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MRI's use a LOT of electricity. I use an electric toothbrush all the time. Its Great and recommended by My Dentist. I have an electric starter on all my cars and also My wife's Zero Turn Mower. Beware of reaching advanced years and becoming retarded.. and rambling on about all sorts of things. Nev

IF he Joined this Forum Most of US would be on a HIT List including IAN because it's HIS forum. Nev

I think BMW makes them. How old is it? Nev

Bridget Archer and Jacqui Lambie are good People. Nev

They are regarded as ( a bit unreliable) and the value is adjusted accordingly. The MARKET DECIDES. . Nev

Spillage is a weird term and would be Linked with accidental contamination which it IS NOT. ANY switching of a synchronous grid has to be done carefully. That is well understood. The Beating Heart has a rate 50 Hertz and if it contacts when the sine wave is opposite all hell will break loose. Phase balancing done Poorly is ALL wasted energy also. . On the B 727 Panel (a Synchronous bus system where ALL generators we connected together using a Constant Speed drive there was a Gauge reading electro regenerative values (back EMF) labelled KVAR's) Kilo Volt Amps Regenerative. The total output of the 3 Generators was reputed to be able to Power a Town of about 10,000 People. If a generator Misbehaved (OVER or UNDER volted) you could "disconnect the CSD" which could NOT be restored in flight and you had to be sure ESSENTIAL Power was selected to a Running Generator and Limit electrical Loads. This is all on the flight engineers Panel. Nev

IF it's damaged to1/2 its market value it's usually written Off. Nev

As Smarty will attest the Population of Tassie is not very dense and some younger ones are leaving to get jobs on the BIG Island. Nev

What sort of car is that?. Nev

Those Victorian facilities are for Everyone's eventual Benefit. and are also an Infrastructural Necessity in a fast growing Place Like Melbourne is. Tassie has about the same Population as Geelong But you have to sail or fly to get there, which put's a COST on everyone going there and returning afterwards. Eric ABETZ is the Treasurer, A throw back from the DARK ages if ever there was One. They aren't LISTENING to the People who will be the ones stuck with this decision. The AFL won't come to the rescue.. Nev

CO2 in the atmosphere, Acidity of the ocean and it's temperature are Measurable quantities and the figures there are all BAD. A NEW Normal is a change. Glaciers all recede. NONE grow. New record Highs. Sea rise for TWO main reasons . TEMP increase and Melting non floating ice . BOTH increase the Volume of sea water Plus to a lesser extent Silting. IF much Himalayan Ice (the 3rd pole) melts about 1/3rd of the worlds Population will face starvation. WE are ALL interdependent, in todays Complex World. Nev

Time is Money. Often cheaper to just replace. Modern cars are a bit too complex for the Normal owner bar the oil and filter bits. You need the analytical gear. Engine reconditioning is a Lost art. Engines last the Life of the Vehicle but once they Overheat they are NOT reliable. I use good Oils Best coolants and good filters. I have always got high Mileages from my vehicles. It's the way you drive them as well. Jeep parts are expensive and some Makes parts unavailable after a few years. Any Modern car out of warrantee is only worth about 50% of new Price. A car built from Parts would be about 10x the new price. at least. Some very high Kilometers with little cost are very achievable and common but there's a TIME to quit anything unless it's collectable and doesn't have too many diemetal (zinc alloy) Plastic or Magnesium alloy Parts. or unobtainable engine Mounts and Hoses. When your modern car has 300K+ on it. it Owes you nothing. Asses it day by day depending on what happens in service Older vehicles can be repaired by cutting out Parts of the structure Rusted or damaged and welding in replacement bit's Not so with Hi tensile thinner steels. creased or rusted it's Over, rover. Nev

Long term you still have the servicing and maintenance factor that an EV doesn't have. Once the fixed cost servicing has expired and the warrantee. Nev

Considering the Cost of ignoring climate change has to be part of the PLAN. Nev

They will Install Heat pumps FREE and they really cut the Power usage. I had to PAY for mine and it's still the best thing I've done regarding Power. Nev.

A lot of counties don't have the sun and wind we have there's also tidal which works every day with the tide going IN OR OUT. When you put steam into the equation it's less efficient and when failure happens it's a sudden Loss of a Large amount and May take ages to fix . It is only efficient at near full output and can't be varied quickly. Brand NEW coal Plant is costly. Carbon Capture and storage is a Myth. Our demand pattern has changed. Most people run airconditioning and have a fair bit of refrigeration. Heating water directly by electricity (Elements) is an expensive way of doing it. Solar by concentration can Produce very HIGH temperatures. That's helpful for specialised processes, yet to be realised. No one can deprive you of solar. Yet. Nev

Nothing other than Bull$#!t. let's Leavitt at that. It's her Job. Nev

Trump WILL fix it. So HE claims and promises. TALK is CHEAP. Nev

Trump is starting to realise HE is not going to live for ever. Nev

Still Bigger than a Birds. Nev.

At this stage it might Just as well Be an ordinary ICE car. They ARE NOT Cheap. Nev

Sychronisation is an issue with any grid AC system. We should reduce reliance on a Grid. Distance equals Losses, cost and unreliability. Nev

What about the Maintenance when it's out of warrantee.?. Anyhow Buy what you Like. It's a free country. Electric is near maintenance free. Hybrid gives a small extra range for a High cost and More weight. The vehicle is often a poor performer also compared to a STRAIGHT Ice car . Nev

What about the cost of anthropomorphic activity based Climate Change? Nev

OK. MOST of US then, Mr Picky.