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That is the present and historical situation. However, with "Smart Meters" the utility companies will have the ability to do variable charging. So what at the moment is a slack period and thus the can give cheaper tariffs if 90% of the vehicles are charged overnight then this may (and probably will) create a demand that cannot be met with our present energy baseload. How do they get over that? Charge more. I think we are basically singing from the same hymn sheet here. Kev |
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I think you're right, Some of the early EV's didn't have the pedestrian warning sound, I've just had a look & there doesn't appear to be any way of adjusting the volume up, You can turn it off (Not sure why you would want to if you cant hear it inside the car) but it resets to on every time you switch off the car. I've had to sound the horn a couple of times when driving up the service road as people didn't hear me coming. I was wrong about the 12mph! The pedestrian alert sounds from 0 to 19mph when accelerating and from 15 to 0 mph when decelerating.
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Latest developments: The Automotive Industry is now urging HM GOV to reduce VAT on EV’s by half as sales plummet. I think a revolution of another kind is seeded. Maybe it will see scrappage schemes 'delayed' and a slight shift into reverse gear.
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There is huge disruption going on in the EV & legacy auto industry right now, The race is on for SDV's (software defined vehicles) with BMW teaming up with TATA motors to tap into India's software expertise & AUDI who have just invested $billions with Hyundai to make SDV technology jointly.
AUDI's CEO Döllner said that AUDI has started standardizing components and will gradually leave combustion-powered vehicle segments. “Significantly reduced sales volumes for combustion engines” are expected as early as 2026, he said, meaning it will no longer be economically feasible to continue building such vehicles. https://www.carscoops.com/2024/04/au...erica-by-2033/ SAIC's JV's with VW & GM in China aim to slash jobs in EV factories & ICE factories. https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ay-2024-03-31/
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