David Peilow
@dpeilow.bsky.social
Driving electric since 2008. European Space Agency engineer. Save the hydrogen for rockets. 48%. Views my own.
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David Peilow
@dpeilow.bsky.social
· Jan 12
HS2 receives wide criticism in the green community, opposing it is even Green Party policy. Why? The crux seems to be claims of carbon neutrality: High-speed rail is seen internationally as a low carbon transport mode, but HS2’s own work undermines this view. What is going on?
BuT EvS aRe ToO eXpEnSiVe
August 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
BuT EvS aRe ToO eXpEnSiVe
This is a truly awesome demonstration of where EV technology is at now. Kudos to Mercedes.
Mercedes drives ‘around the world in 8 days’ in its GT XX, breaking EV records
Mercedes drives ‘around the world in 8 days’ in its GT XX, breaking EV records
Mercedes took its GT XX concept out to the Nardo high-speed test track in Southern Italy and came back with a slew of records for electric distance driving – including one for driving a distance equal to the circumference of the world.
more…
electrek.co
August 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This is a truly awesome demonstration of where EV technology is at now. Kudos to Mercedes.
Great to see @gwr.com achieve 200 miles range in a converted battery powered ex-London Underground train this week. I hope it leads to modern units deployed across the UK.
On my trip to Japan last month I rode these 2 car BEMUs around Fukuoka. Here you see one charging at the turn around station.
On my trip to Japan last month I rode these 2 car BEMUs around Fukuoka. Here you see one charging at the turn around station.
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Great to see @gwr.com achieve 200 miles range in a converted battery powered ex-London Underground train this week. I hope it leads to modern units deployed across the UK.
On my trip to Japan last month I rode these 2 car BEMUs around Fukuoka. Here you see one charging at the turn around station.
On my trip to Japan last month I rode these 2 car BEMUs around Fukuoka. Here you see one charging at the turn around station.
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BBC now scared of energy efficiency.
BBC bans Evan Davis from informing the public on heat pumps. “As the world has ‘progressed’ in the past few months” the BBC “has become concerned that anything like this - informing people about heat pumps - can be interpreted as treading on areas of pulic controversy” youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...
20. The final episode...
YouTube video by Happy Heat Pump Podcast
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
BBC now scared of energy efficiency.
I was waiting for this article. Surprised it took him so long.
March 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I was waiting for this article. Surprised it took him so long.
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If direct air capture (DAC), a CO₂ removal (CDR) technique, costs $500 per tonne, removing just US emissions would cost ~$3 trillion annually (that's ~4x US military spending).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions
Separating carbon dioxide from air, while technically straightforward, is outrageously expensive.
thebulletin.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If direct air capture (DAC), a CO₂ removal (CDR) technique, costs $500 per tonne, removing just US emissions would cost ~$3 trillion annually (that's ~4x US military spending).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
Ironic that the constituency around the Tesla factory is one of only two places in the whole of east Germany that didn't vote AfD and instead went left (although sadly by only 0.1% - less than 200 votes)
www.reuters.com/graphics/GER...
www.reuters.com/graphics/GER...
Live German election results
The latest vote count, updated charts and maps from Germany’s 2025 federal election
www.reuters.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ironic that the constituency around the Tesla factory is one of only two places in the whole of east Germany that didn't vote AfD and instead went left (although sadly by only 0.1% - less than 200 votes)
www.reuters.com/graphics/GER...
www.reuters.com/graphics/GER...
The Telegraph is going to have a meltdown when they see this: eandt.theiet.org/2025/02/12/e...
cc @bobbyllew.bsky.social
cc @bobbyllew.bsky.social
EVs produce fewer non-exhaust emissions than fossil fuel vehicles, study finds
New research finds that electric vehicles generally produce less non-exhaust particulate matter emissions through tyre wear and braking compared to combustion engine vehicles.
eandt.theiet.org
February 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Telegraph is going to have a meltdown when they see this: eandt.theiet.org/2025/02/12/e...
cc @bobbyllew.bsky.social
cc @bobbyllew.bsky.social
Back in the UK this past week and first impressions were that EV charging networks are going from strength to strength. This is the car park at South Mimms now: Tesla superchargers, Applegreen and @gridserve.bsky.social rapids, in addition to the original superchargers at the far end. Great!
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Back in the UK this past week and first impressions were that EV charging networks are going from strength to strength. This is the car park at South Mimms now: Tesla superchargers, Applegreen and @gridserve.bsky.social rapids, in addition to the original superchargers at the far end. Great!
Quelle surprise! Didn't work in 2001 and doesn't work now. When you need the entire output of the UK grid to fuel 1 airport, it isn't happening. Yet governments on both sides use this to justify airport expansion.
Fuel of the future and always will be.
www.ft.com/content/1249...
archive.is/UnI7J
Fuel of the future and always will be.
www.ft.com/content/1249...
archive.is/UnI7J
February 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quelle surprise! Didn't work in 2001 and doesn't work now. When you need the entire output of the UK grid to fuel 1 airport, it isn't happening. Yet governments on both sides use this to justify airport expansion.
Fuel of the future and always will be.
www.ft.com/content/1249...
archive.is/UnI7J
Fuel of the future and always will be.
www.ft.com/content/1249...
archive.is/UnI7J
Anyone surprised by this report from @greencarreports.bsky.social ?
www.greencarreports.com/news/1145696...
www.greencarreports.com/news/1145696...
Report: Bankruptcy nears for Nikola, former hydrogen-hype darling
At one time Nikola was valued at more than GM or Ford; now it doesn't have enough cash to help its few existing customers get back on the road.
www.greencarreports.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Anyone surprised by this report from @greencarreports.bsky.social ?
www.greencarreports.com/news/1145696...
www.greencarreports.com/news/1145696...
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So apparently Labour decided to spaff £22 billion on unproven carbon capture and storage technology after only consulting with fossil fuel companies.
That's like sitting down with butchers to plan a vegan menu.
Every day, they find new ways to disappoint.
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
That's like sitting down with butchers to plan a vegan menu.
Every day, they find new ways to disappoint.
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
January 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So apparently Labour decided to spaff £22 billion on unproven carbon capture and storage technology after only consulting with fossil fuel companies.
That's like sitting down with butchers to plan a vegan menu.
Every day, they find new ways to disappoint.
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
That's like sitting down with butchers to plan a vegan menu.
Every day, they find new ways to disappoint.
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
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Elected Republican officials are already calling for U.S. citizens to be deported for saying things they dislike. It's only the second full day of the Trump administration.
How bad would you say it's going to get, now that a plurality of American voters have given the keys to the kingdom to madmen?
How bad would you say it's going to get, now that a plurality of American voters have given the keys to the kingdom to madmen?
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Elected Republican officials are already calling for U.S. citizens to be deported for saying things they dislike. It's only the second full day of the Trump administration.
How bad would you say it's going to get, now that a plurality of American voters have given the keys to the kingdom to madmen?
How bad would you say it's going to get, now that a plurality of American voters have given the keys to the kingdom to madmen?
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January 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The battery on fire here has the same era LG Chem lithium NMC cells as those recalled for fires in the Chevy Bolt, Jaguar iPace, Renault Zoe and Porsche Taycan. I never got the wisdom of using NMC in stationary storage, but has any one single product done more to damage confidence in the industry?
The world’s third-largest battery, the Moss Landing BESS in #California, is still smoking after a fire that destroyed 80% of the facility
Massive Moss Landing battery “still smoking” as authorities probe cause of devastating fire
The world’s third-largest battery, the Moss Landing BESS in California, is still smoking after a fire that destroyed 80% of the facility.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The battery on fire here has the same era LG Chem lithium NMC cells as those recalled for fires in the Chevy Bolt, Jaguar iPace, Renault Zoe and Porsche Taycan. I never got the wisdom of using NMC in stationary storage, but has any one single product done more to damage confidence in the industry?
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As a rider, I already hate transit wraps, but this is Hall of Fame stuff right here
An electric-powered mass transit vehicle, part of an electric streetcar network that carries 70 million riders a year, wrapped in an ad for gasoline. How demeaning.
January 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
As a rider, I already hate transit wraps, but this is Hall of Fame stuff right here
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The fact that fossil fuel lobbyists continue to openly lie about climate research - including research produced by their own industry - suggests they're not overly concerned with the good of the planet, let alone its inhabitants.
Black is white
War is peace
Fossil fuel lobbyists only have the good of the planet at heart, not profit
War is peace
Fossil fuel lobbyists only have the good of the planet at heart, not profit
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The fact that fossil fuel lobbyists continue to openly lie about climate research - including research produced by their own industry - suggests they're not overly concerned with the good of the planet, let alone its inhabitants.
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This @bloomberg.com story about Toyota is probably the best I've read—ever—about why the world's biggest automaker is so late to EVs.
It's not just about the will to do it or wanting hybrid/hydrogen tech to win. It's about having no clue how to build next-generation cars.
It's not just about the will to do it or wanting hybrid/hydrogen tech to win. It's about having no clue how to build next-generation cars.
January 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This @bloomberg.com story about Toyota is probably the best I've read—ever—about why the world's biggest automaker is so late to EVs.
It's not just about the will to do it or wanting hybrid/hydrogen tech to win. It's about having no clue how to build next-generation cars.
It's not just about the will to do it or wanting hybrid/hydrogen tech to win. It's about having no clue how to build next-generation cars.
Searching for an old article and Google's AI somehow thinks @bobbyllew.bsky.social and I are one and the same...
But it's going to fix all the country's problems though, right? 🙄
But it's going to fix all the country's problems though, right? 🙄
January 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Searching for an old article and Google's AI somehow thinks @bobbyllew.bsky.social and I are one and the same...
But it's going to fix all the country's problems though, right? 🙄
But it's going to fix all the country's problems though, right? 🙄
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✍️ My latest column for @CityAM argues that hybrids offer a false sense of security to OEMs as we move towards the EV transition. Time to rip the plaster off.
www.cityam.com/ex-aston-mar...
www.cityam.com/ex-aston-mar...
Ex-Aston Martin CEO: Scrap hybrids, go all in on EV cars
Our reliance on hybrid is holding us back from real progress. It's time to go all in on EV cars, writes ex-Aston Martin CEO and 'godfather of EVs' Andy Palmer.
www.cityam.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
✍️ My latest column for @CityAM argues that hybrids offer a false sense of security to OEMs as we move towards the EV transition. Time to rip the plaster off.
www.cityam.com/ex-aston-mar...
www.cityam.com/ex-aston-mar...
Finally got around to using a Twitter to Bluesky bulk import tool to move my entire timeline over here, so I can refer back to useful historic threads. No more need to send traffic back to the old place.
Very simple process when you follow the instructions here: github.com/marcomaroni-...
Very simple process when you follow the instructions here: github.com/marcomaroni-...
GitHub - marcomaroni-github/twitter-to-bluesky: Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account.
Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account. - marcomaroni-github/twitter-to-bluesky
github.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Finally got around to using a Twitter to Bluesky bulk import tool to move my entire timeline over here, so I can refer back to useful historic threads. No more need to send traffic back to the old place.
Very simple process when you follow the instructions here: github.com/marcomaroni-...
Very simple process when you follow the instructions here: github.com/marcomaroni-...