If we allow fully electric vehicles on our motorways then for sure some of them are going to fail going up a steep hill. Should the highways agency be planning to install charging points at the bottom of all hills do you think??
Take a look at the nat grid site," https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ " and you will see that all the wind/solar/hydro is already being used to base load the grid. The grid is already having to use CCGT combine cycle generation plant that is using gas or oil fired plant. If we want to generate more power to charge up electric vehicles then we must build more power station that will be burning gas or oil fuels at an efficiency of 60%. This is a huge capital cost but does not reduce our dependence on the gas and fuel-oil used overall just where it is produced.
Much better to make the motor industry produce more efficient hybrid engines with variable speed electric transmission rather than clutch and gearboxes and save the grid power for manufacturing and domestic use. Put solar panels on all roofs facing south could be a much more worthwhile investment rather than building more power stations
Take a look at the nat grid site," https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ " and you will see that all the wind/solar/hydro is already being used to base load the grid. The grid is already having to use CCGT combine cycle generation plant that is using gas or oil fired plant. If we want to generate more power to charge up electric vehicles then we must build more power station that will be burning gas or oil fuels at an efficiency of 60%. This is a huge capital cost but does not reduce our dependence on the gas and fuel-oil used overall just where it is produced.
Much better to make the motor industry produce more efficient hybrid engines with variable speed electric transmission rather than clutch and gearboxes and save the grid power for manufacturing and domestic use. Put solar panels on all roofs facing south could be a much more worthwhile investment rather than building more power stations
