|
||
|
1st November 2019, 21:00 | #11 |
MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 20,151
Thanks: 3,565
Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts
|
So EV are the future, how about 28 years ago, how did the future look then?
So how will we reflect upon the wold when my children are my age I wonder? Brian |
1st November 2019, 22:06 | #12 |
This is my second home
1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Dorset
Posts: 8,595
Thanks: 3,496
Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts
|
Lol Brilliant clip
I see a young fresh robotic Jeremy Clarkson sporting a very posh BBC voice, all that BS spillage seems to have roughened his vocal cords a wee bet during these past 28 years. |
1st November 2019, 23:20 | #13 | |
This is my second home
Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 11,394
Thanks: 6,587
Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
Great Barr, Birmingham. |
|
1st November 2019, 23:42 | #14 |
Posted a thing or two
Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Dundee
Posts: 1,941
Thanks: 545
Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts
|
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/20...in-his-garage/
Has anyone read about this? Maybe batteries as we know it are already on their way out? I'm no expert but if this is genuine there would be no need for chargers or batteries as we know them at all. I've checked and it's not April 1st. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk |
2nd November 2019, 07:11 | #15 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 14,928
Thanks: 1,630
Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts
|
my wife worked with a chap that had 7 children, note the word worked. not all are on the scrounge
macafee2 |
2nd November 2019, 09:19 | #16 | |
This is my second home
Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 11,394
Thanks: 6,587
Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
Great Barr, Birmingham. |
|
2nd November 2019, 10:06 | #17 |
This is my second home
MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 15,585
Thanks: 4,591
Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts
|
Ev's will be part of the solution but as the government has put the ball into local authorities courts to implement ULEZ / CAZ/ workplace parking levies to reduce pollution they're want more people to use public transport.
They've stated in a de-carbonising transport paper that they do not want to replace 40 million ICE vehicles with 40 million BEV's https://publications.parliament.uk/p...dTextAnchor075 When they say electrifying transport they mean Buses & trains. The environmental lawyers that make up Clientearth have sued the UK government three times successfully lately and are ready to take them to court again if they don't keep up with the Paris accord commitments. Greater Manchester for example are at present reviewing all public transport and taking into account all the infrastructure the private car uses (car parks etc) compared to public transport and are going to have seamless transport & ticketing between rail,bus,&tram. https://airqualitynews.com/2019/08/2...rgets-mps-say/ Stating if you want to come into the city it will either have to be by Train,Bus,Tram Bicycle or walking. They've said within the next ten years they want a 50% reduction in private car journeys and the twice daily commuter private car use reduced by 90% into the cities CAZ's The other things local authorities are doing to reduce car usage I read yesterday are that Edinburgh are looking to extend the operation of bus lanes for 12 hours/day 7 days a week. Bus lanes in the city are currently closed to general traffic during peak hours (7.30am to 9.30am and 4pm to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Looks like a lot of park & ride places will need to be made to finish off your journeys into towns Cities.
__________________
Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto Last edited by Lancpudn; 2nd November 2019 at 10:10.. |
2nd November 2019, 10:30 | #18 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Belvedere
Posts: 4,076
Thanks: 108
Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts
|
I have no problem with using public transport for local journeys, being on the outskirts of London the services are many and regular.
What I do have a problem with is the extortionate prices of some journeys, example used an Aviva bus to go about 5 miles - cost was £4. As I was travelling with a friend we could have got a taxi for less . |
2nd November 2019, 11:05 | #19 |
This is my second home
MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 15,585
Thanks: 4,591
Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts
|
@MGJohn.
Most of the new BEV's from 2021 will have to have all manner of mandatory communicating hardware/software installed, VW are just putting the new V2X (vehicle to everything) chip in their new cars. This will be in street furniture,traffic lights,intersections,roadsigns,speed cameras, it will be able to switch on traction control on wet roads automatically, warn you of red light traffic light jumpers, it can send out a message that is received by other vehicles in an 800 m radius to provide alerts to the driver before they arrive on the scene. Similarly, cars can receive hazard warnings such a car ahead braking suddenly, or motorcycles approaching from the opposite direction that let the driver know not to pass. I should imagine they will only let said equipped cars on certain stretches of congested roads in the not too distant future Want to go faster than the speed limit of a certain road! .........computer says no.
__________________
Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto |
2nd November 2019, 11:59 | #20 |
Posted a thing or two
Jaguar S-Type R Audi A5 Sportback Join Date: May 2012
Location: Gateshead
Posts: 1,009
Thanks: 823
Thanked 323 Times in 222 Posts
|
All this modern technology ie ADAS that is supposed to warn and help assist safety by warning drivers of traffic approaching and coming up alongside by having radars in the front bumpers and sensors in the mirrors etc makes drivers think their cars are safer.
Working as a QC in a bodyshop I can say that it doesn't seem to be bringing the number of accidents down as they're still rolling in for repair at the same rate even with the new technology installed. Driver error from either driver is nearly always the cause and the day we have to rely solely on computers controlled by satellites and sensors located in traffic lights and lamp posts as suggested in an earlier post to have complete control over our driving will lead to lawsuits against manufacturers when things go wrong. And they will go wrong .
__________________
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
|
|