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Check the condition of your bump stops as well.

Shame. I'd consider a fuel cell EV over a plug in one more but for the current lack of infrastructure for refueling one.

I saw a Toyota Mirai this evening. First fuel cell EV I've seen. No idea where the owner fills up though as I've never seen any hydrogen filling stations here but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Quite pretty I thought. https://www.whatcar.com/toyota/mirai/saloon/review/n17273

BMW Z1 had drop down doors. Only made for a couple of years from 1989. I guess the complexity and possible extra weight was a factor. Why go to all that expense as well when the humble hinge serves a purpose.

@nta16 cheers mate. Looks like I'll have to get the 215 45s then at about €40 more per corner. Still cheaper than losing my licence though I suppose.

Skoda Rapid 105PS on 215/45/ R16 tyres. Will I be OK fitting 215/55 R16s? Thanks. Lee.

Cars have been shipped with a minimum of fuel for years. I've had to top some up myself just to get them through a first inspection. What's the difference 🤷

More stored potential energy 🤷

What a blunder by Glasgow City Council https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/8470ec59-6e1d-41ba-8e3c-1c6e75a9b0d9?shareToken=d50c603cb548fbc6894c132879ca7406 https://12ft.io/proxy

Seems it's a bit of a faff and not worth bothering with.

OR have been taking redundant copper out of the ground and selling it for at least a decade. Some of my old colleagues are still on cable recovery which is mostly done at night. Tens of billions worth - I forget the actual figure but it was eye watering.

Just seen a GWM Ora and I thought to myself that Kia missed a trick with not grabbing that name

Even more fugly

Oh sweet irony.

God you're boring 🥱

Did Clarkson do the 800 mile round trip without stopping to take a pee or eat or even stretch his legs where he could, if he were in an EV, have used that time to charge? Now that would be impressive. TBH this thread has been done to death IMO.

He was also very uncomfortable doing it as no heating/ AC (I forget which) and no radio to try and squeeze every drop so hardly a real world driving experience. Also, it was telly so who knows if he really did it 🤷

Do you have a physical handbrake or a button?

Not bad for a MkV Escort tbh. Obvs a kittens though.

D'oh. My bad - typo, Pete. Amended

Well colour me shocked. Tory councillor admins 36 anti ULEZ Facebook groups which spread propaganda, Islamophobic messaging and anti Sadiq Khan messaging. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The International Energy Agency has just published its latest report on the EV market and industry. "Electric car sales in 2023 were 3.5 million higher than in 2022, a 35% year-on-year increase. This is more than six times higher than in 2018, just 5 years earlier. ...Electric cars accounted for around 18% of all cars sold in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and only 2% 5 years earlier, in 2018." There are some warning signs, though; in some markets the vast majority of EVs have been sold to people who can charge at home. I'd guess that at some point that market will be saturated. Also there is a trend towards larger and more expensive EVs. https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3oB9oQZ-bxTbvfNN6nkfWXT3cfA-T2q1i8dNaoqh4VFOvMU8XHXiPgqqo_aem_AWIYg0j0l_YbBjbZBrOzIvAkxh0foZejHEo4wBRaF4ykTE3fOnpquvLcLGp-70AcA-h4UdkHFd41UQqFxnbgvO17

More like Ethan Hunt. He wore smart specs in Mission: Impossible.

Central London at the height of summer isn't really a great comparison to the countryside in winter. Does central London still get smog like that or has ULEZ and other factors reduced it?

It's winter so obviously there's gonna be some mist and also, that's not exactly 4K video is it.