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Hodkinson wins must be happy.

You need caffeine because you started drinking coffee. You reestablished a new baseline for your energy levels. So you need caffeine to bring you up to normal levels, it doesn't give you extra energy. Abstain for 3 weeks and your caffeine addiction should be overcome. This is based on studies.

Pretty sure Elon will be remembered as the owner of a whole planet. If you think Mars.... sorry, Earth. The first MegaCorp will be Tesla.

...I do disagree and think Elon with be remembered more for getting the car industry to change to electric a lot faster than they would have on there own and getting the charging network the kick it needed to get started

While I agree Elon has done amazing things with SpaceX I think the Starship a money pit and its going to be very hard to make it human rated, especially going to the Moon and Mars.

Solar belongs on residential, commercial and industrial properties it does not belong in fields that is just stupid we need the land for food or houses. There is no difference between importing energy and importing food both are vital and need to be homegrown as much as possible.

Although most agrovoltaics involves either pollinator habitats or livestock grazing here in the USA there also is some crop production. So mixing farming and solar energy is possible. But, probably not for the large-scale crops that countries need to feed the majority of their populations.

Hi good evening James. Jasper has grown up it's always sad the day a parent passes away. It's important to spend some time on that day remembering them. Hope you're mum is managing OK it's OK to celebrate their life. He will always be part of you kind regards Mark. Keep up the excellent topics

Base load and renewable energy are two different things. At some point (i.e. now) you are wasting resources on renewables because they are not helping to prevent blackouts and thus you become more dependent to other energy sources not less as you add renewable load. There are exceptions but in most countries you will need lots of nukes and this is where resources should be focused.

Seat way too low

How about Tesla becoming battery supplier for power larger than selling cars.

Surely you should start grid energy storage discussion with the front runner, being installed now container sized lithium ferrous phosphate mega batteries, and later sodium ion batteries

Good vlog James, I never understood why the last government stopped on shore wind? (Obviously influenced by you know who is hand in hand by self serving politicians). We have thousands of miles of windy coast line, Scotland has 40% more wind than the rest of the UK so that is a best place to continue putting windmills. I think the largest, off shore turbines in the world are approaching 20 mega watt monster machines. They look as stunning as any major construction we have built around the world. The Humber bridge, York minster, Shard in London,Eiffel tower, empire State building. The pyramids! The UK had thousands of windmills for grinding corn 200 years ago. So what's new? Installing huge mega batteries is the key. But as always, vested interests of current infrastructure continue to slow things down. But it's becoming unstoppable with the help of people like Putin who are forcing countries to become less dependent on oil and fertilisers from Russia. I just listened to the electric Viking who reported China has built the equivalent of 260 nuclear power stations last year using renewables! We have to keep up and I mean all the Western countries! Im looking forward to your coverage of Starship launches in the best future. All the best!

Local wind has less transmission losses which is great, but limited by the size of getting turbines and blades to location. Hopefully we can lower the connection times to the grid for new projects. Local rooftop generation has the benefit of lower transmission loss simple connection and uses unused roof space. Time to use all the unused warehouse rooftops.

We already have a grid storage system - concentrated solar energy in the form of COAL. There is no practical alternative way of doing it. All your suggestions are fanciful, energy wasting (conversion) and only even contemplative at the expense of ordinary peoples pockets.

Solar 'farms' are also responsible for localised heat islands that contribute SIGNIFICANTLY towards unnecessary warming. The hypocrisy - it hurts.

We don't need to import ANY energy from anyone. We are - or rather could be - self sufficient in energy production and as a critical infrastructure we *should be*. Ruinables simply cannot provide a base load. Wind and solar are not consistent (my BiL has a solar system that outputs diddly squat for 5 months of the year) so gas/oil/coal backup is ALWAYS required. Why pay for both?

There is always the River Severn Barrage, and to put one across the Wash. As for storage, there is Compressed-air energy storage (CAES). Using CO2 taken from the atmosphere would be ideal. Or creating ammonia, which is an efficient energy and hydrogen carrier.

Wow look how big jasper is ! Time really flies.

I am disappointed that you did not mention battery storage - your supposed grid storage problem is being solved in front of our very eyes.

Gravity storage using coal mines. Containers of "Heavy stuff" and ground level. "Crane" them down the shaft onto waiting rail trucks. Generate energy as they drop. Shunt the trucks out of the way. When spare energy is coming in, Lift them back to ground level. This could be fully automated.

There should be PLENTY of cheap Solar following the US "Tariffs" on imported panels and batteries?

James is back!

We got enough summer. 34 degrees during the day and 26 degrees @ 11:55 pm. In the middle of Europe. No rain for weeks now. Besides two short thunderstorms with little rain.

We need a carrot and stick approach to business roof based solar and local battery/phase change storage, and to mandate that all new dwellings are planned to be North/South facing, include optimised solar and local battery storage, to support the required EV charging points and assigned parking.

Self sufficiency is great. Generate Solar and Wind locally. No need to import fossil fuels for electricity generation. We need to think long term benefits and not short term costs. All homes should be built to accommodate the elderly and disabled. This will be better for everyone. Large wide doorways and hallways make using a cane, walker or wheel chair much easier. Bathrooms or wet rooms need to have flat floors and no shower hump or pan. A flat floor allows for easy access and drains need to provided. Easy to use lever door and faucet handles are easier for the elderly to grip and open. Main floors should include a master bedroom, restroom, shower, laundry and wide walk in closet with few steps to enter. Homes should be designed with aging in place in mind.

New homes should come with solar panels, a rain water collection system and an electric vehicle charger in the garage.

Storage: a multitude of Megapacks!

the solar panels themselves make no noise, but what about inverters, MPPT controllers and charge controllers? i'm sure you can imagine them making some whirring or humming noise. i dunno about your area, but here in west london diesel went right up to 1.999 per liter when that ukraine nonsense started. talk about the most expensive fuel! now the price for a liter of diesel is somewhere around 1.50, depending on where you go.

I forgot to add the panels generated 15,000kwh plus each year. The power we don't use goes back into the grid for our neighbors to use.

Indeed, solar energy is beneficial. We have installed 45 panels on our roof for the past 13 years and they were repaid with savings over time. The convenience of not having to pay for power while heating and cooling the house as well as powering the electric vehicle in the garage adds value to the system. This makes it a win-win situation. We do not incur monthly expenses for power consumption, which simplifies matters. I believe this can be referred to as Net Zero.

You could have some negative camber affecting the inside of your tyres. Do you rotate your tyres? I recommend rotating them to keep even wear and avoiding changing them so soon like I did 😅

Wait your tyres last 40,000 miles? 😳 my rear tyres lasted 14,000 😂😂 yep not a typo that’s fourteen thousand

Electric cars are not allowed on the strips due to requirement of more fire safety apparently

My former petrol car is about the same age (14 plate) as your Tesla. only failed MoT once, in 2019. "Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b))". Which was a bit of a surprise, since that switch was in "Auto" 90% of the time and I only had to touch it to switch fog lights on. And that happened few days before the test. I haven't noticed any delay or anything different. And I didn't see any difference after they replaced that switch. Though I was told by someone that garages that have testing license, have to keep certain FAIL/PASS ratio, otherwise they get audited to often. And since I tested at a dealership, and usually only relatively new cars come to dealerships for testing, they have to fail someone on purpose just to keep stats within reason.

driving civilized is no only good for wear and tear and efficiency, but for safety as well. the problem is that there are far too many idiots out there who either don't know or don't care about safety or efficiency

He's a purebred Pembroke Corgi

What breed of dog is that, James? :)

0:55 that’s why it’s called a “guesstimator”.

how do you EV owners feel about having to pay road tax going forwards ?

Factory ordered Car here split new think it was in 12 miles. Low miles only 36k miles. Still drives like new and when washed and waxed more or less looks as good as it always has. My plan was to get a EV but every year they get better. While the EV’s have got better the prices have gone up. I do road trips so always said 300 miles range. But that’s becoming the norm now. Maybe the Renault 5 retro. But you get to the stage the Car owes you nothing. I wouldn’t say it’s been the luckiest Car yours.

James, Your Model S is looking great. I believe it will become a valuable classic car in the future. I miss my 2015 Model S, although I am very happy to have my "classic" Jan 2018 Model 3. I hope you are looking after the coolant seals on your rear drive unit. Regular checks for cooling mixed in with the oil, and replacing the seals before they start leaking, can save you from having to pay for a new drive unit in the future.

Game over for Tesla!

The one thing that would put me off a used S is the nerfed rapid charging speeds... What sort of charge curve does this pack have now?

18K miles per year on average, and still running! Love, it! And don't forget that means the absence of 36 oil changes (at every 5000 miles with full-synthetic), or avoiding the use of 180 qts of oil. Nice!

How many sets of tires have you bought in 10 years? I expect it to be 4.

Just passed 10 years on my S as well, 140k miles. Still feels zippy and comfortable. I don't have that "new car envy" as I did with my Nissan prior to this.

What else needed to be changed in the 10 years? The wife unit. First one appeared to be faulty 😂

You missed the brakes but they are a routine maintenance issue rather than a fault/failure. Keep up with the good work and see you soon hopefully 🤣

Used to own a S before getting my model 3. I miss it all the time, part of me wishes I kept the S. I've put on 145k miles on my 3 already in 5 years. So far no major problems