The Law of Unintended Consequences

[Migalot]

So the government pushes everyone to buy an EV, then realises that it might be problem. 

UK Government to shut down peak hours EV charging... will you opt out? 

[Kevin Wood]

<Sigh> If only we had an energy policy.. or a government that did policies, or looked beyond tomorrow's headlines.

[Nick W]

<Sigh> If only we had an energy policy.. or a government that did policies, or looked beyond tomorrow's headlines.

Or even understood the need for policies.

[Andy B]

the link doesn't work for me ... 

[Migalot]

the link doesn't work for me ... 

Sorry. try this:

https://youtu.be/jMagvdqlF9c

[Sir Tigger KC]

<Sigh> If only we had an energy policy.. or a government that did policies, or looked beyond tomorrow's headlines.

Sigh... If only we had a government that ignored Swedish kids that don't go to school.... 

[Rangie]

Always said " it's a pipedream" no more no less.

[Raeturbo]

Maybe they will temporarily shut down household applies to charge vehicles 👀

[Doctor Gollum]

Maybe they will temporarily shut down household applies to charge vehicles 👀

Anyone else see the flaw* in that plan?

*By flaw, I mean gaping chasm of unintended consequence that would swallow an electric trolleybus.

[Raeturbo]

Hence my sarcasm. Although plans like that are constantly being suggested by deranged advisors to government 🥸

[Andy H]

In an alternative universe the EVs are plugged into home chargers whenever they are not being driven.

The home/car owner uses their smart electricity meter to play the electricity markets by charging when the electricity is cheap and feeding into the grid when prices rise.

[Andy H]

Maybe they will temporarily shut down household applies to charge vehicles 👀

Anyone else see the flaw* in that plan?

*By flaw, I mean gaping chasm of unintended consequence that would swallow an electric trolleybus.

Maybe the car owners could be paid to feed electricity into the grid.

[Raeturbo]

And thereby increasing the amount that people without electric cars must pay no doubt

[Doctor Gollum]

In an alternative universe the EVs are plugged into home chargers whenever they are not being driven.

The home/car owner uses their smart electricity meter to play the electricity markets by charging when the electricity is cheap and feeding into the grid when prices rise.

That leftie thinking is great, but what happens when you go to use the car and find out there's no sparkles left because you sold it all back to the grid

Joking aside, you know this is when a parent/child gets rushed to hospital, or you oversleep because the bedside alarm didn't reset following the forced power cut.

[TheBoy]

But I don't own a (working) alarm clock....