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 ·  Posted: 02.12.2021  ·  #121
 
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 ·  Posted: 02.12.2021  ·  #122
Petrol and diesel cars don't run out of fuel?

Mine certainly does!
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 ·  Posted: 15.12.2021  ·  #127
Poor baby corals. They’re going to grow up a bit messed up in the head, not knowing their parents, and in and out of treatment centers.
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 ·  Posted: 30.12.2021  ·  #130
I know it's meant to be funny 😁

But plastic isn't the issue, it's how it's disposed of. Straws were a crowd pleasing act by the GVT's to deflect from the real problems.
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 ·  Posted: 30.12.2021  ·  #131
Speaking of plastic...

Didn't know until recently all soft plastic (crisp wrappers etc) can be gathered up and left at Tesco for recycling. Our general rubbish bin is practically empty nowadays.
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 ·  Posted: 30.12.2021  ·  #132
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Speaking of plastic...

Didn't know until recently all soft plastic (crisp wrappers etc) can be gathered up and left at Tesco for recycling. Our general rubbish bin is practically empty nowadays.


The same with us ,
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 ·  Posted: 30.12.2021  ·  #133
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Speaking of plastic...

Didn't know until recently all soft plastic (crisp wrappers etc) can be gathered up and left at Tesco for recycling. Our general rubbish bin is practically empty nowadays.


The same with us ,


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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #136
Watching the Dakar last night I saw Audi have an EV competing in the car category and there is also a prototype hydrogen powered HGV competing with the truck category.

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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #138
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #139
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.


Hope can the mark it as EV? If it's powered by a 2ltr turbo petrol engine.
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.


Hope can the mark it as EV? If it's powered by a 2ltr turbo petrol engine.


Basically it operates a bit like a Prius. The engine isn't directly connected to the wheels. The engine generates electricity and theres electric motors front and rear to provide drive.
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #141
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.


Hope can the mark it as EV? If it's powered by a 2ltr turbo petrol engine.


Basically it operates a bit like a Prius. The engine isn't directly connected to the wheels. The engine generates electricity and theres electric motors front and rear to provide drive.



Well I cannot help but ask the question, what is the difference in whether the engine is powering the wheels or the batteries?
Will an engine not always be an engine?😜
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #142
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.


Hope can the mark it as EV? If it's powered by a 2ltr turbo petrol engine.


Basically it operates a bit like a Prius. The engine isn't directly connected to the wheels. The engine generates electricity and theres electric motors front and rear to provide drive.



Well I cannot help but ask the question, what is the difference in whether the engine is powering the wheels of the batteries?
Will an engine not always be an engine?😜


Someone told me (the other day or maybe fifteen years ago 😂) the diesel electric trains have operated like this for years (or decades). More efficient than being driven directly by the Diesel engine.
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #143
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That Audi "EV" has a 2L turbo petrol in the middle of it as a generator.

It's setting decent stage times with Sainz driving, except for day 1

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-…boundaries


Ah scrap that about Sainz settings decent times. Poor stage today. Was 48th on the stage, broke the transmission 140km to the end of the stage.


Hope can the mark it as EV? If it's powered by a 2ltr turbo petrol engine.


Basically it operates a bit like a Prius. The engine isn't directly connected to the wheels. The engine generates electricity and theres electric motors front and rear to provide drive.



Well I cannot help but ask the question, what is the difference in whether the engine is powering the wheels of the batteries?
Will an engine not always be an engine?😜


Someone told me (the other day or maybe fifteen years ago 😂) the diesel electric trains have operated like this for years (or decades). More efficient than being driven directly by the Diesel engine.


Electric Motors produce maximum torque from 0 RPM meaning they can move a big heavy train away from a station much more effectively than a diesel, very important for frequent stopping services. Add in the fact that there's no need for clutches or gearboxes, they're much more reliable too.
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2022  ·  #144
The "EV" bit, I don't accept, call it hybrids, its what it is. it'd be like me claiming that my wheels have perpetual motion, so long as I have diesel in the tank, they will keep going around,
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The "EV" bit, I don't accept, call it hybrids, its what it is. it'd be like me claiming that my wheels have perpetual motion, so long as I have diesel in the tank, they will keep going around,
That’s male cow droppings 😊



That sure is pure BULL there Sprinter for sure, it sure is a case of make it sound good.😂
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Someone told me (the other day or maybe fifteen years ago 😂) the diesel electric trains have operated like this for years (or decades). More efficient than being driven directly by the Diesel engine.


70 years ago BR had diesel electric powered by the famous (infamous) Deltic triangular two stroke diesel engine.
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 ·  Posted: 08.01.2022  ·  #148
That was spot on. What would a prediction for 2122 look like?
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 ·  Posted: 08.01.2022  ·  #149
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That was spot on. What would a prediction for 2122 look like?


The Himalayas, the only landmass on earth 😩
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That was spot on. What would a prediction for 2122 look like?


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That was spot on. What would a prediction for 2122 look like?


The Himalayas, the only landmass on earth 😩


The beaches are nice though 😁
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Antrim man, deemed to be mad. :P


He wrote 2122 🤔
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 ·  Posted: 08.01.2022  ·  #153
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That was spot on. What would a prediction for 2122 look like?


The Himalayas, the only landmass on earth 😩


The Himalayas and the Netherlands which will have prevailed through a series of ongoing dyke building and land reclamation programmes.
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 ·  Posted: 09.01.2022  ·  #154
Just bit the bullet and bought the missus a small electric car. I'm not totally convinced about how much it saves the environment but see it as cheaper to run. If we get a bit of both I'll be happy. It says it can do 238 miles on a charge but think real miles 190. Whether cost versus savings will work, only time will tell. She can charge it free at work and other places about. I'm still keeping a diesel car and diesel sucking motorhome.
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 ·  Posted: 09.01.2022  ·  #155
Hi Tommy good luck with the car.Have been thinking about it
for a while do you have to lease the battery and if the wife is not doing
many miles would it not be more expensive to run even with free charging
that won't last if they get more popular
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 ·  Posted: 09.01.2022  ·  #156
Thank you. You don't lease the battery,its a Renault Zoe. I would intend to use it as well as her, she is only part time. We do about 25/30k miles a year combined and i think the diesel will be out a lot less than normal.I know what you are saying and think the same but have taken a punt. Even if we pay for the electric I see a saving although will take a few years to break even. Only time will tell.
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 ·  Posted: 09.01.2022  ·  #157
Health to enjoy 👍

You'll love it. The technology is great, acceleration amazing and no more petrol stations. What will happen to them 🤔

They are so easily driven.

I think Renault has done away with battery leases altogether now, it was a daft idea. It was what made me buy a motorbike over a Twizzy.
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Sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China are expected to stand at about 5 million units in 2022, representing year-on-year growth of 47 percent, forecast by Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) at the 2022 China Auto Market Development Forecast Summit recently held in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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"Scientists astounded by performance of sustainable batteries with far-reaching implications for electric vehicles and devices.

Researchers at Bristol have developed high-performance sodium and potassium ion batteries using sustainably sourced cellulose."

https://cleantechnica.com/2022…batteries/
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