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Just trying to imagine future business models etc. For now we've got these motors - might as well make use of them if there is no obvious alternative. Better to electrify the priority areas first, like cars and heating and do other things as and when it makes sense. Interesting with electric...

Those giant battery trucks make financial sense if you are saving a huge amount of diesel. If you've got an expensive truck you need to use it heavily to make the economics work. For a leisure vehicle it is hard to imagine intensive working. Perhaps the best scenario would be to have...

The lighter weight and greater size convenience might lead to efficiency improvements, but only because of the issues you've raised - lower weight and any aero advantages that the batteries facilitate.

That was exactly my thinking. We might be hit by Trumpflation in the coming months if he keeps doing stupid things, which is his general Modus Operandi.

When I spoke to them at the Everything Electric Event the most useful guy (Paul) added me to the Facebook group. That seems to be the only place they give any support these days. In the hope that other customers help the person out first.

The whole world has gone mad, Rolfe! Anyway, which one of us is mad? They do include the MOT as well.

Different garage but we had to chase our new handle. Was waiting for them to paint it and book us in. They painted it and just left on their shelf until I questioned the delay a while later.

Never let it be said that I'm not a Bam of action. ActionBam, if you will.

Your 2p is worth much more! Pretty much. They started out with 48V hybrid inverters and then produced an AC Powerwall rival. Didn't do my due diligence here, obviously, as I didn't know they were a Chinese-owned company. I knew the equipment was essentially Chinese. There are indeed people...

Bit the bullet and went for the service plan. Only 21 months after I started the thread! :eek:

Givenergy customers have received an email today seemingly saying that they will be asked to pay for cloud server access and API usage in the near future. This is a real disappointment since they previously promised that this would be "free forever." There have been rumours for a while that...

From what I understand there are two broad concerns, but perhaps there are others I have missed... There is a the potential backfeed issue (devices don't shut down when the grid goes down like they are supposed to). Hopefully the technology will stop this, if all the devices are of suitable...

You'd have to check the rules when they are released. But will NI have different regulations anyway? At present my understanding is that you are supposed to inform your DNO if you have an inverter connected.

Similar to us in that we have East-West roof with solar and have now added a heat pump. Some extra solar would now really help! Eyeing up the South-wall, South-facing fence and west-facing garage roof. Pebbles might not think it is a good investment, though!

3% aim is a bit tight for my liking!