stevieturbo
RMS Regular
When they install these charge points....do they also install a new meter for charging at a different tariff, ( like old economy 7 type of thing ), or is it just normal full whack ?
The talk of 7kW or higher is a fair amount over an extended period. I'm sure some rural homes having that on top of the rest of the domestic use, maybe an electric shower etc....could start to push the incoming supply.
I know the mains supply into my own house is ***** !
Hybrids seem to have a crap battery only range. But it's less about mpg or mileage use....more about reduced emissions. The likes of moving off, accelerating etc will be the highest emissions outputs...so if this can be done on electric, it can help clean things up, then light cruise at speed or hard accel where power is absolutely needed...taken over via the petrol/diesel engine.
Plus if most driving in say a city centre can be done on that small battery....again the goal is reduced emissions outputs in those areas.
And then when back out in the open the IC engine can also re-charge the battery again if needed.
I dont think I've ever seen the likes of Prius, where I havent seen stuff coming out the exhaust though. I wonder what they're really like in that regard ? Now even more so as they're quite a few years old and batteries probably half scrap.
The talk of 7kW or higher is a fair amount over an extended period. I'm sure some rural homes having that on top of the rest of the domestic use, maybe an electric shower etc....could start to push the incoming supply.
I know the mains supply into my own house is ***** !
16 miles?
Hybrids seem to have a crap battery only range. But it's less about mpg or mileage use....more about reduced emissions. The likes of moving off, accelerating etc will be the highest emissions outputs...so if this can be done on electric, it can help clean things up, then light cruise at speed or hard accel where power is absolutely needed...taken over via the petrol/diesel engine.
Plus if most driving in say a city centre can be done on that small battery....again the goal is reduced emissions outputs in those areas.
And then when back out in the open the IC engine can also re-charge the battery again if needed.
I dont think I've ever seen the likes of Prius, where I havent seen stuff coming out the exhaust though. I wonder what they're really like in that regard ? Now even more so as they're quite a few years old and batteries probably half scrap.