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by dan_b
Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Hydrogen guinea pigs of Winlanton
Replies: 11
Views: 3127

Re: Hydrogen guinea pigs of Winlanton

Steam reformation of methane is highly energy intensive, and of course maintains reliance on natural gas supply. Plus commercial-scale CCS is also both highly energy intensive and also essentially a myth in any sense of the word. The inefficiency of this process beggars belief. Argh. Such guff. When...
by dan_b
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:49 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Herbert Diess pans Ionity
Replies: 8
Views: 1669

Re: Herbert Diess pans Ionity

He's a mechanical engineer who works at Osprey Charging. This is worth a read - a blog about high power charging and aiming the charge rate most appropriately for the best experience of the end user. https://fullycharged.show/blog/is-biggest-best-for-ev-charging/ It is written by someone at Osprey C...
by dan_b
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:42 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Oh dear, what have I done
Replies: 300
Views: 62839

Re: Oh dear, what have I done

Tesla don't have dealers - they have regional service centres, and a couple of "stores" where you can go poke around in one - just buy it online like you would anything else! There are 3x Tesla stores in Scotland: Aberdeen Wellington Circle AB12 3JG Edinburgh 23 Cliftonhall Road EH28 8PW G...
by dan_b
Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:37 pm
Forum: Hydro Power
Topic: Hydro shuts down due to empty reservoir
Replies: 1
Views: 1006

Hydro shuts down due to empty reservoir

https://electrek.co/2021/08/06/a-huge-c ... o-drought/

Oh dear. Can we send them some of our rain?
by dan_b
Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:46 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Herbert Diess pans Ionity
Replies: 8
Views: 1669

Re: Herbert Diess pans Ionity

This is worth a read - a blog about high power charging and aiming the charge rate most appropriately for the best experience of the end user. https://fullycharged.show/blog/is-biggest-best-for-ev-charging/ It is written by someone at Osprey Charging, so not exactly un-biased, but it is worth noting...
by dan_b
Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Electric trucks
Replies: 26
Views: 6565

Re: Electric trucks

He did another video

by dan_b
Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:45 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Oh dear, what have I done
Replies: 300
Views: 62839

Re: Oh dear, what have I done

It's quite possible that the "appalling reputation for build quality and reliability" is overstating it somewhat based on what was originally a fairly small number of what are very complex vehicles from a start-up manufacturer. And that their build quality has improved markedly as the comp...
by dan_b
Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:27 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Oh dear, what have I done
Replies: 300
Views: 62839

Re: Oh dear, what have I done

Welcome to the club Nowty - but did you use my referral code?! Am almost 18k miles into my Tesla experience now and quite frankly it's the best car, the best piece of technology, I've ever owned. And I think I've probably converted quite a few other people to go electric as a result. Compared to my ...