BMW i4 eDrive40 M Sport
I think an interesting development will be the possibility of using old (or existing) EV battery packs as home batteries. This would make the environmental impact less and aid the grid to become carbon neutral.
Having just switched to an EV, I can say I would not go back to a combustion engine. The driving experience is much better and as a bonus it opens up cheap electrcity tariffs.
If car use is to continue EVs are the best option in my view and battery technology is just getting better with much longer ranges just around the corner.
House-2 bed partial stone bungalow, 5kW Samsung Gen 6 ASHP (Self install)
6.9 kWp of PV
5kWh DC coupled battery
Blog: https://thegreeningofrosecottage.weebly.com/
Heatpump Stats: http://heatpumpmonitor.org/system/view?id=60
@bontwoody I’m sure so long as your driving experience is enhanced those living in regions affected by the extraction of the required raw materials will understand and be pleased you have cheaper electricity. You make no reference to those people in the video but celebrate our first world luxury.
Retrofitted 11.2kw Mitsubishi Ecodan to new radiators commissioned November 2021.
14 x 500w Monocrystalline solar panels.
2 ESS Smile G3 10.1 batteries.
ESS Smile G3 5kw inverter.
@morgan The extraction of raw materials happens in all industrial processes including traditional cars. It has done since the beginning of industrialisation and frequently involves unsavoury practices. However unless you intend to forego your car/computer/phone/any oil/gas use/etc you really arent in a position to preach.
I stand by my point that EVs are the best option for continued car use.
House-2 bed partial stone bungalow, 5kW Samsung Gen 6 ASHP (Self install)
6.9 kWp of PV
5kWh DC coupled battery
Blog: https://thegreeningofrosecottage.weebly.com/
Heatpump Stats: http://heatpumpmonitor.org/system/view?id=60
@bontwoody not preaching. Simply expressing a view. If that hurts so be it.
Retrofitted 11.2kw Mitsubishi Ecodan to new radiators commissioned November 2021.
14 x 500w Monocrystalline solar panels.
2 ESS Smile G3 10.1 batteries.
ESS Smile G3 5kw inverter.
@morgan Mmm, expressing a view doesnt usually require the injection of sarcasm, however lets just agree to disagree.
House-2 bed partial stone bungalow, 5kW Samsung Gen 6 ASHP (Self install)
6.9 kWp of PV
5kWh DC coupled battery
Blog: https://thegreeningofrosecottage.weebly.com/
Heatpump Stats: http://heatpumpmonitor.org/system/view?id=60
Moving people around takes energy and the cleanest available useable energy at the moment is electricity. Electrically powered vehicles are the only logical choice.
The problem is not the power used but how that power gets to the motor. We’re currently in a competition to shoehorn more and more battery into a given vehicle since current received wisdom is that more range is better, but my hope is that a little lateral thinking will be cultivated.
One possibility is that some form of in-transit charging technology will become reasonably widely installed (no idea whether that means wireless charging or turning the motorway network into a giant Scalextric track) meaning the emphasis would switch from maximising battery capacity to ensuring enough capacity to get to and from the charging network.
Not saying, of course, that this is how things will go; just that I have faith someone will come up with a new bright idea. In the meantime we have little choice but to develop the EV technology so it’s mature enough to be useful when that next brainwave comes along.
105 m2 bungalow in South East England
Mitsubishi Ecodan 8.5 kW air source heat pump
18 x 360W solar panels
1 x 6 kW GroWatt battery and SPH5000 inverter
1 x Myenergi Zappi
1 x VW ID3
Raised beds for home-grown veg and chickens for eggs
"Semper in excretia; sumus solum profundum variat"
It was really spacious and definitely bigger than I expected. Lovely car. Looking forward to hear what you think of it.
Get a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps
Subscribe and follow our Homeowners’ Q&A heat pump podcast
Electrical is the only way forward..
But until we get to experience Major's Scalextric track, the humble home ev charger may have to do!
Have other bmw/mini drivers been experiencing pains with chargers. Clearly teething dealing with their new standards compliant apis https://www.beebop.ai/blog/bmw-api-changes-could-disrupt-utilities-using-unapproved-ev-connections?fbclid=IwY2xjawNde69leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtaZxMbZt_GpYwBqhu6CADf9l8vPigPAj1ruAsMaPFqqfajHcXKuQA7LIXp5_aem_ps3LqXA68yzuNcq7Hk9SbA
Ohme was trying to hold onto reverse engineered access to the old api, not very secure. Since the change late Sept, their chargers cannot monitor the bmw battery soc, making it a manual process to avoid getting the charge to what bmw deem 100%
- 26 Forums
- 2,221 Topics
- 49.3 K Posts
- 155 Online
- 5,881 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
Odd noise in our Ideal Logic ASHP
So we've had a bumpy ride with our ASHP for the last 18...
By Tinkestral-6 , 1 hour ago
-
RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
Yes, there's a mass of technical assistance available f...
By Transparent , 1 hour ago
-
RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
Is there a lookup facility to see your limit, or is it ...
By DREI , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
Without getting too much into politics, given that the ...
By Batpred , 2 hours ago
-
UK Consumer Law Reality Check (for anyone dealing with ...
By DREI , 2 hours ago
-
@dgclimatecontrol Thanks... this was resolved back in M...
By Sandman1600 , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Should Our Water Circulation Pump Be Configured to Run All The Time?
@jamespa unlike some systems, the Grant Aerona does hav...
By GrahamF , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
Im sceptical, whats the mechanism? I get the impre...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
That's the problem with the UK, in comparison with Amer...
By DREI , 3 hours ago
-
Electrical is the only way forward.. But until we get...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Manufacturer: Panasonic Model: WH-WXG12ME8 Type: AS...
By Andy-e , 3 hours ago
-
In our installation, we actually have an LLH but any di...
By Toodles , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Large heat pump options for church building
This church project has more in common with a commercia...
By GrahamF , 4 hours ago
-
RE: How good is the app support for your heat pump?
It looks quite interesting and, like you, I'd only want...
By Sheriff Fatman , 4 hours ago
-
RE: External wall insulation - your experience
So our house is in SE England. We mainly had mixed w...
By Batpred , 14 hours ago
-
RE: 5 Star Service from Havenwise
@majordennisbloodnok and @benson Good suggestion! We'll...
By HCas , 15 hours ago
-
This is an important and relevant topic of discussion i...
By wully , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump - pull the data from the data loggers and s...
By cathodeRay , 18 hours ago
-
RE: Pump and Esbe mixing valve for UFH
So my next question is about calculating pressure loss ...
By AndyCoo , 20 hours ago
-
RE: Low COP and unevenly heated rooms with 12kW Samsung AE120MXTPEH / AE260TNWTEH
Im going to try to take a practical approach to this, i...
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago