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| Mike c Member Since: 11 Aug 2017 Location: Maldon, Essex Posts: 905   
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10th Aug 2019 7:28am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Land fill for all the batters 5 to 10 years time
 and how meany EV can charge for PV with out having AC input or engine generated powered 
150 kw 30 min charge 126 Amp at home  no wounder power utility seeing $£$$$££$£$£$$£$££$$£$£$%$£$$£$£$$£$£$$£ |
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10th Aug 2019 8:21am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3616  
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The other bit that is missing is the domestic infrastructure. Most UK domestic supplies are rated to 100A or thereabouts. There is also diversification on top of that: ie the assumption isn’t that each house is pulling 100A all the time and the grid is sized accordingly. If we all had EVs and 150KW chargers, the grid couldn’t actually supply enough electricity. The fact that the roads aren’t being dug up to install new supplies means that those in the know, know that this is only a very short term answer.
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10th Aug 2019 8:43am |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 570
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I have dibs on our original D3 to buy it back with the exact view to them convert it to EV for a local dog walking /tip run car. I’ve been exploring our I3 and will probably go with a written off one for the donor. Not looking for Tesla power, i3 is very nippy with 190ps and bags of torque. Might go for a range extender setup. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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10th Aug 2019 8:45am |
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| Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 800 
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https://electricinsights.co.uk/#/dashboard?_k=5176nv Electricity production in the UK the past year: Gas 39% Wind 19.5% Nuclear 18.5% Imports (i.e. via cable) 8% Biomass 6% Solar 4% Coal 3% Hydro & pumped storage 2% So 50/50 from carbon/carbon neutral sources, so could do better - but is a whole lot better than petrol/diesel! BTW, for anyone interested, gas in the UK: 44% from UK production 47% European pipelines 9% shipped via tankers - which seems particularly harmful! I do love a good stat!  |
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10th Aug 2019 2:40pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4789 
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Interesting stats. 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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10th Aug 2019 2:49pm |
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| Mike c Member Since: 11 Aug 2017 Location: Maldon, Essex Posts: 905
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I certainly am interested and open minded to this in the future if need be to keep driving my Defender, but as said before, prices really need to come down dramatically for the conversions. Hopefully this will happen..
Also, surely converting existing vehicles has to be greener than buying new ones! Government please take note and consider grants for this in the future.... Flying pigs spring to mind |
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10th Aug 2019 3:14pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2052
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amazing how its 50 / 50 exactly............
what do they call these wood briquettes that they have been using as they don't seem to be on the list?? |
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10th Aug 2019 3:38pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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That'll be biomass. If you follow the link that Ads90 posted, you can see it in more detail. The balance is clearly not 50/50 all of the time, but it's a good average at the moment and had been swinging steadily towards more renewables as new kit comes online. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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10th Aug 2019 3:56pm |
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| Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 800
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I rounded to nearest 0.5% - it's actually 50.35% carbon / 49.65% carbon neutral. 
But as Anorak says, it's just a snapshot of the last year between 10th Augusts, and it doesn't take in to account all the carbon generation from the manufacture & transportation of each fuel - I have no idea how that would skew it - probably a bit on both sides e.g. the shipping of gas v. installation & maintenance of offshore wind farms. Electric car conversions are not going to solve anything as they are dwarfed by all the other carbon production in the world, but personally I think an electric motor is going to be a great improvement over my TDCi when the range is there and I find it affordable. It's still all early days, (& infrastructure needs to catch up too), but in my mind the potential of increased torque, speed, simplicity, reduced noise & vibration, and lack of smoke/smell/toxic fumes, greasy diesel hands, egr issues etc. are all rather compelling. |
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10th Aug 2019 6:21pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3018 
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Yep and other figures for 2018, presumably 1st Jan -31st Dec, quote 57% renewables including nuclear. Any way you look at it our reliance on fossil fuels for generating energy is seriously on the decline.
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10th Aug 2019 6:33pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2052
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Not sure how you class Nuclear as 'renewable'.........would have thought after the recent Chernobyl series we should be running as far away as possible
Funny how the Envro's don't seem to take the toxic waste, transport or mining operations into consideration when telling us how 'clen' they are?? I would love to be able to use something 'green' but can't accept the pure spin that accompanies everything at the moment - they obviously think that if its shouted loud & long enough it will be accepted |
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10th Aug 2019 6:36pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3018
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Are you saying you don't want a vehicle which is cheaper to run, faster and more powerful because you don't believe they are as environmentally friendly as we are led to believe?
If so that would make you an "Envro". (sic) |
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10th Aug 2019 7:42pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2052
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I would have a more environmentally friendly vehicle IF everything was 100% proven but as usual there is so much bullucks & $$$ invovled we definately aren't there yet so i will sit on the fence for the time being.......
Also at the moment the only electric vehicles that are even remotely cheap are old milk floats and Chinese MG's - something remotely capable is currently out of reach of most 'normal' people Pretty sure there is nothing on the market that approaches being able to tow at least 2tons and carry 1ton either....... |
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10th Aug 2019 7:53pm |
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