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Mistress Rose
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 Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Dec 10, 23 9:02 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| I think if someone can have their own home charging point, range is becoming less of an issue for day to day use, but most people can't afford a second car for longer ranges only. The point about avai ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Dec 10, 23 9:01 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| I think if someone can have their own home charging point, range is becoming less of an issue for day to day use, but most people can't afford a second car for longer ranges only. The point about avai ... |
| Topic: salt |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Dec 05, 23 9:21 am Subject: salt |
| There are old saltings in the harbours along the south coast. Some couldn't be resurrected as things stand because of pollution, but they would have produced something similar in the past I suspect. P ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Dec 03, 23 9:12 am Subject: Wildlife |
| We have more open ground, apart from trees, so peregrines tend to come down from the sky. Result is sometimes a dropped pigeon and the peregrine doesn't seem to follow down and either pick them up or ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
Replies: 871
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Dec 03, 23 9:09 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| I am sure it will, but it is currently a major problem in cities with terraced houses. There are cars parked nose to tail either side of the road all along the road. Perhaps better public transport, a ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
Replies: 871
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Dec 02, 23 8:38 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| Jema, getting cars charged in the street is crucial in some towns and cities. In our nearest city there are streets and streets of terraced houses, so the only place to charge is on street. This has t ... |
| Topic: relaxing pollution enforcement, with fishy update |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Dec 01, 23 7:53 am Subject: relaxing pollution enforcement, with fishy update |
| It seems Yorkshire Water had to do improvements as well. I think this shows that using remote sensing without anyone checking doesn't work though. If I am reading this correctly it took a long time to ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Mistress Rose
Replies: 2750
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Dec 01, 23 7:47 am Subject: Wildlife |
| I would agree, and you know where to find them too. |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Dec 01, 23 7:44 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| On street charging still seems to be an issue though. There was a report in our local paper that a whole load had been turned off by the provider for 'safety reasons'. No idea why. |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Nov 30, 23 8:38 am Subject: Wildlife |
| Wildlife can sometimes be very tolerant of people. Husband had a pair of hares running round him in the woods completely oblivious to his presence, wood mice don't seem to be aware of us, robins regar ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Nov 30, 23 8:30 am Subject: Long range EVs |
The BBC has had a political head to it for some years and they are terrified of having their licence money removed, therefore taking a rather pro-government line is not unexpected.
As you say, the ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Nov 29, 23 7:52 am Subject: Long range EVs |
We have had that situation with paper from virgin hardwood pulp for years; the wood has to go to Scandinavia for processing to paper before being shipped back.
Interesting links. |
| Topic: 41 tunnelers blinking in the sun |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Nov 29, 23 7:37 am Subject: 41 tunnelers blinking in the sun |
| Glad they are out. |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
Replies: 871
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Nov 28, 23 8:57 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| As I said, we will need some oil, but a lot less. There are ways of getting oil without using petroleum products; oil seed rape for instance can be bio-engineered to produce various products, but that ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Mon Nov 27, 23 8:34 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| We are going to need some fossil fuels for a long time, but if we stop burning them, a lot less. Oil for lubrication; not all is sensible to make synthetically, coal and petrol for heritage collection ... |
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