@david_colquhoun@mstdn.social2026-04-04 22:29:02
Wow! Tomorrow we get paid for using electricity from 23:00 tonight until 16:00 tomorrow. From 11:30 to 16:00 tomorrow we get paid ~ 10p per kWh that we use.
Thank you, #StormDave
#goelectric #EVs
@david_colquhoun@mstdn.social2026-04-04 22:29:02
@paulbusch@mstdn.ca2026-03-16 21:54:12
By the end of the year the U.S. had fallen behind the rest of the planet in adoption of #EVs. Sure there was some growth but only because there were rebates available before they were killed by the stable genius. But sales surged outside of the USA.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ex2l58en4o
@paulbusch@mstdn.ca2026-03-16 22:06:55
Then the orange dufus goes on "an excursion" in Iran, triggering what will likely be the worst oil crisis since the #70s. Interest in #EVs is surging. Foreign manufacturers can pivot by bringing in overseas models, but of course tariffs will impact models. Domestic manufacturers will be slashing profits in order to move some pickups and SUVs.
Americans will fall further behind the rest of the world.
https://www.businessinsider.com/higher-gas-prices-lift-interest-in-electric-cars-2026-3