EV road tax

[brewdexta]

I use public transport on a regular basis, mainly commuting to London from Yorkshire for 24 years. Inter-city rail is worse than it was, some nicer trains but the infrastructure is not up to scratch, overhead lines fall down constantly on the east coast and signal failures are numerous. That smells of lack of investment/management oversight. Underground and mass transit in London is better than it was, especially since Crossrail. Local buses services near me are going to be cut in half. They are already too full at peak times and leave people at bus stops, so my daughter will have issues getting to college when the new timetable starts in February.

But, I'll be retired soon, so I can give her a lift in the Leaf. It hasn't burst into flames, the battery hasn't degraded, its comfortable, fast and we've had no issues but that's not what people want to hear

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

But, I'll be retired soon, so I can give her a lift in the Leaf. It hasn't burst into flames, the battery hasn't degraded, its comfortable, fast and we've had no issues but that's not what people want to hear

Good for you...but keep it quiet otherwise people will be out to ruin what you have going at the moment!

 

[Blobber]

But, I'll be retired soon, so I can give her a lift in the Leaf. It hasn't burst into flames, the battery hasn't degraded, its comfortable, fast and we've had no issues but that's not what people want to hear

Another mode of transport subsidised by the taxpayer...

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I was reading today...London is officially the slowest city on earth for drivers. That's quite an achievement I think.

Wonder if we'll need to drop the speed limit to 10mph if other cities try to steal the title from us

 

[ajlelectronics]

Wonder if we'll need to drop the speed limit to 10mph if other cities try to steal the title from us

"If it saves one child's life...".

 

[DAPPH]

Chademo (Nissan Leaf, for instance) is still a reasonable charging option. Being phased out on new chargers but not dead yet. Charging facilities will outlast the cars, I expect - and still home charging sets for local usage, anyway.

Yes, there may be more advances, but DC current will still be the same, the now probably millions of CCS connections around the globe will not be phased out in a hurry. Less efficient, maybe, but not obsolete from the point of them not being available.

Try another. Try again. Not doing too well with your anti-EV ideas.

Our outlander is now almost 9 yrs old , it gets a 30 mile home recharge at least twice a week in the last five months we have been able to whack it with 7.4 kw hr charges now my car iE Berlingo s fully set up with intelligent charging .
This latest intelligent charging does now wait till off peak hours but relies on ultra high speed computers saying when there is a slight excess production happening so it switch the car charging onn if the car ( Alison's or mine ) is plugged in asking for charging .

T' was a nice surprise to see the other day both cars were able to be charged in day light hours at the cheaper night charge rate especially as I'd hammered the battery on mine by demanding 25oC climate controlled heating for both 17 mile runs I did in the morning .which reduced the battery level by 51 miles .

 

[DAPPH]

"If it saves one child's life...".

That will be trying to dismiss Darwin's observations , Teach the kids & parent( s) the right way in the first place .

 

[Farside]

Like Communism; an excellent theory, but impossible to work in practice. Socialism works, until they run out of other people's money to spend.

Always let down by greed, incompetence and corruption.
Mind you, so is every other system.
Bloody humans.

 

[Smallfry]

Always let down by greed, incompetence and corruption.
Mind you, so is every other system.
Bloody humans.

Will never work because it is flying in the face of basic human nature. Greed, incompetence, and corruption.

 

[dobbslc]

I was reading today...London is officially the slowest city on earth for drivers. That's quite an achievement I think.

Wonder if we'll need to drop the speed limit to 10mph if other cities try to steal the title from us

I also heard that and I'm not surprised as since COVID they've been steadily closing roads to cars, building more cycle lanes, lights are set to stay red for much longer, 20mph limits, box junctions cameras everywhere just waiting for a small mistake to fine you large sums of money. It's fooked.
Well done TFL.
Truly Fxxxed London.

 

[prepman]

I also heard that and I'm not surprised as since COVID they've been steadily closing roads to cars, building more cycle lanes, lights are set to stay red for much longer, 20mph limits, box junctions cameras everywhere just waiting for a small mistake to fine you large sums of money. It's fooked.
Well done TFL.
Truly Fxxxed London.

Last time that I travelled around Lodon was back in the 60's (1960's NOT 1860's) on a day Rover ticket....undergound, overgound...wombling free. I'd probably be 13 ish. Never had a desire to go again, Cities are not my thing.

 

[prepman]

Like Communism; an excellent theory, but impossible to work in practice. Socialism works, until they run out of other people's money to spend.

Some are more equal than others........

 

[dobbslc]

Some are more equal than others........

Oink oink

 

[ajlelectronics]

Some are more equal than others........

I think the phrase is: "Everyone will be equal, apart from the few who will be more equal.".

 

[Greeves246]

Animal Farm was on tv the other day and the quote in that was

 

[prepman]

Animal Farm was on tv the other day and the quote in that was

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He was socialist against communism...there was netflix/iplayer doc about someone undercover in Russia post revolution who reported to Orwell what the true picture was....not sure if it was a psuedo-doc or not? Very gritty.

 

[Greeves246]

He was socialist against communism...there was netflix/iplayer doc about someone undercover in Russia post revolution who reported to Orwell what the true picture was....not sure if it was a psuedo-doc or not? Very gritty.

Well, his real name was Blair!

 

[prepman]

Well, his real name was Blair!

Don't think the other person was Blair (Orwell) as both characters were in the scene together and Blair (Orwell) didn't go to Russia. Spain and Myanmar though.

 

[Greeves246]

I mean George Orwell’s real name was Eric Blair. No relation to Tony as far as I know.

 

[ajlelectronics]

No relation to Tony as far as I know.

I thought that was Bliar?