Brexit, for once some facts.

Woosh

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They do indeed. But those outside looking in claim otherwise!

And carbon capture, as being promoted, I find deeply questionable. Schemes like pumping down oil wells. If it leaks out, we could be worse off. Only tightly bound can it possibly work. Like a new Cretaceous period!
that should work. The CO2 simply replaces the space left by extraction of CH4.
After all, a reservoir is just a big pressurised bottle.
 

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you'd need a 20ft container for one of them and currently, the cost of shipping that container from China costs £5,000. Then taxes will be charged on the total of the cost of the car and its shipping.
I'll drive it home, let me check the "Zap Map" for suitable charging points enroute. :D

TTFN
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But OG , that is still only 1/2 the energy of a petrol tank. .. I routinely get 1100km from a fill in my Peugeot. ,..And an electric motor is at least twice as efficient.
And a diesel tank is a much safer way of storing energy
 

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that should work. The CO2 simply replaces the space left by extraction of CH4.
After all, a reservoir is just a big pressurised bottle.
We have already seen situations in which reservoirs which have been drilled into then splurge into the sea. Gulf of Mexico?

Imagine billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide, forced into a reservoir, and a combination of geological and, possibly, engineering issues allowing it to come out again.
 

oyster

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..is that a USB socket on the side?.
Seems like all residential roads in Wales will have a 20mph limit within a year. Some of these golf-cart level vehicles might be perfectly adequate at that speed - if that is all you need. Certainly it would be enough to get me to the nearest shops and back.
 

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We have already seen situations in which reservoirs which have been drilled into then splurge into the sea. Gulf of Mexico?

Imagine billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide, forced into a reservoir, and a combination of geological and, possibly, engineering issues allowing it to come out again.
My chemistry is rusty, but my understanding is that the carbon dioxide chemically combines or sequestering with the limestone , actually renders it stronger.
 

flecc

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Take that remoaners.
Don't get too excited, it's Italy next, and our record against them at football is rather poor.

We were very lucky with that soft penalty last night, lots of referees wouldn't have given it, hence the Danish players fury.
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flecc

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Seems like all residential roads in Wales will have a 20mph limit within a year. Some of these golf-cart level vehicles might be perfectly adequate at that speed - if that is all you need. Certainly it would be enough to get me to the nearest shops and back.
They are easily sufficient. The Citroen Ami is limited to 30 mph, in France no driving licence necessary and 14 year olds can drive them, which is really sensible. Range is generally about 50 miles in summer, plenty for local trips.

Scroll down and have a look at all the photos of the concept model in the link below to see a really innovative design:

Citroen Ami One

The one on sale to the public may have some differences from the concept. In the UK a driving licence is needed but 16 year olds can drive them here on moped licences.

Top Gear Road Test
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oldgroaner

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Definitely I am not ; take the case of tanks
petrol powered Shermans German nickname "Tommy Cookers"
Russian Tanks Diesel powered not so easy to "brew up"
And that wasn't simply due to thicker armour, as German petrol fuelled cars even with thicker armour were more vulnerable.

Added to that a spark will ignite even a slight petrol leak but not a diesel one
 
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oyster

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My chemistry is rusty, but my understanding is that the carbon dioxide chemically combines or sequestering with the limestone , actually renders it stronger.
I don't think that limestone sequesters carbon dioxide. After all, we heat limestone to make quicklime, then slake it and get a calcium oxide lime (e.g. lime putty or slaked lime or builders' lime) which then can sequester carbon dioxide. But it can only sequester as much carbon dioxide as was released when burned to quicklime! (Ignoring all energy issues.)

There might be options other than simple limestone. But just pumping it into a spent oil/gas well doesn't convince me.
 

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Definitely I am not ; take the case of tanks
petrol powered Shermans German nickname "Tommy Cookers"
Russian Tanks Diesel powered not so easy to "brew up"
And that wasn't simply due to thicker armour, as German petrol fuelled cars even with thicker armour were more vulnerable.

Added to that a spark will ignite even a slight petrol leak but not a diesel one
Many Russians tanks were petrol engined.
 

flecc

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Many Russians tanks were petrol engined.
So were our post WW2 tanks from the 1950s on, like the Centurian and the Conquerer SP.

The used the Rolls Royce Merlin aero engine that powered the Spitfire and Hurricane etc, but in a detuned version for land use.
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