Originally posted by Zigenare
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Update on JCB's pursuit of Hydrogen as their fuel of the future
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Originally posted by Hairlocks View Post
The National Grid disagrees with you. https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories...misconceptions
https://www.imeche.org/news/news-art...-to-55-by-2025
And we've got plenty of energy...
https://news.sky.com/story/six-milli...eport-12624000…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
Ok, you've an interview 175 miles from home, the interview lasts for an hour and you have to drive 175 miles home. Which car would you drive?
You own 2 electric cars.
Put one on a trailer and tow it for 100 miles. Then abandon the first car with its flat battery at a charging point. Take the second car (sans trailer) to the interview. By the time you get back to the charging point the first one might be charged enough to tow the second one home.
On a more serious note, it would be interesting to know how many contractors would not go near an electric car if it didn't have the BiK savings, which the government will have to drop soon, as they'll need the revenue when everyone switches over.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View PostElectric seems like the best way to me. Burning tulip, even if it is clean like hydrogen, is not an efficient way of producing mechanical power.
I expect battery technology will evolve rapidly, and packs capable of doing many hundreds of miles will get a lot smaller and lighter.
Also, charging electric cars is a pretty good way of using off-peak electricity.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
That's obvious...
You own 2 electric cars.
Put one on a trailer and tow it for 100 miles. Then abandon the first car with its flat battery at a charging point. Take the second car (sans trailer) to the interview. By the time you get back to the charging point the first one might be charged enough to tow the second one home.
On a more serious note, it would be interesting to know how many contractors would not go near an electric car if it didn't have the BiK savings, which the government will have to drop soon, as they'll need the revenue when everyone switches over.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Gibbon View Post
This is the very reason my neighbour binned his electric Porsche for a petrol one. Frequently had meeting >150 miles away and constantly struggled to get it charged for the journey home.
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Originally posted by Hairlocks View Post
Looks like he bought a car that didn't fit his requirements. Sadly Tesla would probably be the only EV option. It will direct you to a supercharger if needed without needing to think about it.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
People who don't make money from it would disagree with your headline...
https://www.imeche.org/news/news-art...-to-55-by-2025
And we've got plenty of energy...
https://news.sky.com/story/six-milli...eport-12624000
The Transmission network is able to cope although will probably improvements.
The electric generation is currently a problem. With the lack of gas storage not helping. There are currently 32 million cars in use in the UK, it is going to take a long, long time for them to be replaced with EVs.
Whether is it batteries or hydrogen, the UK needs a lot more generation. Just less if they are batteries, and more of the infrastructure is there already.Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post
A fuel cell is a catalysed reaction between hydrogen and oxygen (from the air) resulting in electricity and water. No burning required. No emissions created. A point that seems to be totally lost in the argument...
I don't know much about fuel cells but presumably there's a reason why they're not currently in widespread use?Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.Comment
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
All the previous discussion seemed to be about hydrogen for ICEs, and I'd forgotten about fuel cells.
I don't know much about fuel cells but presumably there's a reason why they're not currently in widespread use?Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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