Steeds meer Britten zonder brandstof bij gebrek aan bevoorrading

[Pandareus]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Micele

Het is nog erger geworden.

Bronnen spreken ervan dat de helft van de tankstations dicht zijn.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...dreds-21689292

Bij diegene die open zijn mag je meestal maar voor 30 pond tanken, dwz pakweg 21-22 liter aan huidige prijs van 137 tot 139 pence/liter

En dan soms nog urenlang aanschuiven omdat de paniek er zeker niet minder op geworden is.

Diegene die nog onlangs hun ICE "ingeruild hebben" voor een EV mogen van geluk spreken.
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Is dat nu écht nodig om ons in elk draadje je promopraat over je electrische auto's te komen opsolferen ?
Dat gaat écht niets oplossen in de logistieke ramp die BoJo in gang gestoken heeft met zijn onnozele Brexit-chaos hoor...

[Micele]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Pandareus

Is dat nu écht nodig om ons in elk draadje je promopraat over je electrische auto's te komen opsolferen ?
Dat gaat écht niets oplossen in de logistieke ramp die BoJo in gang gestoken heeft met zijn onnozele Brexit-chaos hoor...

Nu je me weer eraan herinnert, want 3 posten heb ik EVs helemaal niet vermeld.

Heb je dan een Brit horen klagen met zijn EV?

Nog wat promopraat van The Guardian van 2 dagen geleden (dan kun je daar je beklag doen, bij Miranda ), was ik domweg vergeten.

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...-supply-crisis

Miranda Bryant, Mon 27 Sep 2021

UK electric car inquiries soar during fuel supply crisis

Sellers of plug-in vehicles say petrol shortages are driving people to adopt the new technology

As petrol stations in parts of the UK started running out of fuel on Friday, business at Martin Miller’s electric car dealership in Guildford, Surrey, started soaring.

After what ended up being his company EV Experts busiest day ever, interest does not appear to be dying down. This week the diary is booked up with test drives and the business is low on stock.

“People buy electric cars for environmental reasons, for cost-saving reasons and because the technology’s great,” he said. “But Friday was one of those moments where people said, ‘Do you know what, this is a sign that we need to go electric’.”

While scenes of chaos play out at petrol stations across the country amid shortages, for many electric vehicle (EV) dealers the fuel crisis has led to an unexpected surge in inquiries and sales.

EVA England, a non-profit representing new and prospective EV drivers, reports a rise in electric car inquiries and in interest at EV dealers, particularly in the last week.

“Saturday was bonkers but Friday even surpassed that, it was very strange,” said Miller, who founded his company four years ago. “I’ve now got trade-in cars with no petrol to move them.”

Along with existing factors such as the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone, the fuel crisis has proved to be another trigger point, he said. “People were using it as ‘this is the moment where I’m not going to put this off any longer’.”

The EV market is no longer the preserve of innovators and early adopters, he said, with the most popular models the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen ID 3 and Jaguar I-Pace.

Ben Strzalko, the owner of Electric Cars UK in Leyland, Lancashire, said that as a small business it would take a few months to feel the knock-on effect of the fuel crisis on sales.

But every time there are problems with petrol or diesel, he said they acted as “one more tick for people making that transition to electric cars”.

He said “a lot of electric car owners will be chuffed to bits this last week” being able to plug in their cars at home. And as an EV driver himself, he admitted feeling a little smug as he drove past queues of 20 cars outside petrol stations over the weekend in his Tesla.

Matt Cleevely, the owner of Cleevely Electric Vehicles in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, which specialises in used EVs, had a surge of inquiries over the weekend and on Monday morning from customers citing the fuel crisis as a reason for switching to electric.

He expects enthusiasm to continue rising, with petrol shortages adding “fuel to the fire”.

Although he feels sorry for non-EV drivers who have been unable to get fuel, he said as an electric car owner it was “very nice” not to have to worry about where to get petrol at the weekend.

“It’s very convenient that we’ve been able to just fuel up on our driveway. It’s one of the biggest pros of having an electric vehicle.”

The National Franchised Dealers Association also said multiple dealers have reported a spike in EV enquiries since the start of the crisis.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported “bumper growth” in the sale of plug-in cars in July, with battery electric vehicles comprising 9% of sales. Plug-in hybrids accounted for 8% of sales and hybrid electric vehicles nearly 12%. Also in July, more electric vehicles were registered than diesel for the second consecutive month.

The UK has pledged to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and of new hybrids by 2035.

Warren Philips, the volunteer communities director at EVA England, said the tipping point for EVs had already been reached but the fuel crisis “underlines how electric cars could work for the majority of people”.

He added: “The interest is already there, this just adds to it. And going forward with things like Cop26, with the climate crisis, with the cost of fuel probably going to rise … people will start looking at electric cars where you just skip that entire step.”

Met kleurtje om het af te leren.

[Skobelev]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door De schoofzak

Zonder mazout, ok, maar zonder je dagelijkse portie Duvel?

Je moet het kind niet met het badwater weggooien. Het economische deel van de EU is dik ok. Het politieke deel is veel te vlug en veel te amateuristisch ingevoerd. Door kloefen als Verafstoot.

Ik drink geen Duvel maar Guinness.

[Dadeemelee]

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Dat tekort aan transportcapaciteit geldt niet enkel voor brandstof maar voor zowat alles. Nogmaals een bewijs hoe dwaas die brexit eigenlijk is.

En Boris durft het ‘B-word’ niet uitspreken.

[De schoofzak]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Skobelev

Ik drink geen Duvel maar Guinness.

Ja, dat is erg ter zake. Net zoals met je thee, omdat je geen koffie drinkt.

[Pol Dolf]

ze staan allemaal overdag aan te schuiven , kunnen ze s'nachts niet gaan

[Micele]

Het duurt nu al twee weken.

Komt er geen referendum over Brexit?

[Skobelev]

Het leger helpt, 't is al zo goed als opgelost.

[Micele]

De dieselwagens (nog maar 5%) worden daar ook geleidelijk uit de markt geduwd door de stekkerwagens (21,6 % aandeel september)

Vooral in/rond stedelijke gebieden worden er veel BEV gekocht, tot 20-25% aandeel.

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/05...ll-bestseller/



Outlook

New Automotive’s analysis of the DVLA data reveals that many urban areas of the UK are now switching to BEVs in droves, with several cities seeing BEVs alone take over 20% share of new sales. Oxford and Newcastle saw close to 25% BEV share in September.

Given that all auto manufacturers know that BEVs are the now the only growth area of the market, and will completely dominate within very few years, most are sensibly not letting the chip shortage fall too heavily on their BEV production (relative to their ICE production).

We also know that the UK has been suffering with fuel shortages for combustion vehicles in recent weeks, which is giving further impetus to the EV transition.

Based on reliable seasonal patters, December is now on track for over 25% BEV share in the UK, and PHEVs will likely contribute another 8%–12% share. Plugins will therefore sum to roughly 35% share by year end.

Assuming that plugless hybrids (both HEV and mild hybrids) remain at around 30% share, the share of old-school ICE powertrains will likely fall to around 35% (around one third) of the market in December.

Aan elentriek is daar geen gebrek, zeker in de toekomst niet.

B.J. wil voor elentriek volledig onafhankelijk worden van aardgas:

https://electrek.co/2021/10/04/uk-pl...clear-by-2035/

UK pledges to source 100% of its electricity from clean energy – including nuclear – by 2035

- Oct. 4th 2021

Dat gaat zich wel oplossen en nog sneller als de paniek over stijgende brandstofprijzen langer gaat aanhouden.

https://electrek.co/2020/07/22/evs-c...r-ice-cars-uk/

EVs are now cheaper to run than ICE cars per year in the UK

Michelle Lewis - Jul. 22nd 2020

[Universalia]

Een aanzet om iedereen naar een stekkerwagen te drijven?

De 'olieproducerende/leverende' landen zullen er 'blij' met zijn dat valt nu al op???

[Skobelev]

Er was/is geen tekort aan brandstof in de UK, enkel een distributieprobleem, wat nu door het leger wordt aangepakt.

[Micele]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Universalia

Een aanzet om iedereen naar een stekkerwagen te drijven?

De 'olieproducerende/leverende' landen zullen er 'blij' met zijn dat valt nu al op???

Stel je die vragen aan jezelf? Lees toch eens de links daar staat het antwoord in. Al jarenlang trouwens. De enige flessehals is dat er niet genoeg stekkerwagens kunnen gemaakt worden als de consument wil kopen.

Voor steeds meer hernieuwbare energie en dus hun overtollige pieken (vooral wind in UK) zijn die stekkerwagens sowieso onontbeerlijk als buffer.

Dat er nu toevallig een tijdelijk brandstoftekort is in UK gaat menige stoere Brit anders doen denken over EV, maar vanzelf gaat die EV nu ook niet op zijn oprit staan hé. Tenzij hij/zij voor een tweedehands-EV kiest, die Britse handelaars hoor je momenteel zeker niet klagen. Die krijgen zelfs hun overjaarse Nissan Leafs kwijt neem ik aan.

The EV market is no longer the preserve of innovators and early adopters, he said, with the most popular models the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen ID 3 and Jaguar I-Pace.

Ben Strzalko, the owner of Electric Cars UK in Leyland, Lancashire, said that as a small business it would take a few months to feel the knock-on effect of the fuel crisis on sales.

But every time there are problems with petrol or diesel, he said they acted as “one more tick for people making that transition to electric cars”.

He said “a lot of electric car owners will be chuffed to bits this last week” being able to plug in their cars at home. And as an EV driver himself, he admitted feeling a little smug as he drove past queues of 20 cars outside petrol stations over the weekend in his Tesla.

Matt Cleevely, the owner of Cleevely Electric Vehicles in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, which specialises in used EVs, had a surge of inquiries over the weekend and on Monday morning from customers citing the fuel crisis as a reason for switching to electric.

He expects enthusiasm to continue rising, with petrol shortages adding “fuel to the fire”.

Although he feels sorry for non-EV drivers who have been unable to get fuel, he said as an electric car owner it was “very nice” not to have to worry about where to get petrol at the weekend.

“It’s very convenient that we’ve been able to just fuel up on our driveway. It’s one of the biggest pros of having an electric vehicle.”

[Micele]

Wat nog is. Sinds 1 oktober 2021 kan UK ook extra electriciteit krijgen van Noorwegen (en niet enkel van F, BE en NL)

https://app.electricitymap.org/zone/GB momenteel 2,17% van hun behoefte komt direct van Noorwegen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_...October%202021

The North Sea Link is a 1,400 MW high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Norway and the United Kingdom.[1]

At 720 km (450 mi) it is the longest subsea interconnector in the world. The cable became operational on 1 October 2021.

btw een tweede onderzeese lijn Noorwegen-Schotland komt er mss ook nog, operationeel 2022 was gepland, maar is nu on hold gezet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorthConnect

mogelijk is die niet meer nodig, er waren meer onderzeese lijnen gepland.

In March 2020, the Norwegian Government placed the NorthConnect project on hold pending studies on the new UK (north of England) and German interconnectors.[18]

See also

Cross-Skagerrak (Norway-Denmark)
HVDC Moyle (Scotland-Northern Ireland)
NorNed (Norway-Netherlands)
NORD.LINK (proposed Norway-Germany)
NorGer (proposed Norway-Germany)