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by bits
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure
Replies: 1412
Views: 371705

Re: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure

They keep investing in large scale solar & wind farms, and tell us power prices will come down. Power prices then go up, then they tell us its because of "gas", or the cost of the ageing grid repair/maintenance/upkeep work is expensive. So why are we still relying on the grid, if the ...
by bits
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure
Replies: 1412
Views: 371705

Re: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure

I believe some of the energy cost increase is the subsidy being paid to solar panel and battery purchasers. So those without are paying for those with, in that particular part of the economy. How fair that is, would be a complex debate regarding who pays what tax and who has access to what schemes. ...
by bits
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Petrol Station Owners
Replies: 174
Views: 71027

Re: Petrol Station Owners

I believe the remaining Coles expresses go to Reddy branding before some get upgraded to otr. The sites that are not upgraded remain as Reddy.
by bits
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Public Transport Contracts, Service & Policy
Replies: 2047
Views: 525653

Re: News & Discussion: Public Transport Contracts, Service & Policy

The Android Buy and Go app is not available yet.
Certainly sounds like a massive improvement for casual users.
As has been said adding a metro card to your Apple/Google/Samsung/whatever digital wallet should also be made possible.
by bits
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
Replies: 4909
Views: 1130062

Re: News & Discussion: Trams

Governments and corporates have extensive red tape. They would prefer to spend quite large amounts of money to make sure they could not be liable for even larger amounts of money. Safety, documenting, certifying, competency and such that simply isn't done in smaller work places. As these liability l...
by bits
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Metropolitan Development
Topic: [U/C] Westfield Tea Tree Plaza (Extension)
Replies: 708
Views: 291905

[U/C] [U/C] [U/C] Re: Westfield Tea Tree Plaza (Extension)

It does say laser tag and bumper cars on that sign.
Also cafe.
Plus JB hi-fi.
Small space? It is the old level 1/ground floor/food court level of Myers.
by bits
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

That was already talked about in this thread by me. The guardian article I linked above said: "A report by the Ricardo consultancy estimated that production of an average petrol car will involve emissions amounting to the equivalent of 5.6 tonnes of CO2, while for an average electric car, the f...
by bits
Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

It has been explained. If you know the science that disproves this explain it. I am no scientist perhaps you can school me. However your post of F=MA seems very lacking and I lean to that you are simply still confused. It seems you are confused with the energy spent to create the A vs the resulting ...
by bits
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

The guardian article I linked includes these words which is news to me. They include links to their sources. "An EU study based on expected performance in 2020 found that an electric car using electricity generated solely by an oil-fired power station would use only two-thirds of the energy of ...
by bits
Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

You asked why and I answered why. ICE wastes most of its energy on heat which does not move the car. It is a furnace on wheels where 80% of the energy is converted in to heat. EV has to lug a heavy battery around but that doesn't cost more than the losses ICE has. Also that mass inertia I am sure th...
by bits
Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

Also worth noting that public charging stations are likely a worst case scenario for the average EV owners. You likely would much prefer to charge at home or work because it is more convenient and cheaper. The reason ICE cars go to a for profit commerical petrol station is because you can't easily m...
by bits
Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

You mean like the charging stations that are running on diesel generators? I am sure there are examples of that. Even SA grid at times has diesel burning. But 0.06% in the last 25 years doesn't seem like it is a particularly serious concern. 0.09% in the last year while 70% of the SA grid power cam...
by bits
Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:41 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 17
Views: 1676

Re: Electric Cars

ICE all you want is the explosion pushing the piston, any energy wasted on heat, noise, pumps, cooling etc is lost. You may redirect some of that heat to the cabin for passenger comfort but that is a very small perk. So ICE is apparently only about 20% efficient for the energy it consumes. Most of t...
by bits
Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: O-Bahn
Replies: 1746
Views: 427690

Re: News & Discussion: O-Bahn

Golden Grove Park n Ride at 9am on a Tuesday.ImageImage
by bits
Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:59 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: O-Bahn
Replies: 1746
Views: 427690

Re: News & Discussion: O-Bahn

Golden Grove Road was recently upgraded to have priority bus lanes through intersections out to the new area. Those buses directly feed in/out the o-bahn. Perhaps the stables shopping centre will eventually have a bus interchange and a park n ride also. The TTP/GG area has good bus connections to th...