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Jan Rosenow appeared on the Everything Electric Podcast talking about his latest research in this area. Other people who make interesting, sometimes provocative, points on the efficiency of the energy transition are Michael Leibreich and Mark Z. Jacobsen.

How much would they charge for a BEV version? Would it be more or less than this?

If they've limited it then you're fine. Hopefully it means that the inverter will last longer, though I suppose there is a worry it might not start up as quickly or something. You can check the differences between the start up voltages for both types on the spec sheet. Sometimes it makes no...

Pasta bake for us, with some garlic bread.

Welcome to electric ownership. We were the same two years ago (apart from ex-demo rather than new). I tend to stick to around 65 on dual carriageways as it is good for range but doesn't add much time. Same as ICE really. Try not to regen too much on the motorways for efficiency - keep it...

Fantastic! Nice. Wow - did the DNO approve that? Or are they going to have to de-rate it to 5kw? Does it offer 10kW discharge from the battery? That would be very hand for backup purposes! :D Even if it is 10kW only during sunny times that would be great. This can take a long time. In the...

Yes, it was "I'D WATCH that," rather than "I'd watch THAT" as in you should (short for "I'd watch that if I were you"). English is a fantastically vague language.

EVs will get less and less wasteful over time as well. Wind, hydro and solar energy waste negligible amounts of energy in the act of producing energy (virtually no heat exhaust). Power plants that turn turbines with steam (gas, coal, nuclear), end up with a lot of hot air exhaust that needs to...

I think that mentioning green hydrogen and e-fuels are instructive. It is possible to create these products from (surplus) renewable electricity, air and water and make a fuel that powers motion. The losses involved are absolutely staggering and so it makes absolutely no economic sense...

Might want to contact mental health services and get checked out!

On BBC 6 music Craig Charles does a feature where the listeners get to vote on a cover vs. original of a song. A variation is two different songs with the same name (either/or) and another more tenuous one is two songs on the same theme. It's a good idea!

In fact it would be great if more people rented out their chargers in general. I suggested to pebbles that we do this once but she wasn't keen as we've only got space for one car on our driveway so we'd have to move our car around. It would be extra admin. But it would help out other EV...

Zapmap lists all sorts of chargers. It is a great resource. Destination chargers are definitely the way to go when attending an event. The only thing to watch out for is that some places have a charge for parking or a two hour limit (particularly supermarkets) so it isn't suitable...

No, they certainly won't get it all back. A few people have made videos driving Leafs downhill and while they might get a small amount of regen it isn't much. I've just discovered a very early (and rough) EVMan video where he went down a big hill in his leaf in 2015. However, a petrol...

I think hills are good for EVs. A lot of battery to get up, but you get regen on the way down, which ICE cars don't get (unless hybrid driving in electric only mode).