Looks like the Chinese are getting things right. Battery swapping is on its way:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/nio/et5
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- Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:57 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
- Replies: 734
- Views: 167073
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
- Replies: 350
- Views: 80539
Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Not sure what the point is, but an interesting exercise:
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:29 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: what are you doing ?
- Replies: 1150
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Re: what are you doing ?
Given the size of Americans these days, most of them wouldn’t fit in a Mini anyway.andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:17 pm Thanks Phil, persuasive? Perhaps. Did the source describe the sample and size of 'Americans' who were asked this question?
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: what are you doing ?
- Replies: 1150
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Re: what are you doing ?
shane wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:28 pmGiven the size of Americans these days, most of them wouldn’t fit in a Mini anyway.andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:17 pm Thanks Phil, persuasive? Perhaps. Did the source describe the sample and size of 'Americans' who were asked this question?
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: what are you doing ?
- Replies: 1150
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Re: what are you doing ?
Given the size of most Americans these days, most of them wouldn’t fit in a Mini anyway.andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:17 pm Thanks Phil, persuasive? Perhaps. Did the source describe the sample and size of 'Americans' who were asked this question?
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: what are you doing ?
- Replies: 1150
- Views: 272889
Re: what are you doing ?
And I'm sure the geezer who designed the Mini also dreamed up the Lambretta scooter.He was not English or even British. Alec Issigonis was a Greek, born in Smyrna which must have been confusing. Fascinating Titbits (or not, as the case may be): he refused to put in the facility for a car radio, vie...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:48 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Nothing In Particular
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Re: Nothing In Particular
Bentley 3-litre.
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Vinyl
- Topic: MagLev Turntable
- Replies: 2
- Views: 257
Re: MagLev Turntable
I’ve had an idea like that running around in the back of my head for a while, but I saw this recently which was intriguing:
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
- Replies: 671
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Ah! With you now. This phone uses facial recognition which copes fine with my current haggard appearance, but Jane’s has a fingerprint scanner that refuses to recognise her fingers but works fine with mine. Fortunately I still have nine left unmodified! Sorry to hear you’re afflicted. Hope it doesn’...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:22 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
- Replies: 671
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Re: General health matters.
I have to say I’ve no idea, Nick. What should I have? Is this on the Covid app? I’ve never used it. I’m now the only member of my immediate family not to have succumbed to the lurgy. Had my fourth jab last week. Now you come to mention it there were no Covid measures in place at the MIU or at Derrif...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:44 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
- Replies: 3752
- Views: 1033676
Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
I shoot with folk with £20,000+ guns - I (and they) know that once you've paid a certain amount, mechanically the guns are pretty much identical. However, they choose to pay the extra for nice figured wood and hand engraving etc. It's their choice and I won't deride them for that. Same with HiFi, S...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:37 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
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- Views: 130986
Re: General health matters.
Thought that might happen….
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:01 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
- Replies: 671
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- Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:34 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
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Thanks guys. Got to sleep at 5. Woke at 7. Thank god I’m retired! I have to wear a sling for a fortnight until the stitches come out which is going to be trying, but on the bright side I still have a finger. I wonder what it’s going to look like? The photos the nurse took are incredibly gory.
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:42 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: General health matters.
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On Friday I did probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever done. My Plymouth Pilot (a motorboat, for those not familiar) is powered by a lovely little Beta 10 twin cylinder diesel inboard, which is basically a marinised version of a 660cc Kubota industrial engine, and as such will probably last longer t...