Regular readers will recall many references to this article: The People Promising Us 'Net Zero' Are Clueless About Energy Storage - Climate Change Dispatch In it there are statements like this one: “Get out a spreadsheet to do some calculations based on actual historical patterns of usage and generation from wind and solar sources, and you will find that to have a full wind-and-solar generation system and make it through a year without a catastrophic failure, you will need approximately a three-times overbuild (based on rated capacity) of the wind/solar system, plus storage for something in the range of 24 – 30 days of average usage.”
It is INTENDED to be a massive LOSS to humanity. Only their own friends will enjoy the profits (at taxpayer expense) and the ultimate goal of COLLAPSING the largest economy in the U.S. will have ALSO been achieved.
Nothing pharma (and their servants in the agencies) did to us really made any sense UNTIL we came to understand that THIS IS AN EXTERMINATION. And the (somewhat) "voluntary" portion, via the jabs, is OVER. Now they move on to mass starvation. Collapsing California is a very big step toward collapsing this Nation.
I switched to EVs ten years ago, and I ain't turning back. Saved me a fortune, lovely ride, and a must have technology. By the way, I am not a millionaire, just an unpaid carer and part time low-paid worker.
Oh, and yes, I charge my car off my solar panels, and the government even pays me to do so through the feed in tariff and is contractually obliged to do so for another ten years, index linked.
Your article is not just ignorant, it is profoundly stupid. Talk to the pioneers: we walk the walk, and we stand by our decisions. My solar rooftop panels drive my car for 10,000 miles a year, Now go wash your mouth out in disinfectant.
You believe your own BS. One one hand you say the article is BS. Yet n the other you have your hand out for government ( taxpayers monies) subsidies to support your system. If all this EV is such a good thing why does it need s subsidy to make it so?
They don't get public subsidies any more: these were just provided initially to kick-start the industry and encourage manufacturers to enter a risky market. Prices of new EVs are if anything coming down due to efficiencies of scale: Tesla has slashed their prices.
As for the coal - here in Scotland we don't dig or burn coal any more. Almost all our electricity is Hydro, Wind or Solar, and we are the forefront of tidal energy.
The primary reason for encouraging uptake of EVs is to improve urban air quality - fine particulate emissions cause heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's, and there is a potentially huge cost saving in health care and reduced sickness.
I rented an EV and will NEVER touch another EV for as long as I live! It was a NIGHTMARE. Hours before you can get back on the road, AFTER spending an hour and a half just trying to locate a place to charge the F-ing thing. When I plugged it in at home, it showed me that it would take almost a WEEK to charge it sufficiently for a 60 minute trip.
Yes, they take a bit of adjustment, but once you get the hang of it, they are a dream. Actually they will charge at 3 kWh on any domestic plug - so if you have a 60 kWh battery, that will take 20 hours, but nearly everyone fits 7 kWh chargers at home - we have two EVs and two chargers. On the road most EVs will use rapid chargers to charge up to 80% in an hour or less, and then slow down to protect the battery. My Kona can drive 250 miles on one charge, and then I just use fast speed motorway chargers. I've driven well over 100,000 miles with no breakdowns or issues. Check my own substack to see where I love to drive!
Sounds better than that dog the rental company dumped on me. But still, I also wouldn't love waiting an hour to charge AFTER spending time searching for a "fast" supercharge station. It's horrible when you need to be somewhere at a specific time, that's for sure. And watching the battery drain further WHILE driving around to find a place to charge (that's actually open and available) is not much fun.
So cross country trips are working out nicely for you?
Yes, its all about advance planning: I can drive on average for four hours - 200 miles or so - before I need a charge, and thats the time to stop and enjoy a walk or lunch, catch up on emails and texts etc. Motoring organisations advise that you take regular breaks from driving for posture, alertness and safety.
All of our remote islands and highlands have rapid chargers these days, and I have driven all over the UK with no problems, from Unst in Shetland to Lands End in Cornwall,
For longer trips I often fly ot take the train anyway, its a more productive use of time.
Oh, you're in the UK. What sort of tax do they levy against you for owning a car at all? I hear it's about to get very expensive to own a car at all. Or is there a discount on this tax for EVs?
at the moment, EVs pay zero road tax. My older diesel Nissan Note (2010) paid £30 a year - as it was fuel efficient - larger cars pay a lot more, up to £300 or so,
I think there will be some kind of tax per mile driven in the future.
A means to have every developed nation dependent on China, its not an energy policy, instead describes weakening national sovereignty, sounds like a plan! Oh yeah, part of the UN's Agenda 2030.
It is INTENDED to be a massive LOSS to humanity. Only their own friends will enjoy the profits (at taxpayer expense) and the ultimate goal of COLLAPSING the largest economy in the U.S. will have ALSO been achieved.
Nothing pharma (and their servants in the agencies) did to us really made any sense UNTIL we came to understand that THIS IS AN EXTERMINATION. And the (somewhat) "voluntary" portion, via the jabs, is OVER. Now they move on to mass starvation. Collapsing California is a very big step toward collapsing this Nation.
I switched to EVs ten years ago, and I ain't turning back. Saved me a fortune, lovely ride, and a must have technology. By the way, I am not a millionaire, just an unpaid carer and part time low-paid worker.
Oh, and yes, I charge my car off my solar panels, and the government even pays me to do so through the feed in tariff and is contractually obliged to do so for another ten years, index linked.
Your article is not just ignorant, it is profoundly stupid. Talk to the pioneers: we walk the walk, and we stand by our decisions. My solar rooftop panels drive my car for 10,000 miles a year, Now go wash your mouth out in disinfectant.
You believe your own BS. One one hand you say the article is BS. Yet n the other you have your hand out for government ( taxpayers monies) subsidies to support your system. If all this EV is such a good thing why does it need s subsidy to make it so?
They don't get public subsidies any more: these were just provided initially to kick-start the industry and encourage manufacturers to enter a risky market. Prices of new EVs are if anything coming down due to efficiencies of scale: Tesla has slashed their prices.
As for the coal - here in Scotland we don't dig or burn coal any more. Almost all our electricity is Hydro, Wind or Solar, and we are the forefront of tidal energy.
The primary reason for encouraging uptake of EVs is to improve urban air quality - fine particulate emissions cause heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's, and there is a potentially huge cost saving in health care and reduced sickness.
I rented an EV and will NEVER touch another EV for as long as I live! It was a NIGHTMARE. Hours before you can get back on the road, AFTER spending an hour and a half just trying to locate a place to charge the F-ing thing. When I plugged it in at home, it showed me that it would take almost a WEEK to charge it sufficiently for a 60 minute trip.
Yes, they take a bit of adjustment, but once you get the hang of it, they are a dream. Actually they will charge at 3 kWh on any domestic plug - so if you have a 60 kWh battery, that will take 20 hours, but nearly everyone fits 7 kWh chargers at home - we have two EVs and two chargers. On the road most EVs will use rapid chargers to charge up to 80% in an hour or less, and then slow down to protect the battery. My Kona can drive 250 miles on one charge, and then I just use fast speed motorway chargers. I've driven well over 100,000 miles with no breakdowns or issues. Check my own substack to see where I love to drive!
Sounds better than that dog the rental company dumped on me. But still, I also wouldn't love waiting an hour to charge AFTER spending time searching for a "fast" supercharge station. It's horrible when you need to be somewhere at a specific time, that's for sure. And watching the battery drain further WHILE driving around to find a place to charge (that's actually open and available) is not much fun.
So cross country trips are working out nicely for you?
Yes, its all about advance planning: I can drive on average for four hours - 200 miles or so - before I need a charge, and thats the time to stop and enjoy a walk or lunch, catch up on emails and texts etc. Motoring organisations advise that you take regular breaks from driving for posture, alertness and safety.
All of our remote islands and highlands have rapid chargers these days, and I have driven all over the UK with no problems, from Unst in Shetland to Lands End in Cornwall,
For longer trips I often fly ot take the train anyway, its a more productive use of time.
Oh, you're in the UK. What sort of tax do they levy against you for owning a car at all? I hear it's about to get very expensive to own a car at all. Or is there a discount on this tax for EVs?
at the moment, EVs pay zero road tax. My older diesel Nissan Note (2010) paid £30 a year - as it was fuel efficient - larger cars pay a lot more, up to £300 or so,
I think there will be some kind of tax per mile driven in the future.
https://apple.news/AcknDAen0Rzy8IMrh3KAXHg
UN Urban Agenda, Habitat III is explicit.
Private vehicle ownership is finished. You will walk, take public transport or ride a bicycle. That is clear. EVs are DOA.
There may be a pool of State vehicles that may be accessed one's social credit score is adequate?
NOT MY FUTURE.
Dr. Elizabeth interview she talks a little bit about electric cars https://rumble.com/v3reebg-dr.-elizabeth-lee-vliet-joins-mike-adams-on-healing-vaccine-injuries.html https://open.substack.com/pub/blackmon/p/tuesdays-energy-absurdity-what-happens?r=ykqw5&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12655261/Elon-Musk-Tesla-crashes-deaths-faked-promo-video-lawsuits-TOM-LEONARD.html
A means to have every developed nation dependent on China, its not an energy policy, instead describes weakening national sovereignty, sounds like a plan! Oh yeah, part of the UN's Agenda 2030.