 10% of our electricity by burning gas, so this would be an acceptable amount of Co2 to meet net zero. (on the days the wind failed.) Yes I agree we would need more like 90% capacity at this time. Though as more wind farms spread on shore and off shore around the country that number is likely to lower. |
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Post by jonksy on Dec 1, 2023 5:28:54 GMT
Electric car drivers furious as Labour-led council rise parking fees by 1,800 percent.
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Post by Pacifico on Dec 1, 2023 7:07:14 GMT
At some point you might not be able to charge your EV..
'Britain’s gas network has already hit full capacity as renewable energy fails to generate the power needed to heat the UK’s homes.
Freezing temperatures mean energy demands have soared in recent days, but low winds mean output at wind farms has plunged
Britain’s growing reliance on renewables means power supplies are increasingly impacted by the weather. In the first half of 2023 a combination of low winds and increased cloud cover dampened output from turbines and solar farms, while UK power generation was also hit by outages across an ageing fleet of nuclear power stations.
It meant the UK had to buy record amounts of electricity from Europe, generating import bills of £2bn, government figures revealed.'
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Post by zanygame on Dec 1, 2023 7:19:06 GMT
Electric car drivers furious as Labour-led council rise parking fees by 1,800 percent.
Another non story from GB news. Prices to rise on top end electric cars from £1.50 to £35.00 to park all day in Westminster city. |
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Post by jonksy on Dec 1, 2023 7:19:30 GMT
Time will tell Walter. No point in worrying now . The jury's still very much out.. It doesn't matter what we chose to drive Walter, the modern-day hiway-men are still alive and kicking. |
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Post by jonksy on Dec 1, 2023 7:23:56 GMT
Electric car drivers furious as Labour-led council rise parking fees by 1,800 percent.
Another non story from GB news. Prices to rise on top end electric cars from £1.50 to £35.00 to park all day in Westminster city. It is far from a non story. Here in Dartmouth free parking is now going to cost £3.50 per hour. No wonder our towns and city's are becomming wastelands. All we need now are a few tumble weeds blowing down our streets for the usual virtual signallers to celebrate. |
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Post by zanygame on Dec 1, 2023 7:28:57 GMT
At some point you might not be able to charge your EV.. 'Britain’s gas network has already hit full capacity as renewable energy fails to generate the power needed to heat the UK’s homes.
Freezing temperatures mean energy demands have soared in recent days, but low winds mean output at wind farms has plunged
Britain’s growing reliance on renewables means power supplies are increasingly impacted by the weather. In the first half of 2023 a combination of low winds and increased cloud cover dampened output from turbines and solar farms, while UK power generation was also hit by outages across an ageing fleet of nuclear power stations.
It meant the UK had to buy record amounts of electricity from Europe, generating import bills of £2bn, government figures revealed.'
We agree here. The polar vortex we are experiencing this year and last were not an effect that we predicted from climate change, its being exasperated by the Al Nino. But either way it does show the vulnerability of our system as it stands. I do think we need to pause the move to heat pumps until the grid, storage and supply issues have caught up with renewable production.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2023 10:57:02 GMT
Exasperated by Al Niño. I knew the warmists would have an explanation for the sleet.  (It's El Niño btw) I also noticed that currently our grid demands are in the region of 43.5 GW. It is being met as follows: Gas 57.5% Nuclear 11% Belgium ~2% Holland 1,7% France 4% Pumped 3% HEP 1.3% Solar 5% (may be over estimated) Biomass 6.5% Coal 2.2% Wind 4.3% We need more wind. How can we get it to blow? |
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Post by zanygame on Dec 1, 2023 12:04:33 GMT
Exasperated by Al Niño. I knew the warmists would have an explanation for the sleet. (It's El Niño btw) I also noticed that currently our grid demands are in the region of 43.5 GW. It is being met as follows: Gas 57.5% Nuclear 11% Belgium ~2% Holland 1,7% France 4% Pumped 3% HEP 1.3% Solar 5% (may be over estimated) Biomass 6.5% Coal 2.2% Wind 4.3% We need more wind. How can we get it to blow? You knew the warmists would follow the science, well done. You should try it.  |
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(It's El Niño btw)