"Driving this expansion in #HVDC are major technical advances.
The flexible control over current and voltage is the hallmark of voltage-source converter (VSC) technology.
Germany has led #standardization TenneT asked all of its suppliers to offer compatible 525-kV HVDC systems with room for extra switchgear, creating the option to interconnect today’s segments in larger networks."
Can someone explain how it makes sense that an #Opel#eVivaro / #Citroen#eJumpy Crew Cab #EV van (3 second rate seats in the rear) is more expensive, even with fewer features, than the equivalent #Zafira minibus / people carrier with lots of bells and whistles?
Not sure if that’s the case elsewhere, but certainly it is in Finland. It feels like the van versions are 10K more expensive than they should be.
@Setok@lotneuv depends on the exact configuration, but even then the need for more and higher grade rare metals and rare earth minerals make it more expensive.
Because there isn't any fancy need for charging and discharging controllers on anything from a single-cylinder two-stroke to a supercharged V8 Big Block Diesel.
And the lack of #standardization and #ComponentSharing is driving up the prices as well as reduce the economies of scale, since every car has their own custom batteries!
Example pictures : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surfboard_Rental_Shop.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Center_tool_rental.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bicycle_rental_shop,_Pulau_Ubin,_Singapore_-_20071102-01.jpg