[dvd3500]

At your demand: https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/het-...-opgelost/

Bedankt!

Indeed. The Netherlands does seem to have a problem. Here in Germany up until last year there were a lot of problems too, mostly bureaucratic.  A farm not far from here had a 5 Mega(!) watt solar installation plus a wind mill. It took over 5 years to get permission to turn it on. Even though they promise not to pump the power out to the grid if that was the problem (a problem cited in many of the articles like the one you mentioned).

There are problems.
I never said there weren't.

I also never said that an EV driver is a "holier" person than an ICE driver. There are some smug puppets out there, some say Tesla drivers that act that way but I am not one of them. In fact I chose our EVs (Skoda Enyaq and Jeep Avenger) because they look more or less like normal cars...

I doubt 5% of the people in my street could afford any of the current EVs.

I used to restore cars as a hobby (and am rebuilding one now...) and I am the "go to guy" for minor repairs in my street.
I help as much as I can. Funny side-note: Being in Germany people are shocked SHOCKED that a French teacher knows how to fix cars... I get asked a LOT how I know how to do it. When I say I can read and I know left from right they don't believe me. :-D

I am very, very fortunate to have a wall charger, to be getting solar panels this year and having the space to park and charge at home.
I am however fully aware that this type of thing is driving a wedge through society and causing the gap between the rich and the poor to become larger. I seriously see this as a problem.

I only made the "FUD" comment statement because for most of the concerns people have about EVs there really is no problem, there is already a solution or the problem is not as large as many seem to try to make it. Quentin Wilson has successfully made many newspapers retract statement that are categorically false or at the very least misleading.

Are there problems?
Of course.
Are EVs perfect?
Definitely not.


For most people getting their cars in tip top condition and driving them for as long as possible is probably the best way to go for the next 10-15 years.

As a former educator I simply get more than mildly annoyed when someone states there is a problem and I know there is a solution.

When someone however states there IS a problem, like StuBeeDo's house's wiring not being up to snuff or your Dutch power grid issues I take them seriously.


Really all I am trying to do is help and inform. People will have to make their own decisions at the end of the day and I will respect that, always.

I wish everyone a safe, warm Friday and a great weekend....!