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05-02-22, 09:11 PM
Its only going to be the very rich and wealthy who will be able to afford replacement parts etc for the new breed of vehicle - I saw an article the other day about a Merc owner needing a new battery............... :rollin :rollin :rollin
06-02-22, 09:54 AM
I read the Merc battery article as well. It really is nuts isn’t it. I watched a programme a good six months ago, how JCB have gone such a long way with hydrogen engines, apparently only really suited to larger vehicles, heavy plant, trucks, buses etc. If I remember correctly the bottom half of their current diesel engines remained the same, and diesel mechanics would be able to do a conversion course, to work on/maintain the hydrogen engines. Haven’t heard much since.
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06-02-22, 05:38 PM
Its a mad mad world. My all in one printer/scanner/copier/fax came up with a print head fault, and Ive been unable to cure it, save for buying a new print head, at a cost of £80. Given that the second print head is the same age and had the same useage, I searched around for a similar machine. £59.99 for an Epson. So an otherwise perfectly good machine will go to the tip on Monday
07-02-22, 03:59 PM
(06-02-22, 09:54 AM)robbo link Wrote: I read the Merc battery article as well. It really is nuts isn’t it. I watched a programme a good six months ago, how JCB have gone such a long way with hydrogen engines, apparently only really suited to larger vehicles, heavy plant, trucks, buses etc. If I remember correctly the bottom half of their current diesel engines remained the same, and diesel mechanics would be able to do a conversion course, to work on/maintain the hydrogen engines. Haven’t heard much since. 25 years ago, I worked for a company that took the Norton Rotary engine and converted it for aviation use. One of the many offshoots of the development was a single rotor engine, coupled to a generator which ran on Hydrogen. The MD would drink the by product in front of the press whenever he got the chance. :eek
08-02-22, 07:43 PM
The drinking the by product stunt reminded me of a guy called Trevor Jackson, who bought the right to the Austin Motor Co logo. His company is Austin Electric. He’s developed the aluminium/air battery a stage further and came up with a non toxic electrolyte, that he would drink in demos to would be investors. His batteries are non rechargeable and are changed and recycled. He regards them as fuel cells rather than batteries, but reckons one of his cells of equivalent weight to the battery in a Tesla S, which apparently has a range of 370 miles, would carry the Tesla 2700 miles. There must be a glaring negative to this idea as it’s certainly not making any headlines.
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08-02-22, 09:56 PM
(08-02-22, 07:43 PM)robbo link Wrote: The drinking the by product stunt reminded me of a guy called Trevor Jackson, who bought the right to the Austin Motor Co logo. His company is Austin Electric. He’s developed the aluminium/air battery a stage further and came up with a non toxic electrolyte, that he would drink in demos to would be investors. His batteries are non rechargeable and are changed and recycled. He regards them as fuel cells rather than batteries, but reckons one of his cells of equivalent weight to the battery in a Tesla S, which apparently has a range of 370 miles, would carry the Tesla 2700 miles. There must be a glaring negative to this idea as it’s certainly not making any headlines. The fuel tank in my car holds 72 litres, which is lighter than a Tesla battery and can go 500 + miles. Does anyone else see a pattern?
09-02-22, 10:47 AM
Yep. Recommission nuclear power stations, get fracking and invest in North Sea oil. Cancel the green tax……..sorted :thumbup
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09-02-22, 09:39 PM
(09-02-22, 10:47 AM)robbo link Wrote: Yep. Recommission nuclear power stations, get fracking and invest in North Sea oil. Cancel the green tax……..sorted :thumbup Haha lol - nope. EV's are too heavy. It's already accepted that they burn through brakes quicker and as for tyres, where does all of the worn off rubber particles go? (say's he with a 2 ton 3 Litre V6 Diesel :rollin :rollin :rollin [size=78%]) [/size] What's really needed is to match a lightweight composite chassis with a decent electric motor - almost like a Reliant Scimitar :eek and for the really green customers (you know the ones, they've bought C1's in the past) they could have the three wheeled version :lol :lol
14-02-22, 10:41 AM
Rained all the way home yesterday,320 miles, but combination of Halvarsson suit with Scott waterproofs over the top, got me home dry. Packing a tent up in the pouring rain, was no fun. Today will be spent trying to dry stuff in the garden, and ponder on whether I had a good weekend…..or not :lol
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14-02-22, 11:47 AM
(09-02-22, 09:39 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg328500#msg328500 date=1644400065] Haha lol - nope. EV's are too heavy. It's already accepted that they burn through brakes quicker and as for tyres, where does all of the worn off rubber particles go? (say's he with a 2 ton 3 Litre V6 Diesel :rollin :rollin :rollin [size=78%]) [/size] [size=1em]What's really needed is to match a lightweight composite chassis with a decent electric motor - almost like a Reliant Scimitar [/size] :eek and for the really green customers (you know the ones, they've bought C1's in the past) they could have the three wheeled version :lol :lol [/quote] Interesting reports on some news feeds at the weekend, suppliers to drain electric cars overnight to boost supply to the grid. :rolleyes
15-02-22, 09:11 PM
(14-02-22, 11:47 AM)agricola link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg328505#msg328505 date=1644439182] Haha lol - nope. EV's are too heavy. It's already accepted that they burn through brakes quicker and as for tyres, where does all of the worn off rubber particles go? (say's he with a 2 ton 3 Litre V6 Diesel :rollin :rollin :rollin [size=78%]) [/size] [size=1em]What's really needed is to match a lightweight composite chassis with a decent electric motor - almost like a Reliant Scimitar [/size] :eek and for the really green customers (you know the ones, they've bought C1's in the past) they could have the three wheeled version :lol :lol [/quote] Interesting reports on some news feeds at the weekend, suppliers to drain electric cars overnight to boost supply to the grid. :rolleyes [/quote] hehe - would love that too happen. It would wipe the smugness of some of them.........
18-02-22, 11:45 AM
The high cost of replacement batteries in EVs, cropped up on the news this morning. This lead to the fact that due to their increase weight, tyre wear is accelerated as well as brake pad life shortened as there's no engine braking. They went on to say that some areas where EVs have become popular, the air quality has in fact decreased. :eek
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18-02-22, 05:56 PM
Our local coal fired power station has now been continuously burning since the beginning of November, well past its closure date now. My youngest lass has 4 horses and a trailer, and competes them throughout the midlands. Taking them out to a show/competition looks like becoming an impossible task, 50 miles each way pulling the trailer with two three quarter ton equines loaded. Doubtless hundreds of thousands like us in similar situations, showgrounds/yards unlikely to provide charging points and normally stay for only around three to four hours. This mad dash for electric has to stop until we have the generating capacity and vehicles to maintain our society as we would want
19-02-22, 01:52 PM
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Looks like it will be curtains for the Fazer then :'( :'( :lol :lol
19-02-22, 01:54 PM
Why, why the F*** does it do that? I was not lying down when I took that picture......... :rolleyes
20-02-22, 03:18 PM
(19-02-22, 01:54 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: Why, why the F*** does it do that? I was not lying down when I took that picture......... :rolleyes:lol
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21-02-22, 04:33 PM
Been in Hungary for 24 hours - haven't seen any bikes over 50cc! :eek
22-02-22, 08:05 AM
Maybe it’s a time of the year thing. Loads of organised tours offered by companies, both on road and adventure tours. What’s the weather like?
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22-02-22, 05:47 PM
(22-02-22, 08:05 AM)robbo link Wrote: Maybe it’s a time of the year thing. Loads of organised tours offered by companies, both on road and adventure tours. What’s the weather like? Bright & sunny. 12 degs C during the day. Had a good walk around the town I'm in (Bekescsaba) - definitely not a tourist destination :lol |
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