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by Stinsy
Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:43 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Van of enormous power Mk 4
Replies: 332
Views: 117335

Re: Van of enormous power Mk 4

Talking of bike rack, I finally “folded” and bought the Thule bike rack I intended to buy when I got the iD4 all them years ago:


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Really nice bit of kit but obnoxiously expensive…
by Stinsy
Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:30 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus Tariff Change
Replies: 8
Views: 534

Re: Octopus Tariff Change

We’ve had the gas one, haven’t used any gas intentionally this year and standing charge has dropped 10%. Waiting for a no standing charge tariff, which OFGEM have told companies has to be released this year +1 for a no standing charge gas tariff! £9 for SC, £3 for gas, is my standard monthly bill! ...
by Stinsy
Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:50 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Van of enormous power Mk 4
Replies: 332
Views: 117335

Re: Van of enormous power Mk 4

Now that looks very enviable:

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What is the deal with importing food from the UK into the EU?
by Stinsy
Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:41 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Colin's Daily
Replies: 13
Views: 418

Re: Colin's Daily

I too am interested Colin. I'm an F1 fan. When F1 returned to China post-COVID many of those who traveled from Europe were suprised to find China to be cleaner, more bustling, and more prosperous than both the Europe they'd traveld from and the China they'd visited pre-COVID. We really don't have mu...
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:18 pm
Forum: Legislation
Topic: Stupid question?
Replies: 17
Views: 629

Re: Stupid question?

perhaps it's party politics or rants which are unacceptable... Understood BUT I would think always (in the case of parliamentary governments) and sometimes (like now) in a system like ours where one party controls all the houses of the legislature, it's kind of hard to separate legislation from the...
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:13 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Intelligent Octopus Go
Replies: 221
Views: 51778

Re: Intelligent Octopus Go

I don't understand the "fixed" and "Intelligent" bit as I thought that the two were mutually exlusive. I have accepted that my vanilla "Flux" tariff is variable, but in practise they only change it 3-monthly and give you formal notice too. I think they're trying to tra...
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:58 pm
Forum: Legislation
Topic: Stupid question?
Replies: 17
Views: 629

Re: Stupid question?

There is a fine line. You will be informed when you approach it (not by me).
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:04 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: V2L for any EV?
Replies: 6
Views: 209

Re: V2L for any EV?

I know there's someone who has wired CCS2 DC lines to a grid coupled high voltage battery inverter. He then uses a powerline modem which is coupled between the DC side and an Arduino to tell the car to close the CCS2 contactors in the same way this V2L device does. Seems to work fine. There's a You...
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:07 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: V2L for any EV?
Replies: 6
Views: 209

Re: V2L for any EV?

Maybe V2G versions?
by Stinsy
Tue Jul 01, 2025 8:52 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: V2L for any EV?
Replies: 6
Views: 209

V2L for any EV?