Old ladies E7 & meter change?

Harry Bloomfield said:

Tied up to your EV charge information, they could tell the EV charger to switch off or reduce it's charge rate for a while..

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There's all sorts of things that future ('smarter') meters could theoretically be designed to do but, as I wrote (in relation to the current technologically, which is being deployed at enormous expense) ..

JohnW2 said:

... in any event, the only thing they (current 'smart' meters) could theoretically do in response to that information would be to switch off the entire installation.

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Kind Regards, John

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mattylad said:

I think the UK should implement this:

However I cannot see it happening on our ancient roads esp those in the north.
The UK government cannot even sort out our sewerage so electric wagons will never happen.

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They have not even electrified all the railways yet, I attended a lecture on diesel under the wire, where it was pointed out that even if a short part of the route is not electrified it means diesel engines.

Clearly the use of battery and overhead, or diesel electric could result in being able to use more electric power, however until the railways are all electrified (except for heritage) then no point looking at roads.

Nothing new about electric traction on rubber wheels. Trolley buses were on the streets of London in 1931




with some complicated over head wires.

ericmark said:

They have not even electrified all the railways yet, I attended a lecture on diesel under the wire, where it was pointed out that even if a short part of the route is not electrified it means diesel engines.

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Yes it's an issue. bi-mode trains that can use the wires where available and deisel where it isn;t do exist but they are a small minoirty in the regional and freight fleets (in the "intercity" fleet they are rather more common thanks to the intercity express program and it's spinoffs).

Clearly the use of battery and overhead, or diesel electric could result in being able to use more electric power, however until the railways are all electrified (except for heritage) then no point looking at roads.

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I can't agree with this. Railway electrification needs to be sorted but we also need to find a solution for "last mile" deliveries and for deliveries that are too short or too urgent for rail to be practical. Purely battery operation of HGVs brings severe weight issues.

Whether overhead electrification on the motorways is workable or not remains to be seen, but it certainly seems like a reasonable thing to trial.

I think the lorries in the video are hybrid, if they need to leave then they can so the first and last bits of the journey can be done.