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I can only say that it works perfectly with an iPhone. No issues whatsoever.

The blanket is probably an EV specific thing maybe to contain it if there’s some kind of reigniting, I don’t know. Dragging things away to prevent fire spreading or further damage isn’t EV specific I’m sure. In fact the firefighters were right up to the vehicle whilst the battery was burning. They wouldn’t do that with an ice vehicle fire, thermal runaway on a petrol tank is an explosion…

I think you’ll find there is a decontamination policy for firefighter clothing and equipment after dealing with most fires, particularly vehicles of any kind not just EV. I know a few uk firefighters and have heard this talked about before. I’m sure someone on here probably knows a lot about it. I don’t doubt EVs will add to the list of things to be decontaminated but you’ve worded that as if on an ordinary ice vehicle fire they would just put the fire out and walk off, they would definitely (at least in the uk) bag up exposed clothing for decontamination.

I know he did, I’m a subscriber since you introduced me to his channel. It helped me decide to get an EV. He blew his pcp mileage by thousands of miles and they’ve done him a deal. He loves them Graham, the guy is laughing his head off driving that Taycan !

The Macmaster has got another EV 😂. Nottingham Porsche come out of this really well.

I have gone electric, back to ice and now back on ev. Not a taxi driver but doing a minimum of 20k miles per year. I can tell you that in my experience EV is better, currently charging at home for me costs 7p per kWh which equates to 2pence (£0.02) per mile. No oil and filter changes, no air filter, fuel filter, ad blue or timing belt. Brake wear is hardly measurable but probably every couple of years strip and clean front pads and calipers. Insurance cost exactly the same, road tax now the same. Driving experience vastly better, quieter and easier - especially for taxi work. Yes rapid charging is expensive but if the majority of charging is at home the overall cost is less than diesel or petrol. I will parking in Manchester today and will top up at a car park 7kwh* charger which is £0.72 per kWh. I’ll arrive with 50% and could probably get home but I’ll top it up to 80% to be on the safe side (bad weather tonight, could get stuck or diverted etc). Even that expensive public charger only works out at 5p a mile more than petrol or diesel cost. Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation that is bombarding everyone thinking about EV which makes people play safe and stick with what they know. *Edit : car park charger is 22kwh ac, but car is 11kwh max on ac charging.

Barrie Crampton….. I’m out.

I don’t know about that, I am getting a new car and anyone who knows me would collapse laughing if designer label clothes and my name were mentioned in the same sentence. Everyone has different ideas and different needs. If I’d bought tailhappys Fabia in 2005 it would now be on 400,000 miles, would it have done that - probably but with a lot more bits wearing out obviously. I always been interested in cars but my interest didn’t end with the one I bought 20 years ago. Tailhappy is doing a brilliant job with their Fabia, I applaud that and it is exactly the car I would be interested in looking at if I went to a car show but on a day to day basis it’s horses for courses. Probably a lot of those saying time for a new car are blowing their money but some are probably looking from their own view point that a 20 year old Fabia wouldn’t work for them.

Brilliant, just shows that taking care of a car just the basics of keeping it clean and good maintenance works. Out of interest, what mileage has it done ?

Enjoy Amigos

I will wrap myself in tin foil just like I do when using any modern day electronic device. Isn’t everyone doing this ?

I guess they quickly realised that it might spontaneously combust and even if it didn’t the batteries would need replacing in a couple of years at massive cost. Add to that the lack of that lovely HDi Diesel sound and boredom of not being able to change gear it is no surprise they quickly gave up until the EU deep state forced them to look again in order to control everybody’s lives and prevent freedom of choice and travel.

They are absolutely fantastic, Mrs DSL will love it !

They are freaking ace ! Enjoy 😀

Believe or believe not, as Yoda might say 😏

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/pollution-and-air-quality/ultra-low-emission-zone-ulez-london/ulez-frequently-asked-questions/what-evidence-air-pollution-leads-around-4000-premature-deaths Granted, it’s not totally down to vehicle emissions but it isn’t pure fiction .

Indeed it is. 2 minutes on google have revealed to me that hvo fuel may not be the silver bullet that the Nottingham council fleet manager believes it is… https://airqualitynews.com/fuels/hvo-fuel-market-beset-by-fraud-report-finds/

All things being equal in terms of operating costs, less diesel fumes and particulates being emitted in towns and cities has to be a good thing.

I guess we are reading his sentence from our differing perspectives but the way he continues is what makes me interpret it the way I did. “From a cost perspective I would replace a diesel van for an electric van and I wouldn’t even hesitate,” he added. “On a HGV I wouldn’t even look at an electric one unless we got a load of grant funding from the Government. We should be looking at diesel with HVO because that is the best value choice.” I don’t know how they expected the electric ones to work out when their diesel lorries can carry 40% more weight. It seems to me the council ordered inadequate vehicles and clearly their charging infrastructure isn’t good enough. There are private bus companies like Arriva and Stagecoach running huge fleets of Electric buses and installing reliable charging systems, so clearly the sums must add up or they wouldn’t do it. Also they don’t replace a diesel bus with an electric one that holds 40% less people.

Would be relevant if this was the truth about electric bin lorries. To quote the council head of fleet in the article - “From a cost perspective I would replace a diesel van for an electric van and I wouldn’t even hesitate,” he added.

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Many thanks to all contributors that have caused me to really look in depth at EV use, production, servicing, charging etc etc. Elroq ordered.

https://youtu.be/e_jja8pHQ0M?si=W4I68uHoTEscNhMn Our friend The Macmaster actually seems to have started to like them 😀.

You can quite happily keep running that Diesel Kodiaq for as long as you like and its brand new equivalent will continue to be sold until 2030. In 2035 you could buy a used 2029 Kodiaq if you wished to do so. Basically you aren’t going to be forced to do anything you don’t like for at least 20 years when the future supply of Diesel Kodiaq may start to run out.