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    Problem with the fight against solar power registration in South Africa

    I don't think we are anywhere near this in terms of feeding back, but this is what can happen. Especially since our grid is so coal dependent. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/19/sri-lanka-asks-pv-system-owners-to-disconnect-after-nationwide-blackout/ Sri Lanka had another nationwide...
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    Problem with the fight against solar power registration in South Africa

    42kWh is not that much, maybe they should do it like your water where you pay and get 50 or 100kWh for "free"
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    Why you should buy an electric car in South Africa

    I had congestion at my local super charger when it was free, the moment the chargers started being charged (with overstay charges) the problem went away.
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    South Africa is still the solar king, but its crown is slipping

    3.3 GW is good, but we will probably need to scale that up if to combat the closing of the all the coal that is scheduled. Or maybe they plan to use more wind?
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    Chinese cars, are they as bad as everyone thinks?

    Just test drove the Geely E2 Apex yesterday and from what it felt like it drove just as I normally drive my Tesla. I was pleasantly surprised. Of course it didn’t have the acceleration but I rarely need the Tesla’s very fast acceleration and the charging is slower. I also missed the just...
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    South Africa gets 804MW private power boost

    The article does say that the majority is connected to the Eakom grid while a 10% of it connects directly with municipalities. But it doesn’t mention anything about constraints
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    South Africans could travel almost triple the distance in an electric car with R100 worth of electricity compared to petrol

    While this is true, SAs electricity has double the emissions than USA per kWh, so it will be closer to 7 years normally. Although I think a 20 year old car’s emissions will be higher than what we benchmark with now. 12l/100km is quite bad these days. And of course if you can charge it from...
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    South Africans could travel almost triple the distance in an electric car with R100 worth of electricity compared to petrol

    They show a table with many different places in South Africa in the article, so that should cover it.
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    South Africans could travel almost triple the distance in an electric car with R100 worth of electricity compared to petrol

    No there are things that need replacement. So far on my Tesla I needed to replace my aircon filter, my wiper blades and need to rotate my tyres in two years for 60k km. I have lost 2km in my range so far (I think LFP has better degradation), but replacing the battery is cheaper than replacing...
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    Chris Nolan's - The Odyssey.

    I watched today in IMAX and enjoyed it, most of the "controversial" things I saw about the film felt like non issues while watching the movie
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    Crackdown in Johannesburg hits MTN, Absa, WeBuyCars, Jeep, Dis-Chem, and Engen

    I am sure it is about the money, but if you look at most of the pictures in the article, many of them are illegal scaffolding structures that is close to the roads. They all seemed sturdy, but none of it isregulated
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    Crackdown in Johannesburg hits MTN, Absa, WeBuyCars, Jeep, Dis-Chem, and Engen

    That is fair enough, but my big problem is the one on the M1 with the bright screen. I have to look away from traffic sometimes when that bright white advert comes on. Can't be really safe in my opinion.
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    New iOS and iPadOS adds keyboards for South African languages

    Nice, hopefully this will stop the auto correcting to Dutch from Afrikaans words. We probably broke the Dutch dictiory by keeping correcting the Dutch words.
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    South Africans saving on electricity bills with IHP geysers

    Mine has been on my roof since 2010 and I barely use any electricity to heat water. The higher my water temperature is at night the larger the temperature drop off over night. For me it is anything from 2-7 degrees depending on the starting temperature. Winter my drop is actually less because...
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    South Africans saving on electricity bills with IHP geysers

    I moved my geyser outside when I went for the evacuated tube solar geyser as my previous geyser burst and flood the whole room below causing a large amount of damage. What exactly is your concern for the downside? The only thing I can think of is the aesthetic and longer time the hot water...
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