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Er...likely cos we dont have the infrastructure in place
Its already there. Every hoise with parking has EV capacity. Its only those living in high rise, flats etc. Street charging can be installed. Rapid charging for those wanting a quick top up. Its only going to get better from a high base of installation.
If I can charge a 100kw Tesla on a. campsite there's nowt to worry about.
I was watching something the other day about battery technology, and how much better the (and safer) the solid state stuff is, vs the Tesla 4680 battery which they are hoping to roll out this year. Was quite interesting, and it's clear that the solid state is the way to go, for various reasons, but it won't really be commercially available until 2025, which gives Tesla 4 years to tout the benefits of their new battery. I think that although Tesla are pushing what's capable of wet LiON batteries, the first gen solid state out perform it already, I imagine that in the next decade, we will see huge strides in the technology.
The Toyota one is claimed to be fully chargeable in 10 mins
Lots of issues to overcome in solid state batteries. I wish them luck. Finally managed to find a decent chap to enjoy my much loved STi today so deposit going down on my Model 3 tomorrow.
Lots of issues to overcome in solid state batteries. I wish them luck. Finally managed to find a decent chap to enjoy my much loved STi today so deposit going down on my Model 3 tomorrow.
Which model 3 are you going for? The 2021 models have some nice improvements,
20% of deaths attributed to fossil fuel pollution research claims. Time to crush your polluting ICE vehicle
As much as I hope that's tongue in cheek, if we crushed all our cars to replace them with leccy stuff, the environmental impact of doing that would be catastrophic as well as unworkable. I'm sure I read the other day that the national grid would have to increase capacity by 4 times what it is today to deal with that.
Anyway, lets get that new coal mine open in Cumbria, we'll need it to help produce the steel for all these new cars
As much as I hope that's tongue in cheek, if we crushed all our cars to replace them with leccy stuff, the environmental impact of doing that would be catastrophic as well as unworkable. I'm sure I read the other day that the national grid would have to increase capacity by 4 times what it is today to deal with that.
Anyway, lets get that new coal mine open in Cumbria, we'll need it to help produce the steel for all these new cars
National grid has already conducted assessment of their ability to support EV expansion to 2040. They said they are more than able.
Stupid decision to open a coal mine run a local plant.
Did you read that to produce green hydrogen to run our replace our house gas boilers would require 40 times the amount of wind turbines currently in operation. Now to have 40 times the number of turbines would be excellent for everything but further development of hydrogen production is drastically needed
Improvements in Hydrogen are ongoing. By the end of the decade Hydrogen will be the norm and EV's will be history!
There was an interesting development in the press this week with Hydrogen paste which can be used in small vehicles like bicycles and scooters where a hydrogen gas fuel tank is not practical.
Stupid decision to open a coal mine run a local plant.
Did you read that to produce green hydrogen to run our replace our house gas boilers would require 40 times the amount of wind turbines currently in operation. Now to have 40 times the number of turbines would be excellent for everything but further development of hydrogen production is drastically needed
So you think it's a better idea and greener to ship the coal required to produce the steel halfway around the planet on what is widely recognised as the dirtiest form of transport available, although I didn't quite understand your response - run a local plant?
On the hydrogen front, one of my work colleagues lives in the Orkneys - says they are doing some wonderful things with hydrogen up there.
20% of deaths attributed to fossil fuel pollution research claims. Time to crush your polluting ICE vehicle
Better off taxing people who use car travel to a fixed place of work, incorporating it into their tax code (simple calc; distance from work, extra percentage if partly driven in a car or taxi, bigger tax if fully driven, reduction for public transport use). Especially targeting those that live in far flung commuter belts. Employer and employee both held responsible for checking and verifying this (tracking via mobile phone geolocation, submitting ticket purchases etc). NO tax breaks for cars that use renewable or electric.
For retail; Enviro tax on goods based on distance transported (bit like Spain's enviro tax on online purchases). Promoting a shift towards local retail. Big duty on needless transporting stuff, like importing water from overseas unless done via 100% renewable (not carbon offset ).
Oh yes, reduction or a ban on tax breaks for carbon offset; Planting a tree does not make your 737 'green'.
Tax gained of course should be directly placed into public infrastructure to maintain public mobility. Nationalisation/subsiding of routes for areas that are poorly served. It should be ring fenced on a political level as so not be used to fill black holes (like the NHS) and not for vanity projects that only serve the Capital (except completion of the Lower Thames crossing to give better access with the North to/from Folkestone).
By reducing vehicle reliance via punitive taxation we should see a reduction of overall vehicle use; Covid lockdowns have shown that vehicle use for commuting can make a massive difference for both infrastructure overloading and consequently the environment (noise as well as air). As even fossil fuel vehicles become less polluting as they operate in free flowing traffic conditions, they also become more reliable and suffer less wear. It's a win on many levels.
Last edited by ALi-B; 09 February 2021 at 10:52 AM.
07 January 2021, 02:57 PM
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