Recent content by Ferretusmaximus

Indeed. Apparently the "Government" (read "lack of ...") decided it couldn't be bothered to plan something as useful as a public charging network so they just left it to private industry with the least possible restrictions so as to incentivise investment. As usual compare to Norway, courtesy of...

According to the report it's £92 billion. Not much really as the UK Interest Payment on the National Debt for February was £13 billion, so 7 months' worth. Bargain.

A little eclipsed by an estimate for HS2 wasting £92,000,000,000 - Report (dated 2023!). Somehow doubt we'll ever know the true cost of all this "recalibrations" other than the interest we are saddled with paying for the national debt.

Depends on your view and your hardware configuration. I don't have gas so I've tried to optimise my configuration for dependency on electric. I've invested in enough battery capacity to cope with the coldest February day (nice not to be dependent on the grid) so charge the batteries every night...

Single phase copes with it okay using the 12:30-5:50 charging window on Octopus Go. For example last night was 2 hours at 12kWh (12:30-2:30). It rarely needs a full recharge as the capacity was judged on worst case. Usually can charge the Powerwalls plus 2 hours for the car during the night.

Indeed, but I was being disingenuous about the solar export and NCB. How will HMRC be able to tell the difference between a solar export and an export from the batteries (which may have originated from an overnight charge from the grid)?

I calculated my maximum daily power need (31kWh mid-February below zero degrees all day) to run the heat source air pump and everything else. So I needed 3 Powerwalls which is the maximum for my site. Expensive, yes, but is gives you a nice warm feeling when the power goes off for 3 days due to...

Looking at similar images on Dr Google it appears that the photo has been doctored (compare the definition of the front grille with the tread lines you would expect on the tyres). No doubt the article is true (must be on the BBC:unsure:) but the image may have been "edited".

Ask them how long it lasts. I have seen reports that it needs to be repeated annually. I looked into ceramics for my current car and come to the conclusion that using products with ceramic in them (e.g., Autoglym shampoo and polish) was just as effective and saved a shedload of money.

Must have used the system from the MG4.

Experienced the same problem in my MG4 (as did other MG4 owners - there are posts referencing the problem). Press the go pedal and the car rocks against the brake and displays the seatbelt sign. Releasing and reapplying the seatbelt was the quickest solution I found to the problem.

Can be caused by external temperature drop. I used to get the same issue as winter arrived - I suspect the warning is triggered at a decimal point value of pressure you don't see in the display.

Not sure if this has been shared here before, but it's an interesting YouTube take on what this is all about: Pay Per Mile Tax Is About Control – The EV Bait & Switch

Absolutely. Together with the "leak it will be 10%" then implement 5% and expect people to go "Phew, that's not too bad".

I imagine this will require a Government-developed/controlled computer system and we all know how well they work....