Electric cars.

I'm not as convinced as you about the power companies being accurate. I have a number of instances where my bills are obviously incorrect e.g. they charged me three days in succession for the same monthly bill and another time my online account said I had over £7,000 in it. For some reason they didn't seem keen on sending me a cheque for it when I asked for it . It then mysteriously disappeared from my online account and when I challenged them about it they denied it had ever happened. They had to backtrack on that when I sent them a screenshot that I had saved.

A lot of people don't check their bills so I am sure there are many inaccuracies not recorded.

Although I have no direct knowledge of them giving lower charges at certain times I would guess that those times where it could be advantageous are not that frequent or convenient.

I have friends who have been offered these very short term cheap rates (none have been paid to use energy) and they say the advantage is minimal as the timings are also when they don't particularly wish to use extra power.

I have also been offered reduced cost times but none of them have been at convenient times - although they may be convenient to others.

Also, I'm old enough to remember back to the three day week and the chaos caused by there being various ways of coping with it but in an extremely disorganised way. I don't have a great deal of faith in governments and large organisations managing these situations efficiently.

Signed,
Grumpy Old Man

 

No problem!

 

Many have tried to instigate sensible conversation around lithium battery fires, but it is generally quelled by the evangelists wailing with whataboutery that other stuff catches fire too. There is also a refusal to accept that where they are involved in a fire, even if not the cause of the fire, their presence changes the dynamic of the fire significantly and not for the better.

Even London Fire Brigade can see the danger looming, yet as it stands, it seems that they are being ignored - Edgware: Fire safety issues raised over EV bus depot plans

 

Why does it take a while to sort that one out? It is usually sorted out with one line - they are less likely to catch fire. Perhaps the root of the thinking that they are more likely to catch fire needs to be considered? For me, the root does not sit within likelihood of the event taking place, but rather the severity when it does.

Only just last week, a Ford Sierra Cosworth that had suffered an engine fire sold for £52k at auction; if that was a Tesla, there wouldn't be anything left to sell. That, is the difference.

 

I think we all know nothing will be done until the public force it to happen following a catastrophic fire causing multiple, and avoidable, casualties

 

Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car sales flag

 

Did anyone see Jaguar's rebrand today? Just awful.

 

As someone who is on Jaguar number 5, and had more of their cars than any other in my life, I am saddened to say that they are finished.