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[devil]

I've completely rehashed, modernised and moved several of the Cyprus environment-related websites:

Cyprus Environment and Energy

Water in Cyprus

Hybrid car in Cyprus

General portal

For the moment, all my other websites are the same!

[Nikitas]

Hello Devil,

Went in for a quick look around, and liked what I saw.

Recently there was an article in Politis re the Indian Reva electric car in Nicosia. Are you going to feature it at some point?

[CopperLine]

Excellent, Devil, much needed and urgent action need follow.

[devil]

Thanks for the approval!

As for the Reva car, I'm not enthusiastic about electric cars including plug-in hybrids, because the "well-to-wheels" efficiency is lower than that of a straight hybrid. This means that more CO2 and other pollutants will be emitted per km from the power station used to charge the battery than would be the case for an efficient conventional or hybrid car of equivalent size and characteristics. This is exacerbated by the high weight:size ratio of the Reva because it uses massive lead-acid batteries.

OTOH, it will move some of the emissions from the place where the car is to the power station, which may be an advantage in heavily polluted urban situations, when the power station is far away. As a guestimate, I would say that particulate matter would be about halved compared with a petrol-electric hybrid of equivalent size (if such were available). If this surprises you that it is not reduced to zero, think tyres, bitumen road surfaces and brake pads/linings. Electric cars need a high-torque motor to accelerate the weight of the batteries, meaning that tyre slip will be relatively high compared with an ICE car.

[Sega]

I've completely rehashed, modernised and moved several of the Cyprus environment-related websites:

Cyprus Environment and Energy

Water in Cyprus

Hybrid car in Cyprus

General portal

For the moment, all my other websites are the same!

Not bad at all.

[halil]

Thanks Devil ,
it is very usefull web page .Later on i will read all of them . today i was searching at web about solar panels , how i can get and how i can used them for my house .Because new law came out now at north . İf bring these kind of energy sources for our own use .the customes for them free also we can get help from goverment . It will take some times for me to decide .I would like to use electricity and solar energy together .solar will be backup for my system or wiseversa.

[devil]

Sorry, I've no idea about PV panels in the North. Unless the subsidies and payback are more attractive than in the South, it is unlikely that the investment will be worth it.

[Kikapu]

Devil,

I have just noticed your post and I can't tell you how pleased I am. You were greatly missed.!

Welcome back.