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by NikoV6
Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:25 am
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Tesup Wind Turbines
Replies: 8
Views: 3855

Tesup Wind Turbines

Did do a search and Tesup not mentioned before, anybody heard of them. Prices look "competitive"!

https://www.tesup.co.uk/
by NikoV6
Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Intelligent Octopus
Replies: 21
Views: 4767

Re: Intelligent Octopus

I've heard that as soon as you plug in the car starts to charge while Octopus figures out what to do and you get that 30-min slot on the cheap rate guaranteed. I've heard of people plugging in and then putting the dinner on. I don't think thats true unless it gives it you an immediate slot in the s...
by NikoV6
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:46 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Tesla to enter UK electricity supply market
Replies: 2
Views: 426

Re: Tesla to enter UK electricity supply market

Paywall removed version, https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2F2023%2F07%2F11%2Felon-musk-tesla-launch-british-electricity-supplier%2F "It is thought that the service, which would be available to owners of the company’s Powerwall home battery, would sell electr...
by NikoV6
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Tesla to enter UK electricity supply market
Replies: 2
Views: 426

Tesla to enter UK electricity supply market

Should be a good thing?? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/11/elon-musk-tesla-launch-british-electricity-supplier/ Wonder if they can replicate the Texas $30 a month all you can eat tarif?? https://electrek.co/2023/05/26/tesla-1-year-free-home-overnight-charging-new-model-3-buyers-texas-t...
by NikoV6
Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Nio 150kWh battery
Replies: 25
Views: 2381

Re: Nio 150kWh battery

Tesla Model 2 will have 53kWh LFP battery, with likely 270 miles of range. If they can do it or £25K they wont be able to make them quick enough
by NikoV6
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: solid-state lithium-ion batteries
Replies: 35
Views: 8859

Re: solid-state lithium-ion batteries

Would like to know more about DIY battery kit please!
by NikoV6
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: Recycle, Repair, Renovate
Topic: Incredibly cheap ev
Replies: 10
Views: 5686

Re: Incredibly cheap ev

I suspect if Tesla build their next gigafactory in India, they wont be able to make enough of them! :mrgreen:
by NikoV6
Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: Data logs
Topic: June Generation 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 6405

Re: June Generation 2023

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Mine was actually worse than May! 1121.0kWh in May
by NikoV6
Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Bees flying in with leaves
Replies: 10
Views: 7252

Re: Bees flying in with leaves

pudding wrote: Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:32 pm Yup, the mason/mining bees have finished filling our bee hotels a few weeks ago with mud and eggs/pollen, yesterday the leaf cutter bees arrived.
Saw bee hotels for sale the other day, happy to stick a load up around the place, do they really make a difference?
by NikoV6
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:08 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Intelligent Octopus
Replies: 21
Views: 4767

Re: Intelligent Octopus

The only issue I have is if I set our Zappi to Eco+ to use excess solar, the car stops charging from solar and waits for the Octopus smart charge time. Easy enough to overcome as I just tell the car to charge from the app. Still think Octopus missed a trick with trying to make the cars work when a s...