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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #120 on: 17 January 2023, 18:19:55 »

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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #121 on: 17 January 2023, 18:57:59 »

Yes it was just on the news, this country is killing itself
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #122 on: 17 January 2023, 19:22:43 »

https://www.ft.com/content/aef7acc5-6c4b-47b3-9ff4-e60d70b615bc
If we aren't allowed to produce batteries, how can we control our infrastructure?

https://www.ft.com/content/aef7acc5-6c4b-47b3-9ff4-e60d70b615bc
It's reckoned the factory will be built, but in the British way. Another company will buy it out of administration, tell everyone that they have a cunning plan then, about two months later force the government into giving them millions of pounds to avoid going into administration again. Another two or three cash injections from the government and about four or five years late, they'll start producing obsolete batteries that are light years behind everyone else's.
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #123 on: 17 January 2023, 19:30:18 »

https://www.ft.com/content/aef7acc5-6c4b-47b3-9ff4-e60d70b615bc
If we aren't allowed to produce batteries, how can we control our infrastructure?

https://www.ft.com/content/aef7acc5-6c4b-47b3-9ff4-e60d70b615bc
It's reckoned the factory will be built, but in the British way. Another company will buy it out of administration, tell everyone that they have a cunning plan then, about two months later force the government into giving them millions of pounds to avoid going into administration again. Another two or three cash injections from the government and about four or five years late, they'll start producing obsolete batteries that are light years behind everyone else's.


Pity that DeLorean bloke is six feet under..... ;) ;D ;D
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #124 on: 17 January 2023, 19:50:57 »

'British' Volt will be bought out of administration by a foreign hedge fund/pension fund/ consortium etc from a country that HMG wants to curry favour with and we will be told that foreign investment is a wonderful thing.  ::)

Managed decline.  :-X
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #125 on: 17 January 2023, 19:52:07 »

'British' Volt will be bought out of administration by a foreign hedge fund/pension fund/ consortium etc from a country that HMG wants to curry favour with and we will be told that foreign investment is a wonderful thing.  ::)

Managed decline.  :-X
A nice Chinese company?  :)
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #126 on: 17 January 2023, 19:59:27 »

Never fancied driving a "milk float" no matter how fast or how much better it is for the environment, the whole thing is a complete & utter pipe dream, anyway  I'll be pushing up daisies before anything takes shape.
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #127 on: 17 January 2023, 20:02:29 »

 has anyone seen the report that one US state is to ban the sale of EV vehicles from 2035?
It is said to be a snipe at California
Or am I behind the loop on this one?
I usually am
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #128 on: 17 January 2023, 20:49:13 »

has anyone seen the report that one US state is to ban the sale of EV vehicles from 2035?
It is said to be a snipe at California
Or am I behind the loop on this one?
I usually am
https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150034.0
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #129 on: 17 January 2023, 21:49:22 »

has anyone seen the report that one US state is to ban the sale of EV vehicles from 2035?
It is said to be a snipe at California
Or am I behind the loop on this one?
I usually am
https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150034.0
In other words Keith, yes you are.  ;)
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #130 on: 18 January 2023, 13:40:38 »

Yep , gas and electric meters are meant to be replaced every 10 years with a checked/calibrated meters  ::)
Ahh, so thats why the utility companies are constantly ringing me asking to swap my meter.  Silly me, I thought they were trying to get me to have a smart meter :P
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #131 on: 18 January 2023, 19:11:10 »

Yep , gas and electric meters are meant to be replaced every 10 years with a checked/calibrated meters  ::)
Ahh, so thats why the utility companies are constantly ringing me asking to swap my meter.  Silly me, I thought they were trying to get me to have a smart meter :P
My "smart meters" are cleaver enough to display total KWh and cubic feet of gas used
I'm smart enough to calculate...
A: how much gas i've used
B: how much electric i've used
c: that i don't need anything any smarter meter wise  :P
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #132 on: 18 January 2023, 19:53:00 »

100% with you on that Dai👍
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #133 on: 18 January 2023, 20:13:10 »

Our smart meter was here when we moved in 4.5 years ago, gone all trendy with the app on my phone so it's easy to see the usage.
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Re: Oh...the penny has finally dropped
« Reply #134 on: 18 January 2023, 20:16:01 »

Our smart meter was here when we moved in 4.5 years ago, gone all trendy with the app on my phone so it's easy to see the usage.
I got one of them trendy "phone" things too  :)
I use it for texts , calls and even the occasional photograph  8)
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