That one man is a top man at National Grid. They are moving over to more wind and maybe wave and tidal as time moves on. They say they can cope. The secret is grid balancing - in short electricity/energy storage. There are banks of grid storage electric batteries in large sheds around the country. The advances in batteries mean they do not need to store the energy in stored water. Listen to him again, he is very clear.
That one man is a top man at National Grid. They are moving over to more wind and maybe wave and tidal as time moves on. They say they can cope. The secret is grid balancing - in short electricity/energy storage. There are banks of grid storage electric batteries in large sheds around the country. The advances in batteries mean they do not need to store the energy in stored water. Listen to him again, he is very clear.
The distribution network is constantly being upgraded. The roads near me are constantly being dug up for new cables, replacing old. They put bigger current carrying cables in.
I am having a good laugh here.
Imagine requesting to have a petrol pump outside you home. In Westminster alone there is infinitely more charging points than petrol pumps. What percentage of lamp posts have petrol pumps on them?In Westminster we have over 450 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points, ranging from 3kw to 22kw, with more being added to provide greater coverage for the growing number of EV owners in the City.
That is just Westminster alone. You can request to have a charger outside your home.
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There are many benefits to owning an electric vehicle including free on-street parking in Westminster (when charging) and no congestion charge.www.westminster.gov.uk
Imagine requesting to have a petrol pump outside you home. In Westminster alone there is infinitely more charging points than petrol pumps.
They might get this in the end.
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One of the four chargers outside my place. See, I never made it up.
The answer were already given with supporting links. What questions came were loaded and narrow focused, not understanding the big picture. Usually by someone who thinking he is clever. Sorry Mate, too wise to be dragged into that corner.
The local infrastructure is being constantly being uprated. May not be at the end of your street, but it is. I did address that point.
I think there's intransigence from both sides of the argument... some people have already decided that EVs are a waste of time and refuse to see any of the advantages. Others, who see the ICE as the work of devil, refuse to see why we even allow them on the roads !
I agree... one of the problems is that people are directly comparing EVs to ICE vehicles. My diesel van does over 400 miles between refuels... but does that mean I need the same thing with an EV ?? Of course not... but that's often what people are expecting. The days when I do > 100 miles are very very rare, so why do I need 400 miles of range ? But that's often the expectation.
There is no debate with him it is his way or no way
I don't think there is intransigence on both sides there is only one person that is arrogantly refusing to give answers to the questions asked of him, he thinks National Grid and the DNO's are one and the same and there will be electricity for all because the National Grid man says so and to keep posting links to videos and facts that are somewhat dubious to support his argument doesn't help his case
The skepticism surrounding EV's is not helped by the gross exaggeration of the range per charge, if a car manufacturer quoted 40mpg and in the real world it only did 20mpg people would be boycotting that manufacturers vehicles but for some reason the poor range performance of EV's against the quoted range seems to be socially acceptable because it is environmentally friendly.
I can only agree with the futility of this discussion but this is being driven by one person who will not deviate from his crusade despite the extensive knowledge and experience of the people who have posted in this thread regarding the issues that will affect the wholesale change to an EV and electric future
This post hits the nail on the head, in the next few years we will have to look more closely at moving over to EV's but to achieve this there are a number of hurdles that need to be addressed to overcome the resistance to them these will hopefully have been solved by that time and the EV will be no different to the ICE vehicle
But the similar argument could be put that most times a Fiesta van would be perfectly adequate for daily use but then occasionally it might be a Transit connect or a larger Transit is needed for a week or two through the year. The current solution is buy the Transit it will cover every need the alternative is the inconveience of occasionally having to hire a larger vehicle
I was speaking generally... the pro EV group vs. the pro ICE group... never specifically about one person... if the debate is at the micro level, we don't get anywhere... it's the macro picture that's important.
It's not really that similar. The solution to my one day a year dilemma when I want to travel further than the range allows is to stop for 30 mins to re-charge. And that's probably a stop I'd make anyway. The point I was making is that the range issue has been largely solved... notice that I say 'largely' not 'totally'... you'll always find an example of someone that still has an issue with it.
Apologies I looked at your comment in the wrong context
I beg to differ regarding the similarities there are many similar examples I have friends and relatives who tow caravans and boats, for most of the time they don't need the vehicle they use daily but they need a vehicle that is capable of towing a number of times a year so they tailor their choice of vehicle to a vehicle capable of towing their trailer. It is the same with vans do we use a small vehicle and only carry the tools and materials for a particular job or do we have a larger vehicle and carry a lot of tools and materials that we may need but are rarely used.
That is no where near using a Tesla as a van , he only had one small box of tools and a boiler where was the rest of his kit
With a 5 hour session that's heading into hangover territory
In London, I was quoted 12k by UKPN for a straight 10m run from the pavement to our front door. That didn’t include any ground works on our side. Go figure.
The long days in Scotland ensure the sun shines for longer when it is stronger. Even on overcast days they still produce electricity.
