I looked at the problem of replacing ICE vehicles in Germany a few years using the anual figures for the consumption of petrol and diesel. The total to replace petrol and diesel was around 220 TWh. This appears to include fuel for agricultural and railway use. The figure just to replace cars was between 70 and 100 TWh (it is difficult to determine how many LCVs are petrol powered and how many cars are diesel powered). There were many assumptions in this and also valid arguments that we ought to be changing the structure of society instead of just trying to replace like with like.
If this is added to thefigures to replace gas for heating we will be looking at doubling the UK's electricity consumption.
Hinkley Point C will produce around 25 TWh per year. Get building ?
I looked at the problem of replacing ICE vehicles in Germany a few years using the anual figures for the consumption of petrol and diesel. The total to replace petrol and diesel was around 220 TWh. This appears to include fuel for agricultural and railway use. The figure just to replace cars was between 70 and 100 TWh (it is difficult to determine how many LCVs are petrol powered and how many cars are diesel powered). There were many assumptions in this and also valid arguments that we ought to be changing the structure of society instead of just trying to replace like with like.
If this is added to thefigures to replace gas for heating we will be looking at doubling the UK's electricity consumption.
Hinkley Point C will produce around 25 TWh per year. Get building ?
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