GeoffCapes
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Having sold renewable energy systems for nearly 25 years now, all I can say is that the standard model is this:
Uproar from a noisy uninformed minority -> early adopters enjoy grants and incentives -> masses catch on and start buying -> noisy uninformed minority get upset when there's no grants left and then claim it's not financially viable.
Every single time.
Here's the usual bollox spouted by the noisy uniformed minority:
Thermal solar -> It's not sunny enough here
PV Solar -> The payback is too long
Heat Pumps -> Don't work in the winter
Elec cars -> The infrastructure can't cope, it's a technological step backwards, the range isn't long enough, etc
You're spot on with the first 3.
Re electric car. There isn't enough electricity generated (in the UK) to cope with everyone driving them. And also there are too many people who do not have home parking spot for them to be cost effective home charging (that's with everyone driving one).