I’d imagine the horsey set will drop you after this episode?
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solar panels
EV
great stuff, 1 thing you might consider too that ive done, is no longer taking overseas holidays
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IF ELECTRIC CARS CAME FIRST - WOULD THE FREE MARKET SWITCH TO PETROL? 
I ask the electric car sceptics among you to picture a parallel universe where all cars are electric, when a rogue engineer invents the internal combustion engine.
‘This so-called engine you’ve developed, , tell me exactly how it works. You see, we already have electric motors where an electric charge delivers forward momentum. Michael Faraday nailed that puppy in 1822. How does your engine work exactly?’
‘Well, first you fill your car with 20 gallons of an inflammable liquid. We then set fire to this liquid in a series of controlled explosions within cylinders linked to a crankshaft. You’ll need a gearbox, because this engine only works at high revs. Then these other pipes and wires and 200 other additional moving parts keep everything suitably lubricated and cool.’
‘Got it. Now our electric motors convert energy to movement at about 80 per cent efficiency. How efficient is yours?’ ‘Um, about 20 per cent.’ ‘Mm-kaaaay… So presumably it is quieter and more powerful than an electric motor, and delivers better acceleration?’ ‘Er, no.’ ‘Can it run on energy produced by the sun and the wind, or from nuclear power stations or anything else?’ ‘No, but the liquid you need to burn is readily available in perilous offshore locations and from many totalitarian states.’
The electric motor is perhaps the most beautifully simple and elegant device ever invented
‘Uh huh? But you can refuel at home, right?’ ‘No, that would be crazy. No one’s going to keep 2,000 gallons of petrol under their house. But we could open 8,000 brightly lit forecourts all over the country where you could buy a Ginsters or Red Bull on a two-for-one.’
‘Help me out here, . Where’s the upside?’ ‘Well, if you have a really strong bladder, you can go 80 miles further between recharging.’
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I’ll politely decline your suggestion
He jets around the globe multiple times a year. He could have 50 solar panels and they wouldn’t make a dent in his overall emissions
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