Sure, better range is always nice, if that's the case, but I didn't drive it enough to be able to come to that conclusion. The power usage from previous owners was as expected, though.
The problem I have with id7 is that it is bigger on the outside, smaller on the inside and not as fun to drive. Having said that, I recently got to drive a new Model3 and the changes the last 5 years has not done it any favours. Quieter, yes, but that's about it for the positives.
State level isn't where it's at. And not climate change either. This is now a question of business continuity. How will your local government function if suddenly there is no oil, be it import blockade or lack of demand? Or if the bad neighbour invades your country?
Decarbonation isn't a goal in and of itself at this point, but being able to run the local government for months on end with disrupted energy delivery is a goal. And that goal demands local energy production and local energy storage. Sun, wind and wood are the best sources for local energy in the winter. Add a battery pack to squeeze out those last sun rays to keep going a wee bit longer after sundown.
Sure, a diesel engine is the quick fix, but it requires refuelling every other day and even a small restriction, like a strategic mine field, will hamper delivery badly enough to potentially cause a crisis.
Well, it won't take much to disrupt big oil. I understand that they are trying. Norway is lost, most of Europe is leaning away and oil prices are going down. Just a little bit more and production outside OPEC wount be profitable any longer...
And that's the problem we need renewables to solve. As long as the price can be pushed skywards as soon as there is no wind, reactors will unfortunately have to be brought offline for emergency maintenance or somesuch.
But the solution we need isn't as limited as regular batteries, regardless of chemistry. We need more. Much more. And that's the challenge. If we can't store electricity, we need to store something that easily can be turned into electricity or, worsr case, store it as something that can reduce the need of electricity.
I wonder, is this the throwes of a dying oil industry? Delaying the inevitable. Delay.
What happens to the oil infrastructure in a country where 95% of all new cars are EV? How long will the gas infrastructure uphold? How many companies in heavy transport can afford to uphold their own refuelling infrastructure for long hauls?
Farmers have it a wee bit easier, they always start and end their day at the farm. Yet, the one (green) hydrogen plant I've visited was at a farmer already doing agrivoltaics.
The fall of oil as fuel can be abrupt.
What happens to oil demand if whole countries suddenly stops buying oil? 2022 it was estimated that the cost of producing a barrel of oil outside OPEC was just below 50$. Today oil is traded at 70$. Slim margins, to say the least. What happens if the price drops further?
The fall of oil as fuel can be abrupt, indeed.
We need to prepare ourselves for a life without oil and we need to start today. And at grass root level. Politicians seems to have lost the plot.
I was about to write that i agree, but then i read the article. The ads were targeting people to sway public opinion on chat control, the very purpose GDPR was built to control. I expected more from our politicians.
So, as embarrassing as twitter is, the intended purpose is worse.
I'm going out on a limb here. On average car drivers and cyclists are equally rubbish in traffic. After that it becomes a numbers game. I don't see any reason why the mode of transportation has any bearing on my skills in traffic.
As I told my kids when they started venturing out in traffic by themselves:
Me: expect anyone in traffic to be a moron
Them (in a got ya-snicker): But that means you, too!
Me: yes.
We all have bad days in traffic, regardless of how many wheels are at our disposal. Plan for it.
No, as a driver you are always responsible for your actions.
However, being a driver does not absolve any cyclists of their responsibility as cyclists. In this case the issue is the lack of reflectors and lack of bike lights. That is part of the responsibilities that comes with being a biker.
Any reference to race, outside of the reflective properties of different colors that might actually be relevant in this case, are yours.
Well, demand is low, supply is little and inefficiency in production is high. With that said, EUs fit for 55 will soon provide plenty of solar power, so summer days will see practically limitless electricity. At least enough to brute force the inefficiencies. maybe then.
If he does die, do you think the establishment would tell anyone? They'd AI his looks, speech and Twitter posts and claim he's done appearances on TV for years.
Yeah, don't get this idea that everyone else will be somehow better than the western world if given the chance. People are people no matter where we live. We are about equally lazy on average and the ability to pay for power is down to circumstances.
Heard positive numbers from a farmer connected to EV research as well. He provided the "Agri-"part of the experiment😊 No numbers from any paper yet, though.
Sure, better range is always nice, if that's the case, but I didn't drive it enough to be able to come to that conclusion. The power usage from previous owners was as expected, though.