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Post by jonksy on Feb 9, 2024 14:11:41 GMT
Prat. If you'd ever studied science you would be struck by the vast number of British scientists who were at the leading edge of the greatest discoveries of all time. James Chadwick discovered the neutron for example and got a Nobel prize for it - though the Americans think it was Oppenheimer. We'll leave it to the chinese to tinker with Li-ion cells to try to make them work properly - but I think it's beyond tinkering. This needs some kind of amazing breakthrough. I'd be a little more impressed if you mentioned Dirac from Bristol, but then I suppose what he did was a little incomprehensible to many, unlike Newton who appears in popular culture. Rutherford worked at my old university. Dirac wouldn't have fallen for this eco bullshit he studied quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.....And he knew there were no miracle batteries. |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Feb 9, 2024 14:20:12 GMT
I'd be a little more impressed if you mentioned Dirac from Bristol, but then I suppose what he did was a little incomprehensible to many, unlike Newton who appears in popular culture. Rutherford worked at my old university. Dirac wouldn't have fallen for this eco bullshit he studied quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.....And he knew there were no miracle batteries. It was back in the day when British academia was serious. Now we have Indian professors of hate. Dirac's work underpins much of modern physics.
Sadly Blighty has blown it. You see modern electrochemistry is a very complicated field. It's too much for third world brains. I think China will win this game.
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Post by Bentley on Feb 9, 2024 14:38:26 GMT
Dirac wouldn't have fallen for this eco bullshit he studied quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.....And he knew there were no miracle batteries. It was back in the day when British academia was serious. Now we have Indian professors of hate. Dirac's work underpins much of modern physics.
Sadly Blighty has blown it. You see modern electrochemistry is a very complicated field. It's too much for third world brains. I think China will win this game.
We can always bet in that . |
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Post by jonksy on Feb 9, 2024 16:16:31 GMT
Calling electric cars ‘zero emissions’ is misleading, claims Advertising Standards Authority...
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Feb 9, 2024 16:25:06 GMT
It was back in the day when British academia was serious. Now we have Indian professors of hate. Dirac's work underpins much of modern physics.
Sadly Blighty has blown it. You see modern electrochemistry is a very complicated field. It's too much for third world brains. I think China will win this game.
We can always bet in that . British academia today:
British academia circa 1920s:
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Post by Pacifico on Feb 11, 2024 8:08:57 GMT
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Post by jonksy on Feb 11, 2024 9:07:02 GMT
Drivers warned of towing caravans and trailers with an electric vehicle amid weight concerns...... Drivers are being urged to check the capability of their electric cars amid fears EVs cannot handle large weights or tow trailers and caravans. Earlier this month, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles issued new guidance about electric cars to outline key factors relating to costs, charging and infrastructure....
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Post by Pacifico on Feb 11, 2024 11:52:56 GMT
Towing is another aspect of driving that EV's are inherently unsuited to - just another lack of forethought when they introduced the EV mandate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2024 13:25:06 GMT
Towing is another aspect of driving that EV's are inherently unsuited to - just another lack of forethought when they introduced the EV mandate. I didn't know that. As they are pretty much all auto gearboxes, can't they just be put in "N" and towed or does it cause some damage? |
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Post by Orac on Feb 11, 2024 13:32:26 GMT
Drivers face overstay or idle fees if they remain at the charger too long. For every extra minute a vehicle remains at the charger, drivers will be hit with an idle fee, although it will be waived if they leave within five minutes. Overstay fees will only begin charging if the Supercharger station is at 50 per cent capacity or more. However, overstay fees will double when the station is at 100 per cent capacity, with Tesla stating that it will " increase customer happiness". In the UK, drivers will be hit with a 50p charge per minute, with it rising to £1 a minute when the station is full. There is no limit to this fee and drivers will be charged for every minute they stay there until they pick their car up again. Other companies will also charge drivers if they are already fully charged. Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s most popular rapid and ultra-rapid charging providers, charges £5 for every 15 minute period for leaving a vehicle parking inside or 'near' a charging bay. www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/electric-car-drivers-warning-public-charging-finesSo you plug in your EV for a two hour charge and go shopping. Because you were delayed slightly you return 2½ hours later, and receive a £30 overstay charge. Is there any wonder people are turning away from electric cars. This is a really good idea. Most chargers have apps that tell you when your vehicle is charged. Leaving it there while you do a bit of shopping means someone else can't use it. Have you ever sat behind a car at a petrol pump while the owner does a bit of shopping and get a coffee? Selfish bastards. Quite. If it were practical it would be ideal to charge them for the time delay between their pump being shut off and joining the back of the queue to pay for fuel. However, with petrol the whole issue of parking is insignificant - people don't wander off into a local town while their petrol tank is filling up |
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Post by zanygame on Feb 11, 2024 16:14:48 GMT
This is a really good idea. Most chargers have apps that tell you when your vehicle is charged. Leaving it there while you do a bit of shopping means someone else can't use it. Have you ever sat behind a car at a petrol pump while the owner does a bit of shopping and get a coffee? Selfish bastards. Quite. If it were practical it would be ideal to charge them for the time delay between their pump being shut off and joining the back of the queue to pay for fuel. However, with petrol the whole issue of parking is insignificant - people don't wander off into a local town while their petrol tank is filling up Horses for courses. |
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Post by patman post on Feb 11, 2024 17:16:42 GMT
Calling electric cars ‘zero emissions’ is misleading, claims Advertising Standards Authority...
By those standards, even a regular pushbike or a pair of Nike trainers shouldn't be regarded as zero emission... |
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Post by Dan Dare on Feb 11, 2024 17:31:53 GMT
From Jonksy's link: "...there are emissions involved in the manufacture of bicycles and Nike trainers, as well as the production of electricity required by the people that use them."
Not to mention the CO2 and methane that cyclists and joggers emit while on the move.
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Post by zanygame on Feb 11, 2024 17:39:40 GMT
From Jonksy's link: "...there are emissions involved in the manufacture of bicycles and Nike trainers, as well as the production of electricity required by the people that use them."
Not to mention the CO2 and methane that cyclists and joggers emit while on the move.
This is an ongoing issue with green enthusiasts. If you look at Greenpeace's site you see they want to ban plastic because munufacturing things from plastic contributes to 15% of the worlds Co2 emissions. But they don't say what we should make things from instead and what emissions they would create. This is a distraction and gives power to those who wish to do nothing. |
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Post by Orac on Feb 11, 2024 17:47:26 GMT
Cutting down on the use of plastic is something i have some sympathy with. The gratuitous use now is function of price and the stuff really isn't good news environmentally.
Here is some low hanging fruit that wont leave people functionally stranded -
International air travel - (99% of this is frivolous)
The internet (99% of this is frivolous)
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