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by Greg
Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:11 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

Two further articles from the EV Myth Buster series. Do EV’s produce fewer emissions than ICE vehicles? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/23/do-electric-cars-really-produce-fewer-carbon-emissions-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles Making the switch to EV’s. https://www.theguardian.com/busine...
by Greg
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:08 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

A question for Greg, do you regularly charge your Tesla up to 100% ? Never charged it to 100%. 65% for day to day local use. Only dropped below 20% once. I advance plan charging stops on long journeys and always charge to reach the next planned charge station accordingly. Early ICE motoring require...
by Greg
Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:25 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

But as EVs get older, and the market value diminishes, replacing a battery pack 'cos it's worn out might be a non starter. (is that a pun ?) :lol: What makes you think you’ll wear the battery out? There are Teslas out there, using their original batteries, with more than 300K on the clock. I doubt ...
by Greg
Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

Four great (IMHO) myth busting articles about EV’s. Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles How problematic is mineral mining for electric cars?...
by Greg
Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

Re: Nothing In Particular

Tesla provide over the air updates approximately two monthly, sometimes more frequently. Sometimes it’s new features or increased functionality of an existing one. Updates can also include bug fixes just like Microsoft and Apple. A bug fix might technically be defined as a recall but I’m inclined to...
by Greg
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

Re: Nothing In Particular

jack wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:52 am We have a humane trap which we bait with bits of 70.5% Belgian Patisserie Chocolate…………
Fussy little blighters, aren’t they?
by Greg
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

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pre65 wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:04 pm I'm not getting Nippers nose flash though.
Nor me.
by Greg
Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

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pre65 wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:12 pm I answered no, I've come from outer space to save the world.
Better crack on with it, then. There is much to be done.
by Greg
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

Thanks, Phil.
by Greg
Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 397533

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

pre65 wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:35 pm It seems two (at least) large car rental companies in the USA have stopped renting Tesla EVs because "they are too expensive to own, and run."
Phil, please can you post a link to that story.

Thanks.
by Greg
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:47 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Salad Bowl Speakers
Replies: 79
Views: 53804

Re: Salad Bowl Speakers

Devialet Phantom speakers are a similar shape. They have several support stand options. See the link for ideas.

https://www.devialet.com/en-gb/phantom- ... cessories/
by Greg
Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.
Replies: 1451
Views: 578432

Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

Your Maxi looks great, complete with bars above the chainguard for resting your feet on when in the top speed crouch position. How do I know?😉🤣
Love the engine assembly jig👍🏻
by Greg
Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Salad Bowl Speakers
Replies: 79
Views: 53804

Re: Salad Bowl Speakers

Are you glueing them in before you experiment with port length/tuning?
by Greg
Sat Nov 11, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

Re: Nothing In Particular

I’ve had so many incidents of Evri losing my deliveries I will no longer make purchases from companies that use them.
by Greg
Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4650466

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Good for you, Steve. It must be great to compare with what others are doing from around Europe and beyond.