• A slight glitch in EV uptake

    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 29 22:37:22 2024
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away
    as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Tue Jul 30 17:44:54 2024
    On 29 Jul 2024 22:37:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away >as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market >turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    Toyota was one of the leaders in adopting hybrid technology, and
    appears to be slow to move to just electric. It does not mean that
    electric vehicle take-up is changing; there are other reasons for the
    sudden decline in EVs being purchased in New Zealand.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Tue Jul 30 09:16:05 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 29 Jul 2024 22:37:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away >>as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market >>turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >>enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    Toyota was one of the leaders in adopting hybrid technology, and
    appears to be slow to move to just electric. It does not mean that
    electric vehicle take-up is changing; there are other reasons for the
    sudden decline in EVs being purchased in New Zealand.
    What for instance?

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 31 14:05:41 2024
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz
    says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead
    preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this
    as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being
    Toyota.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Jul 31 03:13:31 2024
    On 2024-07-30, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 29 Jul 2024 22:37:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away >>as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market >>turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >>enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    Toyota was one of the leaders in adopting hybrid technology, and
    appears to be slow to move to just electric. It does not mean that
    electric vehicle take-up is changing; there are other reasons for the
    sudden decline in EVs being purchased in New Zealand.

    And also elsewhere on the planet.

    The point I was making is that the manufacturer (Toyota) in this case has cancelled the electric version, this is caused by the demand having fallen
    way off. If EVs were selling like hot cakes no manufacturer would stop manufacturing them.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to David Goodwin on Wed Jul 31 03:20:21 2024
    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz
    says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away >> as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market >> turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >> enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead
    preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this
    as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being
    Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Wed Jul 31 18:05:05 2024
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:20:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz
    says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away >>> as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market
    turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >>> enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article. >>
    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >>avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead
    preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this
    as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being
    Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the >world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

    The decision of Toyota in respect of one new vehicle is hardly
    indicative of a trend for even that company, let alone the whole
    industry. The article did not suggest any such consideration - you
    appear to be getting off track again, Tony

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Jul 31 07:04:00 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:20:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz
    says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away
    as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the >>>>market
    turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >>>> enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article. >>>
    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >>>avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead >>>preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this >>>as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being
    Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the >>world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

    The decision of Toyota in respect of one new vehicle is hardly
    indicative of a trend for even that company, let alone the whole
    industry. The article did not suggest any such consideration - you
    appear to be getting off track again, Tony
    Only to you, my question was on-track, pertinent and well beyond your ken.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Thu Aug 1 09:00:08 2024
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:04:00 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:20:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz >>>>says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away
    as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the >>>>>market
    turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not
    enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article. >>>>
    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >>>>avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead >>>>preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this >>>>as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being >>>>Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the >>>world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

    The decision of Toyota in respect of one new vehicle is hardly
    indicative of a trend for even that company, let alone the whole
    industry. The article did not suggest any such consideration - you
    appear to be getting off track again, Tony
    Only to you, my question was on-track, pertinent and well beyond your ken. Insults is all you have, Tony, the reality is that EVs and Hybrids are
    gaining in popularity worldwide. NZ still has too few charging
    stations; and recent government actions caused one supplier to move
    its focus to Australia where they are able to install many more than
    here where the demand has dried up. Governments do make a difference,
    and in this case it is in the interests of their donors rather than
    New Zealanders.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Thu Aug 1 00:38:23 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:04:00 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:20:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz >>>>>says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting >>>>>>away
    as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the >>>>>>market
    turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has >>>>>>not
    enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >>>>>avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead >>>>>preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this >>>>>as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being >>>>>Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the >>>>world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

    The decision of Toyota in respect of one new vehicle is hardly
    indicative of a trend for even that company, let alone the whole >>>industry. The article did not suggest any such consideration - you
    appear to be getting off track again, Tony
    Only to you, my question was on-track, pertinent and well beyond your ken. >Insults is all you have, Tony, the reality is that EVs and Hybrids are >gaining in popularity worldwide. NZ still has too few charging
    stations; and recent government actions caused one supplier to move
    its focus to Australia where they are able to install many more than
    here where the demand has dried up. Governments do make a difference,
    and in this case it is in the interests of their donors rather than
    New Zealanders.
    I did not insult you, I told the truth. You are deluded.
    However, you have provided no rebuttal for the OP. Not unusual however is it?

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 1 16:05:04 2024
    In article <part1of1.1.uQ92rScDQB#2EQ@ue.ph>, lizandtony@orcon.net.nz
    says...

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <lgqjt1F5484U1@mid.individual.net>, Gordon@leaf.net.nz
    says...

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350359217/toyotas-baby-roader-set-production-no-longer-electric

    This is one of many articles pointing out that the EV surge is melting away
    as the reality sets in. We are getting to the stage of just about the market
    turning on the peak before it powers down the far side.

    As pointed out in the article Toyota has had a dollar each way and has not >> enagaged with the EV is green way to go.

    The other point of significance is that Stuff has published this article.

    The fact Toyota isn't building an EV is hardly newsworthy - they've been >avoiding doing EVs for as long as EVs have been a thing, instead
    preferring to waste time and money on Hydrogen. So I wouldn't take this
    as sign that the EV surge is melting away - its just Toyota being
    Toyota.
    Have you ever considered that Toyota might be well ahead of the rest of the world, or is your mind closed to that possibility.

    It is impossible for a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to be as efficient as
    or cheaper to operate than a Battery Electric Vehicle thanks to all the
    work and energy required to make and transport the hydrogen, work that
    simply doesn't need to be done if you skip hydrogen and use the
    electricity directly.

    FCEVs are just BEVs with a bunch of pointless extra steps that do
    nothing but drastically reduce efficiency, increase operating costs and increase purchase costs for no benefit. For light vehicles its a
    complete waste of time and money and that will never change.

    So no, Toyota isn't ahead of the rest of the world. They're far behind,
    acting as though battery technology hasn't improved in the last 20
    years.

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to David Goodwin on Thu Aug 1 07:44:45 2024
    On Thu, 1 Aug 2024 16:05:04 +1200, David Goodwin wrote:
    It is impossible for a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to be as efficient as
    or cheaper to operate than a Battery Electric Vehicle thanks to all the
    work and energy required to make and transport the hydrogen, work that
    simply doesn't need to be done if you skip hydrogen and use the
    electricity directly.

    We can do even better and cut out the electricity middleman. Look at https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/live-system-and-market-data/consolidated-live-data
    and see that electricity is being generated by gas at 75% of capacity,
    and by coal at 82% of capacity. It has been doing this for a solid 2+
    months now. Yes, gas and coal are working overtime to supply your EV
    with electricity. Much more efficient and environment-saving to use a petrol-powered ICE car than a coal-powered EV.

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 2 10:28:19 2024
    In article <66ab3b61.1938616046@news.mixmin.net>, wn@nosuch.com says...

    On Thu, 1 Aug 2024 16:05:04 +1200, David Goodwin wrote:
    It is impossible for a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to be as efficient as
    or cheaper to operate than a Battery Electric Vehicle thanks to all the >work and energy required to make and transport the hydrogen, work that >simply doesn't need to be done if you skip hydrogen and use the
    electricity directly.

    We can do even better and cut out the electricity middleman. Look at https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/live-system-and-market-data/consolidated-live-data
    and see that electricity is being generated by gas at 75% of capacity,
    and by coal at 82% of capacity. It has been doing this for a solid 2+
    months now. Yes, gas and coal are working overtime to supply your EV
    with electricity. Much more efficient and environment-saving to use a petrol-powered ICE car than a coal-powered EV.

    That is in fact not correct at all.

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an
    expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is
    *more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or
    twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion
    engined car.

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to david+usenet@zx.net.nz on Fri Aug 2 18:18:04 2024
    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin
    <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is
    *more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are
    irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

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    This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to David Goodwin on Fri Aug 2 02:53:07 2024
    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024, David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <66ab3b61.1938616046@news.mixmin.net>, wn@nosuch.com says...
    We can do even better and cut out the electricity middleman. Look at
    https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/live-system-and-market-data/consolidated-live-data
    and see that electricity is being generated by gas at 75% of capacity,
    and by coal at 82% of capacity. It has been doing this for a solid 2+
    months now. Yes, gas and coal are working overtime to supply your EV
    with electricity. Much more efficient and environment-saving to use a
    petrol-powered ICE car than a coal-powered EV.

    That is in fact not correct at all.
    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is
    *more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >engined car.

    I give you credit for biting the bullet. But still you sloganeer
    (i.e., you assume the conclusion), and it would be interesting to
    quantify the comparison. Remember that electricity transmission is
    not lossless, it may be as low as 50% efficiency from generation to consumption.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Fri Aug 2 22:48:26 2024
    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin
    <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are
    irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a
    variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric
    power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Fri Aug 2 20:09:19 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin
    <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful.
    Incorrect. It is both.
    Emissions are relevant - for a
    variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >commitments.
    There are none.
    There are reasons why most city rail links use electric
    power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..
    Those reasons being?

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  • From Mutley@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Aug 3 13:45:32 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin
    <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a
    variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric
    power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a
    whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import
    the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 3 16:38:52 2024
    On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:45:32 +1200, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin
    <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a
    variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >>commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric
    power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a
    whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import
    the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

    Do you have a reference for that assertion, Mutley? My understanding
    is the imported coal gives better results overall as the coal from NZ
    Mines does not produce as good results as the imported coal.

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Sat Aug 3 07:42:02 2024
    Also it's important to note that an EV weighs about 50% more than an
    ICE car, so needs to do 50% more work to get from points A to B. This
    aspect is usually ignored in comparisons -- the inefficiency of having
    to carry that very heavy battery around with you wherever you go.


    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:53:07 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024, David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <66ab3b61.1938616046@news.mixmin.net>, wn@nosuch.com says...
    We can do even better and cut out the electricity middleman. Look at
    https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/live-system-and-market-data/consolidated-live-data
    and see that electricity is being generated by gas at 75% of capacity,
    and by coal at 82% of capacity. It has been doing this for a solid 2+
    months now. Yes, gas and coal are working overtime to supply your EV
    with electricity. Much more efficient and environment-saving to use a
    petrol-powered ICE car than a coal-powered EV.

    That is in fact not correct at all.
    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>engined car.

    I give you credit for biting the bullet. But still you sloganeer
    (i.e., you assume the conclusion), and it would be interesting to
    quantify the comparison. Remember that electricity transmission is
    not lossless, it may be as low as 50% efficiency from generation to >consumption.


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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Aug 3 07:49:42 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:45:32 +1200, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin >>>><david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently. >>>>>
    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>>>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a >>>variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >>>commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric >>>power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a
    whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import
    the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

    Do you have a reference for that assertion, Mutley? My understanding
    is the imported coal gives better results overall as the coal from NZ
    Mines does not produce as good results as the imported coal.
    Why do you have to use inflamatory language. Look up the meaning of assertion and perhaps you could moderate your use to good effect - you might, although unlikely, annoy people less often.

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 4 09:44:26 2024
    In article <66adde35.2111372421@news.mixmin.net>, wn@nosuch.com says...

    Also it's important to note that an EV weighs about 50% more than an
    ICE car, so needs to do 50% more work to get from points A to B. This
    aspect is usually ignored in comparisons -- the inefficiency of having
    to carry that very heavy battery around with you wherever you go.


    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:53:07 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024, David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <66ab3b61.1938616046@news.mixmin.net>, wn@nosuch.com says...
    We can do even better and cut out the electricity middleman. Look at
    https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/live-system-and-market-data/consolidated-live-data
    and see that electricity is being generated by gas at 75% of capacity, >>> and by coal at 82% of capacity. It has been doing this for a solid 2+ >>> months now. Yes, gas and coal are working overtime to supply your EV
    with electricity. Much more efficient and environment-saving to use a >>> petrol-powered ICE car than a coal-powered EV.

    That is in fact not correct at all.
    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently.

    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>engined car.

    I give you credit for biting the bullet. But still you sloganeer
    (i.e., you assume the conclusion), and it would be interesting to
    quantify the comparison. Remember that electricity transmission is
    not lossless, it may be as low as 50% efficiency from generation to >consumption.


    Combustion engined cars are maybe 30% efficient. EVs are around 75%
    efficient.

    I couldn't find any sources, reputable or otherwise, claiming the grid
    looses half the power generated. The worst number I could find was 34%,
    but most numbers given were less than half that.

    But if we're going to consider losses to the power grid in recharging an
    EV then we should probably also consider all the energy wasted in
    finding, extracting, refining, and shipping fuel to your local petrol
    station. While I'm sure this whole process is about as efficient as it
    can be, I doubt it its nearly enough to overcome the substantial
    inefficiency of the ICE car the final product ends up going in to.

    As for weight, EVs are not 50% heavier. The true number seems to be
    closer to 30% - not enough to materially affect the final outcome thanks
    to ICE vehicles efficiency being just that bad. But it (and purchase
    price) is a reason to not buy a larger EV battery than you actually
    need.

    How the electricity is generated *does* have an effect on how clean an
    EV is to operate, but this is one of is strengths - not a weakness. Even
    with the dirtiest power generation, an EV is still the cleanest option.
    And as the power grid becomes less polluting so does every single EV on
    the road without the individual owners having to do anything.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Aug 4 13:48:18 2024
    On Sat, 3 Aug 2024 07:49:42 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:45:32 +1200, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin >>>>><david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>>>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>>>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>>>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently. >>>>>>
    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>>>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>>>>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a >>>>variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >>>>commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric >>>>power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a >>>whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import
    the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

    Do you have a reference for that assertion, Mutley? My understanding
    is the imported coal gives better results overall as the coal from NZ
    Mines does not produce as good results as the imported coal.
    Why do you have to use inflamatory language. Look up the meaning of assertion >and perhaps you could moderate your use to good effect - you might, although >unlikely, annoy people less often.
    I did not expect you to have any references to the assertion that
    "here's a whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but
    we import the crappy stuff from Indonesia. ", but I also specifically
    asked Mutley; nobody ever expects references to your assertions, Tony.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Aug 4 04:30:02 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 3 Aug 2024 07:49:42 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:45:32 +1200, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin >>>>>><david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>>>>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>>>>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>>>>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently. >>>>>>>
    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>>>>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>>>>>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a >>>>>variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >>>>>commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric >>>>>power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a >>>>whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import >>>>the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

    Do you have a reference for that assertion, Mutley? My understanding
    is the imported coal gives better results overall as the coal from NZ >>>Mines does not produce as good results as the imported coal.
    Why do you have to use inflamatory language. Look up the meaning of assertion >>and perhaps you could moderate your use to good effect - you might, although >>unlikely, annoy people less often.
    I did not expect you to have any references to the assertion that
    "here's a whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but
    we import the crappy stuff from Indonesia. ", but I also specifically
    asked Mutley; nobody ever expects references to your assertions, Tony.
    You are definitely getting worse, I didn't make that statement and I do not assume that I know what Mutley is thinking. Time to go back to your geriatrician.

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  • From Mutley@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Aug 5 13:47:07 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 3 Aug 2024 07:49:42 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:45:32 +1200, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:18:04 +1200, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:28:19 +1200, David Goodwin >>>>>><david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:

    It may surprise you to learn that a massive power plant maintained by an >>>>>>>expert staff and run as efficiently as possible to maximise profit is >>>>>>>*more* efficient than a little engine that at best gets serviced once or >>>>>>>twice a year and spends most of its time being operated inefficiently. >>>>>>>
    A coal powered EV produces less emissions than your typical combustion >>>>>>>engined car.

    None of this matters. Coal is cheap and plentiful. Emissions are >>>>>>irrelevant. Man made climate change is a fraud.

    Bill.

    Coal is neither cheap or plentiful. Emissions are relevant - for a >>>>>variety of reasons, but including the cost of meeting international >>>>>commitments. There are reasons why most city rail links use electric >>>>>power for example, and why the number of EV busses is increasing..

    There's plenty of coal in NZ so what are you talking about. There's a >>>>whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but we import >>>>the crappy stuff from Indonesia.

    Do you have a reference for that assertion, Mutley? My understanding
    is the imported coal gives better results overall as the coal from NZ >>>Mines does not produce as good results as the imported coal.
    Why do you have to use inflamatory language. Look up the meaning of assertion >>and perhaps you could moderate your use to good effect - you might, although >>unlikely, annoy people less often.
    I did not expect you to have any references to the assertion that
    "here's a whole mine full right besides the Huntly power station but
    we import the crappy stuff from Indonesia. ", but I also specifically
    asked Mutley; nobody ever expects references to your assertions, Tony.

    Rich if you don't know that there is a coal mine in Huntley next to
    the power station (One of the reasons it was built there) then I
    suggest you go back to school.

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