Electricity meter "lifespan" before replacement due

SnakePlissken

Qyburn said:

SnakePlissken said:

In Scotland there are plans to build hydrogen fuel  with at least one im aware of in outline planning permission.

Self charging hybrid will do me though.

Aberdeen already has two operational hydrogen plants. But I'm not convinced it's the panacea that seems to be assumed. Making hydrogen from electricity is seriously inefficient, they were "hoping" to reach 60% efficiency when I visited. And all the stuff about using renewable energy is just so much hot air, the plant needs to start up and run for a steady 8 or 10 hours at a time to reach even that efficiency. There's no way it can start and stop to use just renewable or surplus power. In reality a lot of your hydrogen is just created by burning gas.

Im speaking abouthydrogen fuel stations.

If you live in Scotland you will know there is an abundance of renewables, with another 10GW of wind planhed over next few years.
Along with around 3.5GW of pumped storage capacity.
 Cor Glas will produce 30 GW over 2.5 days. And it  an be topped up overnight when demand is low.

But time will tell and we will see within a decade if im  correct.

SnakePlissken

Gerry1 said:

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EssexHebridean said:

I suspect that's right about EV owners - and rightly so IMO. It's all well and good insisting that everyone needs to switch to electric, but right now, realistically, if they did, the grid couldn't cope, could it? I think it's almost certain that at some stage, the model is going to change to offering people contracted times to charge at their best price, with charging outside of that being far more expensive, simply as a way of ensuring that everything balances. 

@EssexHebridean It's not 'at some stage', that model is already here.  The fact is that, by law, all new chargers now have to be smart so they can phone home: they are in control.  Regulation 10 requires that a relevant charge point incorporates default charging hours and that in most circumstances the charge point will only charge a vehicle during those hours.  Peak times are defined as 8am to 11am on weekdays and 4pm to 10pm on weekdays, so don't expect to charge whenever it suits you !

Petrol rationing books were issued back in the 70s, but rationing can now be instantly implemented over the air.

Which is why when i change my car, it will be a petrol self charging hybrid, like Toyota or Kia do. No charging wait, no range anxiety and no stopping off just drive non stop. Plus in Scottish highlands up single track roads, there are no charging points. (Not just the far north either)

Incidently, its not just energy, Toyota said that there are not enough resources available in the world to make batterys for global volume of cars we currently see, if they are all battery only.

You can build quite a few hybrids for each battery only car.

Absolutely ! I've recently changed to a self-charging hybrid and it's by far the best of both worlds.

• All the benefits of smooth automatic transmission but with about 60% better real world MPG than a smaller petrol car with manual.

• Petrol is getting cheaper but electricity is rocketing; my cost per mile already works out cheaper than using roadside chargers.

• Fuel tank only 9.9 gallons but a range of well over 400 miles.

• No range anxiety, refuelling takes less than five minutes.

• No surcharges for refuelling at peak times.

• You can use any petrol station without having to register or download an app, and the chances of finding all the pumps occupied or out of order are virtually zero.

• No hassle with having to plan ahead for long journeys, especially when abroad.

Pure EVs and the charging infrastructure are still very much in their infancy, except perhaps for a second car limited to use as a local runabout.

On my current car I average 50 to 59 mpg, so good to know i could get up to 60% more.

YMMV !  Mine was a Focus which gave about 30mpg overall, perhaps nudging 40 on a long dual carriageway or motorway.

I think depends on make Ford self charging uses a different technology/software to that used by Kia and Toyota. It will also depend on driving style, how hard you accelerate etc.

No, it was an ancient Ford that was pure petrol.

Sorry i misunderstood.