Prices of the electricity we use to charge

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Fast charging kills batteries, yes?
Please tell us of any bike chargers you have over 2 amps, thanks.

wrong chargers kill batteries and may even set fire to your bike.
All my batteries with 21700 cells can be safely charged with 3A chargers. The 36V 20AH and 48V 15AH batteries can be charged with 4A chargers but you need to keep the charger where it is well ventilated because high current chargers produce a lot more heat. A 4A charger produces about twice as much heat compared to a 2A charger.

Oh and the batteries are dying early, and the new ones don't fit!

Like any fast evolutive products, battery longevity improves with product maturity. The problem with cheap batteries is you can't be sure that they don't contain relabelled cells, those which have been failed at QA check at the big manufacturers or fake branded cells. Even if you have only one bad cell in the pack, it can die early. As for new cases don't fit, it's easy to swap mounting rails or rack.

 

[lenny]

Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies

Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies

From science-fiction to the real world, flying cars are here - but could the concept actually take off?

www.bbc.co.uk

Alef Flying Car

Alef flying car. The first real flying car.

alef.aero

 

[lenny]

https://www.motor1.com/news/747445/scout-volkswagen-range-extender-engine/

 

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fkn solicitors take the pi$$ got a quote last year to buy my house at 55k and was told £1783.

it was valued after discount at £ 76.000 the solicitor now wants £2980 conveyancing fee.

rang a few others for a quote and said not interested as pre fab and cos there changing the sdlt 1st of April there all fully booked even tho i am a cash buyer.

Stamp Duty Land Tax

You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.

www.gov.uk

the house is more than 125k without discount but have to complete b4 then anyway.

 

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fkn solicitors take the pi$$ got a quote last year to buy my house at 55k and was told £1783.

it was valued after discount at £ 76.000 the solicitor now wants £2980 conveyancing fee.

rang a few others for a quote and said not interested as pre fab and cos there changing the sdlt 1st of April there all fully booked even tho i am a cash buyer.

Stamp Duty Land Tax

You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.

www.gov.uk

the house is more than 125k without discount but have to complete b4 then anyway.

When I bought a council house, I did the conveyancing myself. It's just a matter of filling in a few forms. The only thing that really matters is that you have to immediately register the transaction with the Land Registry, otherwise you get fined. I can't remember the timescale, but it was quite short - maybe 30 days.

A Guide to DIY Conveyancing

It's not necessarily easy but it is entirely possible to do your conveyancing yourself. What you need to know about DIY conveyancing.

www.propertyinvestmentsuk.co.uk

Are you taking out a mortgage or paying cash? If cash, you can tell the conveyancer not to bother with searches and things like that, which saves time and money.

There are also organisations like these that are cheap:

House Conveyancing | Compare Conveyancing Quotes

Compare House Conveyancing and get a free conveyancing quote from conveyancing solicitors now. Contact us now for a free quote.

www.compareconveyancingquotes.co.uk

Conveyancing Quotes Compare & Save | The Move Exchange

Quickly compare conveyancing quotes and solicitors' fees at The Move Exchange. Get a transparent conveyance quote for your property

themove-exchange.co.uk

 

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council said no so have to use one but dont need any checks so 800 less if can get them removed.

still a fkn rip off and if i dump the one i got nothing after 1st April as all booked up

 

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council said no so have to use one but dont need any checks so 800 less if can get them removed.

still a fkn rip off and if i dump the one i got nothing after 1st April as all booked up

They can't tell you how to do your conveyancing. They probably mean that they's rather deal with a solicitor, but I can't think why unless they think you might swindle them. My council didn't care, but they obviously weren't used to it, as they didn't want to send me stuff and kept asking who my solicitor was.

 

[lenny]

Energy costs expected to rise under new price cap

Energy price cap: People should consider fixing bills, Ofgem says

Households should consider a fixed tariff, Ofgem says, as it announces another rise in the energy price cap.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Student refines 100-year-old math problem, expanding wind energy possibilities

Student refines 100-year-old math problem, expanding wind energy possibilities | Penn State University

A Penn State engineering student's work on a century-old math problem that expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking new possibilities in wind turbine design, was recently published in Wind Energy Science.

www.psu.edu

 

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Closing the “green gap”: from the mathematics of the landscape function to lower electricity costs for households

Closing the “green gap”: from the mathematics of the landscape function to lower electricity costs for households

I recently returned from the 2025 Annual Meeting of the “Localization of Waves” collaboration (supported by the Simons Foundation, with additional related support from the NSF), where I…

terrytao.wordpress.com

 

[Woosh]

Closing the “green gap”: from the mathematics of the landscape function to lower electricity costs for households

That would interest MikelBikel.
Hands up those who have read the article you linked to.

 

[lenny]

Aqueous-based recycling of perovskite photovoltaics

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08408-7

 

[lenny]

BYD has already produced its first solid-state cells
Chinese car and battery manufacturer BYD apparently already produced its first solid-state cells last year. The source for this is not an anonymous informant, but the company's Chief Technology Officer. However, BYD does not expect series production in the near future.

BYD has already produced its first solid-state cells - electrive.com

Chinese car and battery manufacturer BYD apparently already produced its first solid-state cells last year. The source for this is not an anonymous informant,

www.electrive.com

 

[lenny]

‘The flying bum’: can a UK firm making huge airships finally get off the ground?
Airlander maker HAV scales up to build world’s biggest aircraft, which it says will have 90% lower emissions than a conventional plane

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav

 

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NASA rover discovers liquid water 'ripples' carved into Mars rock — and it could rewrite the Red Planet's history

https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-discovers-liquid-water-ripples-carved-into-mars-rock-and-it-could-rewrite-the-red-planets-history

 

[lenny]

Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration!

Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration!

On 12 February, the CEA’s WEST machine was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. In doing so, it smashed the previous record for plasma duration achieved with a tokamak. This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer...

www.cea.fr

 

[lenny]

50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-cuts-rich-50-years-no-trickle-down/

 

[lenny]

Floating nuclear power plants to be mass produced for US coastline

Floating nuclear power plants to be mass produced for US coastline

UK-based Core Power has announced that it plans to mass produce a fleet of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) using advanced reactor design and modular shipbuilding to be anchored off the US coast in about 10 years.

newatlas.com

 

[lenny]

Are Electric Cars Really That Much Cheaper to Operate than ICE?

Are Electric Cars Really That Much Cheaper to Operate than ICE?

Explore whether electric vehicles (EVs) are genuinely cheaper to operate than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. We analyze costs and benefits.

www.pavlinbg.com