Electric vehicles

[Maxus]

'Electric cars face being fitted with tracking devices under proposals for a pay-per-mile road taxation system put forward by the Government’s own climate advisers.'

Electric cars could pay tax by the mile

Government climate advisers propose tax system to cover fuel duty shortfall

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Lancs Lad]

'Electric cars face being fitted with tracking devices under proposals for a pay-per-mile road taxation system put forward by the Government’s own climate advisers.'

Electric cars could pay tax by the mile

Government climate advisers propose tax system to cover fuel duty shortfall

www.telegraph.co.uk

One reason to avoid them

 

[V8Druid]

One reason to avoid them

if you do big miles .......... great idea for those that don't

 

[Lancs Lad]

if you do big miles .......... great idea for those that don't

Sales of lead lined blankets have shot up...

 

[DaveDCB]

Had this on demo for afew days.. P300e
Sooooo tiny compared to my disco! I’d say it’s only 10% bigger than our old fiesta! Weird driving around without a engine but a perfect town / shopping car for the Mrs if your that way inclined to burn 50k for her to buy more crap with

 

[Lancs Lad]

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Had this on demo for afew days.. P300e
Sooooo tiny compared to my disco! I’d say it’s only 10% bigger than our old fiesta! Weird driving around without a engine but a perfect town / shopping car for the Mrs if your that way inclined to burn 50k for her to buy more crap with

Goes quite well?

 

[DaveDCB]

306hp
0-60 6.1s
Yeah it shifts, but so does our big disco which is 6.8s 0-60 , but it feels a lot faster given it’s such a big truck!

 

[Lancs Lad]

306hp
0-60 6.1s
Yeah it shifts, but so does our big disco which is 6.8s 0-60 , but it feels a lot faster given it’s such a big truck!

Ah k. Not as quick as p400e defender ...5.4

 

[DaveDCB]

Ah k. Not as quick as p400e defender ...5.4

A defender should be slow and pull well.. that’s about it

 

[V8Druid]

A defender should be slow and pull well.. that’s about it

unless it's that one with the gert Cummins in it

 

[Canal Navvy]

unless it's that one with the gert Cummins in it

Prefer my Isuzu 4BD1T ...... at least there is a fighting chance that the front axle weight is legal

 

[Lancs Lad]

A defender should be slow and pull well.. that’s about it

Generally it's just the slow bit unless it's at a young farmers do .

 

[6feetdown]

Now not your average electric vehicle but apparently I'm going to drive 1 on Monday in a foreign country i can't say how or where but they run on rails and carry a lot of people through the city.
What could possibly go wrong!

 

[Vinpetrol]

Now not your average electric vehicle but apparently I'm going to drive 1 on Monday in a foreign country i can't say how or where but they run on rails and carry a lot of people through the city.
What could possibly go wroingredients

Well your not driving a tram into Dublin city unless NOT AUS is Gaelic for OH F..K switch

 

[JD450A]

Well your not driving a tram into Dublin city unless NOT AUS is Gaelic for OH F..K switch

Er scheint nach Deutschland zu reisen. Blick auf den Not-Aus-Schalter in der Kabine.

 

[Bri963]

Only after going on an approved training course

Retrained as an EV trainer, have you?

 

[topkit]

I used to work on the railways when it was BR trained as a drivers assistant so got to drive lots of the old slam door electric Multiple Units 4Vep, 4Cep, 4 Cig and EPB stock you could really hustle a 12 car set along even back then they were pretty responsive to drive. I hear that the Brighton Belle is being restored to run on the mainline again, There is some famous footage called London to Brighton in Two minutes which was the Brighton Belle, I am pretty sure its on Youtube its worth a look, Enjoy your drive you will love it!

 

[6feetdown]

Unfortunately due to german hospitality on the Sunday night along with 1 of the partners unable to make it, it was cancelled
But did enjoy helping train some of the drivers on the Friday

 

[topkit]

I have just looked it up London to Brighton in 4 mins on youtube there are several versions but the early black and white one with shots of the motorman at the controls is a good one, Its been a few years for me but I am glad to say I still had all of the landmarks and junction names and the stations names Once you have learnt it you never forget it! I wish the clock could be turned back sometimes!

 

[Justme]

Retrained as an EV trainer, have you?

Nope but thats the law