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UK Press are not very good at technical stuff as well as most other actually delivering news/accurate information rather than bias opinion that they think their reads will lap up. Bridgewater not well know but will be when the half billion pound battery factory is biult. Just go past Bristol, over the Avon bridge, up the Portishead to Clevedon elevated section and then past Weston with its mud beach, and Burnham the follow the sulphur smell to Bridgewater. Did a visit to Hinkley point when both the Magnox and AGR ie Hinkley A and B were running. As most power stations so inefficient that warm water fish live in the cooling water outflow in the Bristol Channel. we need Hinkley C for energy security but I am glad I do not live close to it.

54 seconds in described in this video...... Nick is a Renault dealership worker.

I get newsletters from several sources on new charger stations with dozen or more chargers. My Zoe gives me real-time info on whether charging stations stalls are all in use or not indicated as green or red. Information is about a century ahead of what ice drivers have. I waited quarter of an hour to get petrol at Asda J2 on M5, never waited that long for a charge in EV.

But Mac Master is a wally. When using M40 most EV drivers know to use Banbury and not Oxford or Chiverly or Warwick.

Think he lives around Gloucester so he, as i would in Worcester, have popped home and charged overnight for a tenth of the price. Polestar 2 doing 3 miles per kilowatt hour, it is no TESLA.

He was very confident that he would make it home even though the range figure was down to a couple of miles and the limited performance still allowed to him to up to 50 mph which is plenty on Orkney. Zoe has about a 2 kWh buffer which will allow one to go several miles past zero, just like an ICE car but without the cavitation on the fuel pump damage. Zoe has been the range King, or perhaps Queen, for the last 4 years or so and is good in winters as models are fitted with Heat Pump. Heated seats were on the shortage list when I got my Riviera model so I fitted and after market one and that helps mileage rather than heating the whole cabin to 20C plus. I reckon I can get over 200 miles even in zero C conditions using ECO and heated driving seat. It

Desperate to recover their massive capital expenditure before TESLA wipe the floor with them.

Standalone AC stays at 49p per kwh and on a 22 kW AC why would zoe owners go near the DC unless in a big rush. Maybe start on DC then move to AC 22kws when charging drops at 60% mark as little advantage staying on DC.

The so called motor journalist not even planning where there were 22 kW AC chargers that the Zoe could charge 3 times faster than on the 7 kW chargers, they not heard of ZAP Maps. In today's EV market, looking at price and availability one can consider an early ZE50 Zoe rather than a ZE40 and get it for half or less of the MG4 and with similar range. With the MG one has to put up with the tacky infotainment interface and the Zoe 9.3 inch screen running Google and Tom Tom is the best I have used in any car, even so called premium marques. Happy with charging of 22 kw DC and 45 kw DC, always only splash and dash say 20% to 60% to give me another 100 miles. I seem to get well over 4 miles/kWh in mine. Did they even pump the tyres up properly ie a few psi about book as do most Zoe drivers do, even the manual says add 0.3 bar if car already warmed the tyres. Use eco most the time and the Zoe will get over 250 miles on a full charge, was one of the best 4 years ago and still is for a B segment EV. Still nothing obvious to me to replace the Zoe with except a TESLA model 3 standard range on salary sacrifice RRP £39.9k so no luxury car road tax.

Just looking at the Swarco site at the Worcs uni, 18 chargers with 22 Kws 3 phase charging as well as the six expensive DC chargers and loads of 7 Kws for those leaving the cars to go in to the city a few hundred yards across the bridge. Brilliant.

Nah, maybe in Chelmsford, I hear "Dave-takes-it-on" was berating Chelmsford, for a country town it is woeful. He had to drive the 12 miles up to Braintree to go to the fantastic Gridserve mega charging hub, have a coffee, use the post office, explore leasing EVs. Here is another country town, the beautiful Worcester, we have increased our EV chargers by another half this week with 54 charge posts being added as part of the University.... 45p a kWh published cost..... https://uk.news.yahoo.com/worcester-university-campus-becomes-one-050000255.html#:~:text=The University of Worcester's Severn,public and the university community. The University of Worcester's Severn Campus has become one of the largest electric vehicle charging parks in Europe. The car park, which has been installed with 100 charging points on Hylton Road is open for use by both the general public and the university community. With easy access to the university's campuses at St John’s and in the city, as well as the city centre, the installed chargers also promise convenience for Christmas shoppers. To use the charging ports, drivers can pay for the parking and separately for the electricity through an app or contactless payment at the charger. Six of the charging points are 50 KWh rapid chargers, and there are also 200 standard car parking spaces available at the site. The development of the Severn Campus into a charging hub was made possible by a £3m award from the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, as part of the Government’s Getting Building Fund, which assigned Worcestershire £12m. Dr Tim Jones, the university’s pro vice chancellor for students, said: "We’re committed to encouraging and inspiring more sustainable solutions among our University community and beyond. “We’re really keen that the public should benefit from and make use of these forward-thinking facilities as much as University students and staff. "As Severn Campus sits on the outskirts of the City centre, this will also reduce the volume of traffic heading into the City centre."

Took me 6 years to do my degree as it required about 15 hours a week on top of doing the 40 hour working week but at the end virtually no student debt. Much to commend doing further education when working.

A 2-2 level degree, or two two, or tutu, like cockney ryming slang, Desmond Tutu.

Did mine mainly at home as did OU whilst working as customs officer, a couple stints at Bath Uni and UWE in Bristol. Recommend OU big time in so many ways. Many jobs do not consider candidates unless at least 2-1 degree, even a Desmond is not at a level to be considered, tough market.

Use to do that in Canada when it was -40 (same in C and F as it is the crossover point) Then we got car engine block heaters and little posts in the parking lot which I first thought were the crappiest EV chargers I had seen then it twigged after a couple of seconds what there were. But then this was Alberta where minus 40 is not unknown and even when most the coolant is Glycol it is starting to go solid. So no degree then ?

Mechanics not Engineers. God help us.

That is what I said. Please state your qualifications ? I'll start. BSc including thermodynamics. 2-1 honours obtained. Also Mech Eng OND with distinction in thermodynamics and 4 year apprenticeship in Marine Engineering and practical in world's largest diesel engines. And you ?

Zoe lithium traction battery does not vent gas when charging or discharging during normal operation, only its lead acid battery like other cars will be doing that. Traction battery has an emergency vent, like if the whole cars was being boiled by an ICE car in the adjacent parking space leaking fuel whilst it was on fire but that is just a safety feature which most EVs would not use in their entire working life time.

Those 17 ships are probably capable of carrying more than 20,000 TEUs, twenty foot Equivalent Units so probably carrying more than 200,000 tonnes of cargo so 17 of them will be carrying well over two million tonnes of cargo at any one time, they spend about 20% of their time in port loading and unloading but the other 80% of the time they are steaming at around 25 mph ie 600 miles a day, ever day including weekends. Unlike most road transport that is probably working a third or less of the time, or 95% of the time sat still in the case of most road vehicles sat on our drives as a status symbol of how well we have done. I will be working for CMA CGM in a few weeks time and they launch their LNG power 23,000 TEU vessels a couple of years ago and there will be eight more of these. Kilo per mile of CO2 sea transport is the most efficient followed by barge, then train and air and road a long way behind. Good to see more and more EV trucks and van as well as cars and eventually, already travelled on one in Norway, electric ships.

Best efficient in energy per mile seems to be about just where the turbo achieves the normal full pressure, usually somewhere around 0.7 bar from memory. Usually translates to around 1750 rpm in most 4 cylinder turbo diesels or petrols, sometimes a bit lower in 6 cylinder turbos, could be as low as 1250 rom incredible. Oddly this usually relates to around 55 mph, the double nickel, which is where aero drag starts to become a significant power sapping speed. Amazing that 55/56 mph is still the speed for ICE cars to do their best mpgs. True during the early 70s crisis and still true. I can get 70 mpg out of the Arkana, use to get even more out of the Audi A4 with the 1.9 PD engine, I have heard of Octavias getting over 80 mpg with 7 speed DSG and 1.6 CR engine. EV can get efficiency at as low as 20 mph, ie city speeds. The Zoe can exceeds it range at 55 mph by three quarters when running at 20 mph, ie city speeds. Engine match to car and driving style 3 key factors. Sales reps would get better mpg out of 2 litre than 1.6 litre as they would cane the 1.6s. Lots of variables.

LEAF I expect a mark 3 but the Qashqai, which Washington has produced over quarter of a million a year at its peak and exported to over 30 countries, mainly the EU27 of course, is the key more than the LEAF. Sister loves her 1.2 TSI Qashqai. Best UK selling car in 2022.... https://careersatnissan.co.uk/british-built-nissan-qashqai-confirmed-as-uks-best-selling-new-car-of-2022/ Sunderland also makes the Juke. Shares much with the Renault Capture I presume. Not my favourite car format but the Qashqai is undeniably a massive success.

Depends on what type of ICE. Diesels are fair bit higher than petrol though petrol have caught up a lot. Diesel with hybrid is even more efficient as an overall package of course but pricey. ICE diesel engines in ships ie Slow speed marine diesels are close to 50% overall efficiency and considered overall, where one is generating massive of "free electricity" by using a diesecon unit ie creating super-heated steam from the exhaust to make MWs of electricity as a free bi-product the overall efficeincy is north of 50% but then one does need the space of a ten story building with about a 2500 sq metre base to achieve this. Thermo electric generators could find a place in automotive soon, replace the alternator and provide free electrical power for a hybrid system and hence jack up the overall thermal efficiency by several percentage points.

UK Government seems to back EV manufacture with loads of UK tax payer's money by putting hundred of millions of pounds in to the Nissan plant near Sunderland........ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67517522 UK's Gilts ie the government bonds, have been falling in value since the Autumn Statement as faith in the UK economy continue to ebb lower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nissan to lead £2bn investment in UK electric car plant Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at the plant alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is already produced there. The scheme could help preserve the jobs of about 6,000 workers directly, and thousands more across the UK. Nissan said that alongside this, a major new battery plant known as a "gigafactory" will also be needed. This is in addition to the current factory adjacent to the car plant, and a further gigafactory already being built by its partner, AESC. Nissan will spend £1.12bn on preparing its UK facilities and supply chain for the new models and training its workforce. Alongside the gigafactory the total new investment will be up to £2bn, according to the company. The UK government has provided support for Nissan through the Automotive Transformation Fund, which received a £2bn top-up in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday. Mr Johnson declined to comment on how much funding the company has received from UK taxpayers. He said: "The support we have received in the past has been excellent and we're very grateful for the support we do receive. "The truth is discussions are ongoing with the government, not concluded, and therefore I'm not in a position at the moment to make any announcement or any comment about any numbers." Brexit In the summer, Mr Gupta also warned that the UK's largest car manufacturing plant in Sunderland would be "unsustainable" without a post-Brexit trade deal on tariffs. Rules due to take effect in January next year mean there will be a 10% tariff on cars sold between the UK and EU unless carmakers have sourced at least 45% of their components by value from the UK or EU. Batteries are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle, and some manufacturers in both the UK and EU have said they will struggle to meet the requirements, and have called for the rules to be deferred.

So is the granny cable quite efficient ie close to 90% then ? My Pod Point is only a 3.6 kw one, I was being a bit tight and save £100 rather than going for the 7.2 kW version so it only cost me £449. Granny cable was £129 or so I recall. Works at 10A, 220/240v. Both seem fine in terms of efficiency, close enough to 90% to not really bother but yes alway worth noting that one pays for 100% of the energy used at home or public charger but "only" about 90% gets in to the battery as stored charge with the other 10% being waste heat but a little bit of humming as noise. Still way better than a 35% ICE at converting chemical energy in to motion.

If one small criticism I would say that if somewhat under-emphasises the fairly obvious step that EV owners get on to an EV tariff like Octopus GO or Intelligent to tap in to 8/9 p per kWh. All wondering exactly how much the night rate will go up in January 2024 ie just over 5 weeks time. Looking at Allpower R2500 or even the R4000 to use even less day time rate power and store cheap night time power to use during the daytime. These unit can use granny chargers to put electricity in to an EV using granny chargers ie 2.4 kWh and are now being sold at way less than £1 per wh and with lithium phospate batteries show should last 10 years even to 80% charging capacity. Getting cheaper all the time.