EVs will solve Peak Load?
Power stations have to handle both PEAK load and BASE load. This involves huge compromises. EVs are beautifully positioned to help address some of the peak load pressure.
It's not that we dont have enough power stations. …
Electric Handmade Car
Welcome to the restored website of converted MR2 sports car ZEV240 - a zero-emissions-vehicle.
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Subsidies for PVs not EVs
Another of Life's wonderful ironies is that I was once offered a retail subsidy of ~$4,000 to install PVs (photovoltaic cells) on my roof BUT there is no equivalent subsidy for taking a petrol-guzzler off the road - which reduces air pollution and stops consuming hard-to-replace oil.
The PV subsidy was an attempt to distort 'normal' macro-economic behaviour, and it worked. Clearly too well, as it has largely been dismantled here in Perth, Australia. The effort we put into 'getting the settings right' when we want to effect long term change can be remarkably effective.
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Im pleased to report that the ZEV240 electric car is on its way to a new home.
It's quiet, efficient, cheap to run, fun to drive and 100% electric. I can see why someone bought it!
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That EV grin driving a 100% electric car is hard to supress sometimes. Especially when another laddie tries to race, and all I can think is, 'Ive already won this race Sir; it's the Carbon Race'.
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