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  1. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Whose words were that? Kallas only asked eu leaders to choose Kiev over Moscow. That's expected from an official of the eu. Only Putin and Fico tried to make her point to be some sort of diktat. If it were, some secret police would have kidnapped Fico and sent him to el Salvador.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    I pay contract price, a little less than the maximum capped price, 10p per kwh for gas, 20p for electricity. What you are talking about is the price your supplier is willing to buy at, that's a normal auction like you would buy a car at an auction. Thanks to solar and wind, the market has...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Being disabled isn't a choice, is it?
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Reverse auction means suppliers bid lower price to get contract. The supplier with the lowest price get to sell. Customers will benefit because electricity produced by renewables are intrinsically cheaper than gas based generation unless it's night time and the wind doesn't blow.
  5. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    it's a bit exaggerated. Kallas asked EU leaders to go to Kiev instead of Moscow on May 9th. Zelensky invited all EU leaders. Putin invited India, Serbia and Slovakia. Fico has said that he wouldn't send a single bullet to help Ukraine. His standpoint is clear. There is no need to accuse Kallas...
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    Pedal sensor spoof

    How about prioritising pedalling (A) over manual triggering (B)? I ask Grok and ChatGPT to design it in CMOS with minimum chip count. Both come up with essentially the same wiring diagram with just one CD4011 (Quad 2-input NOR gate, 14-pin DIP). Do you want a schematic diagram? :
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    The conditions that the earth were in when fossil fuels were formed may never happen again. Take coal for example. It is formed between 300-359 million years ago, during the carboniferous period. The earth was then a vast swamp. That may not happen again and in any case, the time it takes is...
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    Making a torque throttle instead of a speed throttle for a cheap controller

    I don't think you can use an analog throttle to control something like cutoff speed. The throttle voltage is translated to a current going through the motor, you should still hear the motor going when you reach the maximum setting regardless of the incline. That will defeat the objective of...
  9. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Making stuff in the USA under trump's presidency guarantees uncertainties and they'll lose to their competition. Last week started with GM sacking 14000 US workers and closes 5 factories. John Deere followed with moving their factories to Mexico. Trump threatened them with 200% tariffs and...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Our current system is far from perfect, it relies entirely on the winning candidate(s) respecting the laws and our system of checks and balances. We should learn from Trump's presidency where the winning candidate would like to become a dictator and shows little to no respect for the laws. Until...
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    Battery Fires

    the public does not keep up with progress in fireproofing EVs' batteries. Firstly, most of the battery fires that are left to burn out is of NMC or Lithium-ion type. LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) don't burn that way. EV batteries now have active temperature control. Thermal runaway can be...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    The cost of mining for natural hydrogen is only slightly higher than for natural gas. Before you shut me down again, I ask ChatGPT to compare extraction cost. 30 cents per kg for natural gas, 50 cents per kg for hydrogen (called gold hydrogen). There should be enough natural hydrogen to replace...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Please read my addition to your chatGPT thread. You can see that the figures for vegetables is zero. That's what I said. Key Observations: Beef and lamb are orders of magnitude more emission-intensive than vegetables or legumes — mainly due to methane. Poultry and pork have lower emissions...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Carbon emissions due to breathing is not the subject here. I cited ChatGPT because it is pretty neutral.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    You can ask ChatGPT to give you an estimate how much a carbon footprint growing vegetables is if the energy comes 100% from renewables. You will find that my comments are totally justified. From chatGPT: Bottom Line: If you're growing vegetables using: Renewable energy, Organic methods...
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    For Sale Bargains

    I just paid my Chinese supplier. Their prices have not changed. Trump tanked the dollar about 3% in the last week so it's a discount of sort. (£ = $1.27 on 7th April, now $1.32)
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Why? Because we will switch to renewables and hydrogen?
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    We are not going to starve after reaching net zero. Plants / vegetables are usually carbon neutral. Meats will need carbon offsetting.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    None of that should diminish our efforts towards net zero.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    I think I am going to sell off my remaining US stock before the 90 days runs out.