Bri963
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Calling bullshit. No way that little cabinet has a 350kW engine and alternator inside. Looks more like about 30-40kW.
JD450A
Feral as Fk 🐾
And that's the biggest issue with sifting the dross..... Both EV promoters and slanderers are allergic to providing proper numbers.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
my thoughts exactly ... but whatever size !!
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6feetdown
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Exactly my thing with electric. Give me real whole world costs not the pr bs. I have nothing against clean energy in fact absolutely support it, but don't feed me bs
Bri963
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A few years back I’d done extensive comparison testing on a prototype 22t electric excavator. The same month at Plantworx, without introducing myself, I was talking to a sales rep for the same company, who told me that this exact prototype machine had a run time eight times what me and another operator had consistently measured. How I kept a straight face I’ll never know. With electric vehicles as with wars, the first casualty is the truth.
Routy56
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With the price of fuel going up and possible uncertainty of supply I have bought a cheap EV car 
Low mileage (51k) Gen 1 Nissan LEAF with a healthy battery.
My thinking was to:
1. replace my Mondeo project car
2. Use for local trip as a daily driver
3. Charge overnight at 3.99p/kWh or from my solar when the sun shines
So far it's ticking all the boxes for me. And will add details to my own blog on this Forum
Low mileage (51k) Gen 1 Nissan LEAF with a healthy battery.
My thinking was to:
1. replace my Mondeo project car
2. Use for local trip as a daily driver
3. Charge overnight at 3.99p/kWh or from my solar when the sun shines
So far it's ticking all the boxes for me. And will add details to my own blog on this Forum
Bucket on wheels
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Would you cruise this? 🤯 #vwbug #aircooled #vwbaja #vw #volkswagen
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Bucket on wheels
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291K views · 36K reactions | Welcome to the wonderful future, everyone. And yes, I DID get to drink my chocolate milk eventually, and it was delicious. #ad @gonnaneedmilk | Johnson Files
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Maxus
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Munro M280 Pick-up First Drive Review - GreenCarGuide.co.uk
The Munro M280 is an all-electric utility 4x4 which is hugely capable off-road, offering a 1,000 kg payload, a 3.5 tonne towing capacity, and it’s manufactured in Scotland.
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I wonder what the range towing 3.5t would be? 85k plus VAT ...... might be the only option in the future the way things are going
Lancs Lad
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And we thought the Mahindra was ugly !!Munro M280 Pick-up First Drive Review - GreenCarGuide.co.uk
The Munro M280 is an all-electric utility 4x4 which is hugely capable off-road, offering a 1,000 kg payload, a 3.5 tonne towing capacity, and it’s manufactured in Scotland.
I wonder what the range towing 3.5t would be? 85k plus VAT ...... might be the only option in the future the way things are going
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
how can that possibly be 'pedestrian friendly ' with the front like a brick wall and all the angular corners everywhere not to mention the energy absorbing bumper ???Munro M280 Pick-up First Drive Review - GreenCarGuide.co.uk
The Munro M280 is an all-electric utility 4x4 which is hugely capable off-road, offering a 1,000 kg payload, a 3.5 tonne towing capacity, and it’s manufactured in Scotland.
I wonder what the range towing 3.5t would be? 85k plus VAT ...... might be the only option in the future the way things are going
craig
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I think the energy absorbing bumpers have been tested out, I heard it was being used to carry paramedics to an injured person, and slid off the track and crashed, mountain rescue had to come to take the paramedics the rest of the way. Its gone quite about it since, properly parked in the corner of the workshops.
Quattromike
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My sis just put an order in for a ford explorer through her work (NHS) she says it's 4wheel drive which is what she wants to get to her house halfway up Benrinnes 
gonna be a few weeks to come so will see what like when it arrives
gonna be a few weeks to come so will see what like when it arrives
TiltyShaun
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I have followed in the footprints of @Routy56 with an electric car purchase. Could not quite drop down to a Nissan so had to spend a bit more.
Welcome to the fleet. A 2014 BMW i3 Rex. Doesn’t have the biggest battery ever so is only showing around 70miles on a full charge, but for those that don’t know what a Rex is, the magic is a 600ish cc scooter engine that runs a generator to charge the battery. So I managed to get from the depths of London back to Gloucester, around 130miles, last night. I did stop and put half a tank of fuel in at Swindon as the range was saying 55miles left from both battery and fuel, with 45 miles to go. I was concerned that due to a road closure the diversion would make me rather nervous, so the 5litres of fuel (only a 10litre tank) topped up the range and removed any anxiety that switching on the headlights would cause. Currently plugged into a granny charger and due to charge tonight on cheap rate electric.
I face a 60mile a day school run from September so will see how this works out.
First impressions are of a very nice car. Steering is a bit light on the motorway but that is not really its intended use.
Welcome to the fleet. A 2014 BMW i3 Rex. Doesn’t have the biggest battery ever so is only showing around 70miles on a full charge, but for those that don’t know what a Rex is, the magic is a 600ish cc scooter engine that runs a generator to charge the battery. So I managed to get from the depths of London back to Gloucester, around 130miles, last night. I did stop and put half a tank of fuel in at Swindon as the range was saying 55miles left from both battery and fuel, with 45 miles to go. I was concerned that due to a road closure the diversion would make me rather nervous, so the 5litres of fuel (only a 10litre tank) topped up the range and removed any anxiety that switching on the headlights would cause. Currently plugged into a granny charger and due to charge tonight on cheap rate electric.
I face a 60mile a day school run from September so will see how this works out.
First impressions are of a very nice car. Steering is a bit light on the motorway but that is not really its intended use.
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
bet that wasn't inexpensive - nice colour
.... see they installed the obligatory/de rigueur oil leak under the front off side -- do you have to top up a reservoir for that too can see your logic in the purchase
JD450A
Feral as Fk 🐾
I am concerned that the forum is turning gay.... Whilst there is nothing wrong with it in the backhoe context this I find alarming.
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bobthebuilder
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Sorry father for i have sinned ,i have looked at a elecy van for lease
Routy56
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Hey Shaun, welcome to the dark side of this new fangled lectricery
My neighbour opposite has an i3 full fat for a few years and loved it.
You won't go far wrong with a nice cheap runabout car, especially changing it on solar or cheap rate
Routy56
Well-known member
So, my neighbour, Terry who lives opposite, was 90 last Friday. I took him to Spoons on Friday morning. Then we had a bid party at the Village Hall. He has featured many time on my blog
So this is Terry yesterday with his BMW Electric car. He struggles to understand some of the more detailed technology but absolutely loves the car. He's a retired Coach Operator and prides himself on being good driver.. Usually comes round to my Barn/workshop for a cuppa and chat if he knows I'm about
It's a BMW iX1 Drive 30 and on a full charge it shows up to about 275 miles in the summer. He's had it from nearly new. It was the Ipswich BMW dealer's manager's car.
Before this car Terry had a BMW i3 - the ugly one as above
Before the BMW he had a few Hybrids - lovely LX450h he should have kept that one
And here is Terry's 1936 Austin 7 kept in the shed for rallies. It has 6 volt electrics
And I could go on that before that he had an LS200 - too low. A Toyota Prius which he loved.
The pattern that has emerged is that, Terry takes his car for a service. Get's chatting and agrees for another new car/upgrade. The BMW iX1 is going in tomorrow for a new tyre because it failed the MOT on a pothole damage. That was its first MOT and he's calling in on his way to Ipswich Speedway. I'm just hoping that he does not come back with another new car
So this is Terry yesterday with his BMW Electric car. He struggles to understand some of the more detailed technology but absolutely loves the car. He's a retired Coach Operator and prides himself on being good driver.. Usually comes round to my Barn/workshop for a cuppa and chat if he knows I'm about
It's a BMW iX1 Drive 30 and on a full charge it shows up to about 275 miles in the summer. He's had it from nearly new. It was the Ipswich BMW dealer's manager's car.
Before this car Terry had a BMW i3 - the ugly one as above
Before the BMW he had a few Hybrids - lovely LX450h he should have kept that one
And here is Terry's 1936 Austin 7 kept in the shed for rallies. It has 6 volt electrics
And I could go on that before that he had an LS200 - too low. A Toyota Prius which he loved.
The pattern that has emerged is that, Terry takes his car for a service. Get's chatting and agrees for another new car/upgrade. The BMW iX1 is going in tomorrow for a new tyre because it failed the MOT on a pothole damage. That was its first MOT and he's calling in on his way to Ipswich Speedway. I'm just hoping that he does not come back with another new car
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