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johnnyrod · 20-11-20, 09:55 PM

All interesting stuff, I didn't know about the UK energy mix and the g/km of electric. Regarding banning of gas boilers, the idea is to use heat pumps instead, where the heating capacity is determined by its COP which is a multiplier, so e.g. a 10kW heat pump with a COP of 2.5 uses 10kW of power but provides 25kW of heat. They're about 5x the cost of a boiler though and better suit things like underfloor heating.
I've got a Toyota hybrid now, it's not perfect but it gets 55mpg which is a lot better than what it replaced. Battery would be nice but the purchase price is horrendous, as said above. I'm still unsure about battery leasing, I don't think you do any more.

20-11-20, 09:55 PM	#56
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Electric Vehicles All interesting stuff, I didn't know about the UK energy mix and the g/km of electric. Regarding banning of gas boilers, the idea is to use heat pumps instead, where the heating capacity is determined by its COP which is a multiplier, so e.g. a 10kW heat pump with a COP of 2.5 uses 10kW of power but provides 25kW of heat. They're about 5x the cost of a boiler though and better suit things like underfloor heating. I've got a Toyota hybrid now, it's not perfect but it gets 55mpg which is a lot better than what it replaced. Battery would be nice but the purchase price is horrendous, as said above. I'm still unsure about battery leasing, I don't think you do any more.