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EVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1429718/evs-are-now-9-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-uk
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs-are-now-nine-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-ukReplying to @beep@piefed.world
Jokes on you, i charge myne primarily with home solar, so its free.
Replying to @JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
I often get paid for charging mine. They paid me 30p on Sunday.
Replying to @wewbull@feddit.uk
How?
(No need to go into too much detail as I’m not in the UK; I’m just curious)
Replying to @percent@infosec.pub
I assume that electricity price sometimes goes negative when excess is produced, resulting in some providers paying you for using electricity at that time.
Replying to @Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
🤔 Interesting. I never even considered what happens if excess energy is produced
Replying to @percent@infosec.pub
It’s precisely that. The winds blows and the sun shines, then suddenly the power company would rather pay their customers to use more power than pay the generators penalty fees to turn off.