Re: OT: EV Charging Stations Stripped of Copper Cables

On 04/07/2024 09:25, Bill Sloman wrote:

What a load of pretentious crap. Renewable energy sources are the cheapest power sources around,

Another half truth by the industry. It's only cheaper when it works and if you ignore the backup required for when it doesn't and the extra infrastructure costs required to distribute it.  There is growing concern about the cost of distribution network (pylons and wires) that need to be installed to far flung parts of the country and there are already campaigns from the "not in my backyard" groups opposed to this extension to the national grid. Even green environmentalists are complaining about the installation of wind turbines on the sky line in areas of natural beauty.  Just wait until we are all forced to have electric central heating and EVs and we use 2x to 3x more electricity and the infrastructure in our urban roads has to be upgraded to meet demand. Decades of disruption and a high cost that has to passed on to the consumer.

and EV let you travel more cheaply than you can in a car with an internal combustion engine.

Not for long. The UK Government relies on the large amounts of fuel tax from petrol and diesel.  As EVs become more popular this tax revenue diminishes. The Government will soon claw it back in one way or another. Road fund tax or pay by the mile toll charges etc.
Are you actually factoring in the extra cost of a EV and depreciation into your mileage costs?
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