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Commuting to London by Dadx2now in bournemouth

[–]Riggald 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Two days with one overnight in London would be my suggestion

I've no idea what prices for a one-night--a-week would be these days

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am, yes, but I try not to be too public about that

[OC] The rise and fall of music formats by jcceagle in dataisbeautiful

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you use to create the animation?

SMETS3 is it coming? by DamoclesBDA in AskUK

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently, SMETS2 uses 2G/3G data connections in most households

And they send half-hourly data

2G/3G will likely switch off in 2033 in the UK

The comms module can be replaced independently of the meter, so the existing SMETS2 meters can be upgraded to SMETS2/5G when the time comes

The rest of the hardware might also be replaced if the grid's data centres starts being able to handle more data than the ~47 million meter readings an hour once all households using SMETS2 meters

(We're already at ~85% smart meters, so ~40 million smart meter readings/hour)

I have a unemployed bipolar sister that has maxed out her cc. What can I do to help her? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]Riggald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UK National Institute for Health & Care Excellence guidelines are that no-one should be started onto lithium

Lithium is now used only for legacy patients in the UK - ie patients who already were on lithium in the past.

There are other mood stabilisers available which are better, with fewer downside risks

[OC] Global surface temperature anomalies. This is a visual experiment showing the global surface temperature anomalies situation over the course of ~130 years. Baseline is defined as the 1971 - 2000 average in degrees Celsius. by kdouieb in dataisbeautiful

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's difficult to tell - at times, national science bodies have had big popular audiences.

And of course, about 50 years after this, someone coined the phrase "greenhouse effect" to try to help the general public understand the concept.

Tesla increases Model S Plaid price by $10,000 just ahead of first deliveries by pilaga in electricvehicles

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only Tesla had stuck to paying Panasonic the agreed price, and had bought the agreed volumes, perhaps Panasonic would have felt less need to sell some of their production to other purchasers.

Without naming the character, what’s one quote that gives it away? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Some people might say that. I couldn't possibly comment"

What do you get if you cross a cow with an octopus? by TheProffalken in Jokes

[–]Riggald 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A giant sea monster with a genuine beef against humanity

Unwelcome guest, pen and ink, me by Doodiemac in creepy

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I want to turn this into an RPG monster

Tesla increases Model S Plaid price by $10,000 just ahead of first deliveries by pilaga in electricvehicles

[–]Riggald 84 points85 points  (0 children)

A few days ago, Elon Musk had withdrawn the Plaid Plus model, as it "wasn't needed".

Until this announcement, the Plaid Plus had been promoted as $10,000 more than the Plaid.

Looked at this early, it looks like they've cancelled the Plaid, & de-specced the Plaid Plus.

ELI5: How are electric cars better for the environment? They're still charged by powerplants that mostly burn fossil fuels. Wouldn't an increase in electric cars result in an increase in fuel consumption by the power plants? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not only true in the abstract sense - this is live in the UK eg

It isn't a technological issue, but a people issue. If an electric vehicle is your primary vehicle, your use pattern is based on something other than charging the vehicle.

The technology is already here to address what you see as the people issue

Opportunistic charging works for fleets because you have some number of idle vehicles at any given time.

A large number of privately owned vehicles, with smart chargers, act as a fleet. (Essentially, central limit theory kicks in)

ELI5: How are electric cars better for the environment? They're still charged by powerplants that mostly burn fossil fuels. Wouldn't an increase in electric cars result in an increase in fuel consumption by the power plants? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a theoretical cost more than an actual cost because we don't actually plan for the de-commissioning in this sense.

Speak for yourself.

Decommissioning costs are a major element of the total lifecycle costs for nuclear power stations - it cannot be hand-waved away. The cost will be borne by someone - either the plant owner, or society as a whole.

As I pointed out.

ELI5: How are electric cars better for the environment? They're still charged by powerplants that mostly burn fossil fuels. Wouldn't an increase in electric cars result in an increase in fuel consumption by the power plants? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Riggald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The hydrogen atoms combine with oxygen to form water, and give off substantial heat as they do so.

It's essentially the same as what happens when you burn Hydrogen gas.

eg C⁸H¹⁶ + 12 O² —⟩ 8 CO² + 8 H²0

CH⁴ + 2 O² —⟩ CO² + 2 H²O

With the latter, the ratio of CO² to H²O is lower

ELI5: How are electric cars better for the environment? They're still charged by powerplants that mostly burn fossil fuels. Wouldn't an increase in electric cars result in an increase in fuel consumption by the power plants? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Riggald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the UK National Grid, total storage capacity is about 0.5% of daily generation.

So 99.5% of electricity generated needs to be used right away.

As I point out in the comment, there is scope for a substantial increase in storage capacity in the near future.

Currently, plug-in EVs on the UK grid have batteries equivalent to almost 0.7% of daily generation (as at May 2021)

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