Where will all the electricity come from for EV’s ?

[Clive]

often bought up in threads about EV’s on here ....... well here are some proper answers

 

[Farmer Roy]

Famous cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm

An iconic cattle station in the Northern Territory, once owned by Kerry Packer, is revealed as the proposed location for the world's biggest solar farm.

www.abc.net.au

 

[delilah]

Famous cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm

An iconic cattle station in the Northern Territory, once owned by Kerry Packer, is revealed as the proposed location for the world's biggest solar farm.

www.abc.net.au

And I hear on the news that you are also getting the Worlds biggest crocodile farm, really going for it aren't you .

 

[milkloss]

And I hear on the news that you are also getting the Worlds biggest crocodile farm, really going for it aren't you .

They like handbags.

 

[renewablejohn]

often bought up in threads about EV’s on here ....... well here are some proper answers

Its no good Clive the doom mongers will never believe it even if it comes direct from the National Grid mouth.

 

[robs1]

And I hear on the news that you are also getting the Worlds biggest crocodile farm, really going for it aren't you .

But make it snappy before someone else does it first, now where's my coat

 

[robs1]

Using batteries to store electricity should make generation much more efficient, solar is very reliant on the sun obviously off shore wind much more reliable

 

[Farmer Roy]

Using batteries to store electricity should make generation much more efficient, solar is very reliant on the sun obviously off shore wind much more reliable

there are many ways of generating electricity

you just have to do what’s suitable for your location. Solar, wind, tides, geo thermal etc etc

storage technology is the critical part

 

[Hindsight]

Using batteries to store electricity should make generation much more efficient, solar is very reliant on the sun obviously off shore wind much more reliable

Interesting that reported in The Times the lack of wind with high pressure systems meant National Grid issued warnings a few days ago.

 

[Lowland1]

It’s ridiculous all the oil we use at present to produce petrol and diesel can be used to make electricity. Honestly it’s simple really.

 

[robs1]

Interesting that reported in The Times the lack of wind with high pressure systems meant National Grid issued warnings a few days ago.

The programme I saw said these off shore ones rarely suffer from no wind but there are times when we get blocking highs in the winter that could cause lots of issues, I really dont know why we dont use rivers for more power, they are reliable and in winter larger flows should guarantee power. The Severn barrage was a no brainer and the second crossing on the top would have saved a fortune on the bridge. No joined up thinking, it's like all the stupid recycling stuff that takes more energy that is saved, just burn it and generate electric

 

[Exfarmer]

At the same time ascars are going electric, don’t forget houses are to be converted to ASHP !

 

[Sid]

often bought up in threads about EV’s on here ....... well here are some proper answers

Proper answers from the BBC ?

I thought going by the number threads dismissing everything Auntie Beeb does we should take this with a large serving of salt ?

 

[milkloss]

"What if you don't have a driveway or facilities to park your car?"

"blah blah...... well you'll drive to work and charge your car there..... it'll be the businesses responsibility to do that...."

erm wtf?

 

[quattro]

The programme I saw said these off shore ones rarely suffer from no wind but there are times when we get blocking highs in the winter that could cause lots of issues, I really dont know why we dont use rivers for more power, they are reliable and in winter larger flows should guarantee power. The Severn barrage was a no brainer and the second crossing on the top would have saved a fortune on the bridge. No joined up thinking, it's like all the stupid recycling stuff that takes more energy that is saved, just burn it and generate electric

Like the one near York,should be one near every city
can’t think of the name, it’s at the side of the a1

 

[Steevo]

"What if you don't have a driveway or facilities to park your car?"

"blah blah...... well you'll drive to work and charge your car there..... it'll be the businesses responsibility to do that...."

erm wtf?

Current planning policy requires new offices etc to install electric charging points, same as disabled car parking spaces etc.

 

[milkloss]

Current planning policy requires new offices etc to install electric charging points, same as disabled car parking spaces etc.

Can you imagine when Red Tractor inspector turns up:
"where's my charging point?"
"We don't have one..... there's not enough capacity on our line for one"
......RT man licking the tip of his biro ready to write his favourite non compliance of the day

 

[T Hectares]

Current planning policy requires new offices etc to install electric charging points, same as disabled car parking spaces etc.

Yep, we’ve built a commercial building on the farm and had to install two charging points, there’s quite a few around now, it would be tempting if I worked at one of these places

 

[Clive]

Proper answers from the BBC ?

I thought going by the number threads dismissing everything Auntie Beeb does we should take this with a large serving of salt ?

Have you watched it ? He is from National Grid not the BBC ?

 

[Sid]

Have you watched it ? He is from National Grid not the BBC ?

I haven't as yet.

BBC are good at editing as well btw