[dumb_throw]

Yes. After a huge up-front cost, you can charge your shiny EV and drive it about as far as I can easily cycle in a day. Progress!

[ithkuil]

There are some EV with >500km range per charge. The world record for cycling 560km is about 15h

[dumb_throw]

And? You sure can't charge 500km in one day from domestic solar (which is the topic of this conversation). You might get 20km.

[ithkuil]

Yeah not sure why the thread ended up restricting the domestic electricity source to solar. The main conversation is what to do when gas stations cannot be re-fueled due to truck-driver-shortage-induced panic buying, and not because there is a general fuel shortage that would affect electricity distribution

[dumb_throw]

Maybe, but this is a fun diversion that OP started.

The UK is also suffering from a fuel shortage that is affecting electricity distribution, exacerbated by a heavy reliance on wind and an ongoing period of low winds.

Oddly enough, it's all the little "100% renewable" power companies that are going bust, when you'd think they were independent of natural gas prices.

[davidhbolton]

No, the UK is not suffering from a shortage of fuel, just the delivery mechanism for one chain. BP.

[dumb_throw]

I was making a comment about the supply of natural gas for electricity generation. Gas prices have spiked, which is causing issues. Several providers have already gone bust.