cougie uk
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The bloke running the National Grid disagrees with you.
I'm happy with mine.
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I'm happy with mine.
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Drago
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True but those of us who have all bases covered with an electric car, diesel,car, and petrol motorbikes are feeling gratuitously smug.
The National Grid boss as many vested interests in telling us that all is rosy, and the grid can handle all the extra toys.
In addition, John Pettigrew is by training an economist, and has no engineering or science expertise. Many of those that do are disagreeing with him most vociferously.
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slowmotion
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The fuel situation between Cirencester and Ross on Wye seemed pretty normal this afternoon. Empty forecourts and full pumps. A novel sight for someone from West London.
Ming the Merciless
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Actually he doesn’t as he assumes much more capacity and a very slow transition
cougie uk
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You'd think he'd know his stuff better than a bloke on the internet. But ho hum.
Anyway filled the car up for £2 today. The BP nearest to me is empty but other stations near me seem fine.
classic33
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How much did you actually put in.
Ming the Merciless
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No, he makes different assumptions. His assumption was not all electric right now in the 2020s! Different assumptions, different conclusions. Simple when you understand
Alex321
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"Not all electric right now in the 2020s" isn't an assumption, it is a fact.
They aren't even due to stop manufacturing "pure" petrol & diesel cars until 2030, and it will be a number of years after that before almost all the cars on the road are purely electric.
If you are saying we don't have the generating capacity right now to power a completely electric population of cars, then that is also a fact. But a fairly irrelevant one since there is zero possibility of having a completely eclectic population of cars in the next 10 years.
Whether we can ramp up generation sufficiently by the time it is needed is an important question. But few of us are really in a position of sufficient knowledge to be able to give a definitive answer on that.
ebikeerwidnes
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I seem to remember brewing some beer a few times - and I thought it made its own CO2????
or are we talking about some chemically developed liquid that is similar in many ways to proper beer???
(although in some case - not so many ways)
Reynard
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Well, I'm teetotal, so...
Profpointy
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To paraphrase the late great Douglas Adams, a drink almost but not entirely unlike beer
ebikeerwidnes
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Off topic but reminds me of a holiday in the remoter parts of Scotland many years agoTescos are rationing fuel here in Essex. Limit of £99*. Luckily the pump clicked off at £95.52
* Pay at pump only
We pulled over to fill up and an old bloke came over to fill us up
by hand on a manual pump - only time I have ever seen a non electric one
as we were leaving a big Jag was pulling - according to a bloke in our party i t had 2 large separate tanks - it was to be hoped he just wanted a top up - if both tanks needed filling the poor bloke would have been there for hours!!!
anyway - back to topic!!!
classic33
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Tesco's upped their "check amount" in their petrol stations up to £99 earlier this year. Previously it had only been a £1/£1.50 when taking payment.Tescos are rationing fuel here in Essex. Limit of £99*. Luckily the pump clicked off at £95.52
* Pay at pump only
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