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by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Grr...
Replies: 24
Views: 541

Re: Grr...

They're just back from a holiday to the Artic Circle, but they often go to the South of France If they are the sort of people who holiday in Cornwall (not solely but for some of their holidays), it would not surprise me if they were put off an EV because of the poor charging infrastructure in the we...
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Grr...
Replies: 24
Views: 541

Re: Grr...

Brillant! Also everyone in London speaks Cockney! every banker needs a Range Rover -image matters. They would drive around in the worst car if that was the image. keep up. I thought bankers drove Merc's and Stockbrokers drove Range Rovers, still I could be wrong all my knowledge is based on Guy Rich...
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Big H2 electrolyser plant clears planning
Replies: 0
Views: 56

Big H2 electrolyser plant clears planning

Saw this and initially thought "oh no why" - but then I realised the location and the intention of the use of the green H2 produced is to go into the chemical sector, not as a ground transport fuel. So this makes sense. https://renews.biz/93826/yorkshire-electrolyser-scheme-clears-planning/
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Hornsea offshore to have a battery pack
Replies: 5
Views: 155

Re: Hornsea offshore to have a battery pack

I would imagine it will the way things are going with grid-scale BESS it makes total sense.
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Grr...
Replies: 24
Views: 541

Re: Grr...

The amusing part of this story is their brand new Range Rover is currently broken down and undrivable because the additional immobiliser and tracker system that was installed in order to make it insurable (RRs are the most stolen vehicles in the country right now) has failed (RRs are one of the most...
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Hornsea offshore to have a battery pack
Replies: 5
Views: 155

Hornsea offshore to have a battery pack

This is interesting and makes lots of sense. The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm will have a 600MWh battery system attached to it at its converter station on shore. That's a lot of batteries!

https://electrek.co/2024/06/12/orsted-t ... wind-farm/
by dan_b
Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Grr...
Replies: 24
Views: 541

Grr...

So I have an acquaintance who I sing in a choir with - they're, let's just say, loaded. She's perfectly normal whilst her husband, well let's just say, he's a banker. Anyway... They moved out of London a few years ago and bought a huge place on the South Downs. Yesterday they showed me with quite so...
by dan_b
Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: VW iD2 design "Complete"
Replies: 2
Views: 159

VW iD2 design "Complete"

This actually looks like a nice car - 5 door relatively small family hatch.

https://electrek.co/2024/06/10/volkswag ... but-looms/
by dan_b
Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Thought for the day
Replies: 1
Views: 108

Re: Thought for the day

I’m staggered at how much crop production is required to make bio-ethanol.
The sooner EVs become the main form of motorised land transport the better…
by dan_b
Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: New Chargers- Dundee
Replies: 4
Views: 236

Re: New Chargers- Dundee

My local Tesco has just added 4x 75kW PodPoints alongside its old 7kW ones - I think that's a good power charger for that type of potential dwell time - you can get a decent top up and you're able to install more units to get more cars through. As mentioned in another thread, my local Sainsbury has ...