The demise of the petrol station.

trevskoda said:
Yes deserts will be covered with solar.
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That should prove a bit of an own goal for the ecomentalists since PVAs reflect a lot less energy than the desert it covers and will lower albedo significantly if installed in acreage necessary to offset reduction in fossil fuels. PVAs only convert 15% to 20% to electricity, the rest is 'dumped' into the surrounding environment as heat that, unlike the CO2 from the fossil fuels displaced, can cause real global warming! (Clicky Link)
 
GeoffL said:
That should prove a bit of an own goal for the ecomentalists since PVAs reflect a lot less energy than the desert it covers and will lower albedo significantly if installed in acreage necessary to offset reduction in fossil fuels. PVAs only convert 15% to 20% to electricity, the rest is 'dumped' into the surrounding environment as heat that, unlike the CO2 from the fossil fuels displaced, can cause real global warming! (Clicky Link)
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Out there they dont run to our rules,do as they see fit.
 
If batterys are going to be small and light how are they going to hold more power a box of 100 amps still needs a 100 amp box all sounds a bit magical .
 
molly 2 said:
If batterys are going to be small and light how are they going to hold more power a box of 100 amps still needs a 100 amp box all sounds a bit magical .
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New carbon batteries are on there way, your idea is a bit like saying in 1920 we cannot get more power out of a piston engine, move forward and 500hp from a f one small race car engine.
 
Heard on the radio.
Who today would sign off, on delivering highly inflammable spirit via a high pressure pump, into a vehicle with a hot engine, while sitting above underground tanks holding several hundred of litres of the same.
Wouldn’t happen.
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Petrol heads and engineers out there please don't laugh, but...

Is it possible that existing diesel/petrol engine vehicles can be replaced with a new battery engine, or is that just a bridge too far and way too complex? :unsure:
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Yes it is possible ,there are two programmes on TV at the moment converting petrol cars to electric ( Vintage electric is one of them ) they seem to attach the electric motor to the existing gearbox, it seems very expensive though . They fit the batteries into what is left in the engine compartment and the boot so they cannot get the same capacity as the new EV cars where a large battery is slung under the vehicles.
 
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Trotter said:
Heard on the radio.
Who today would sign off, on delivering highly inflammable spirit via a high pressure pump, into a vehicle with a hot engine, while sitting above underground tanks holding several hundred of litres of the same.
Wouldn’t happen.
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Me. I'd jump at the chance of signing it off, and then invite all the fear hungering journalist for the opening.
Now where did I put the matches. 😂
 
An interesting article by a journalist and a man who sells electric charging points.
 
Trotter said:
Heard on the radio.
Who today would sign off, on delivering highly inflammable spirit via a high pressure pump, into a vehicle with a hot engine, while sitting above underground tanks holding several hundred of litres of the same.
Wouldn’t happen.
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I'm not too sure. After all, they've signed off on vehicles that can spontaneously burst into flames minutes, hours or even days after a slight mishap and might even explode. Vehicles that require special, often vehicle-specific procedures to fight those fires as they can explosively release corrosive compounds and hydrogen if sprayed with water. Vehicles that remain potentially liable to spontaneous combustion until all the energy is drained; an operation that, unlike draining a petrol tank, might not even be possible.
 
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