Electric cars.

Mudgie

Mudgie

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BobClay said:
The very thought of going back to points, distributors, carburettors and the like ........ uuuurrrrgggghhhhh. Give me a modern engine management system every time. (With an OBD socket so you can see your engine's performance via a phone app.) In fact once I'd found the OBD on the current car (and that wasn't easy) I plugged in a head up display which now sits in the corner of the windscreen and makes me very conscious of what speed I'm doing.
Also, back in the day, if you had a fast bike ... a few pints made it go faster .... :P:P:P
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I know nothing about points, distributors, carburetors or modern engines so can't disagree.
 
Cue

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The Hawk said:
An OBD is also very useful for keeping track of the efficiency/health of the battery on an EV.
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Yep, far more useful than the dealership “health check”

£149 for Nissan to “service” it and tell you what the battery health is… by looking at the bars in the dash. OBD data gives you a 2 decimal accurate percentage
 
Gramaisc

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Mudgie said:
I remember my friends who learnt to drive in the early 1970s, well before me, understanding that a pint and a half was the limit if driving.
I am though shocked to recall several years later one or two people I knew drinking several pints and later boasting about not knowing how they got home. Thankfully that attitude has all but disappeared although it does prevail regarding the ignoring of speed limits which can have just as tragic consequences, as can fatigue through driving excessive distances or after not enough sleep.
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Annual road deaths (GB).

1966 - 7,985.

2013 - 1,713.
 
Mudgie

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Gramaisc said:
Annual road deaths (GB).

1966 - 7,985.

2013 - 1,713.
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Yes, but 1966 was the highest peacetime figure and 2013 the lowest ever - and the widespread use of seatbelts has probably replaced many deaths by debilitating injuries.
 
Gramaisc

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Mudgie said:
Yes, but 1966 was the highest peacetime figure and 2013 the lowest ever - and the widespread use of seatbelts has probably replaced many deaths by debilitating injuries.
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Exactly.

Seatbelts.
Airbags.
Breathalyser.
Collapsing steering columns.
70mph limit + radar "traps".
Brakes that actually work.
Lights that you can see with.
Radial tyres.
Crash helmets.
A bit more thought about crash-resistant vehicles.
And more thought about causing less injury to conflicting pedestrians.
Much faster responses to road collisions.
Barriers.
Lampposts that are not immoveable objects.
And many other things.

All this with somewhat more traffic - although the congestion may actually reduce the capacity to hit people fast enough to do more damage.
 
BobClay

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Mudgie said:
I know nothing about points, distributors, carburetors or modern engines so can't disagree.
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Well this is the gearbox from my old Reliant Regal Van (Del Boy model.) .... Well it might not be the ACTUAL gearbox, it might be a ship's gearbox ... but hey !!! ... close enough for government work.
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Glam

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Mudgie said:
I remember my friends who learnt to drive in the early 1970s, well before me, understanding that a pint and a half was the limit if driving.
I am though shocked to recall several years later one or two people I knew drinking several pints and later boasting about not knowing how they got home. Thankfully that attitude has all but disappeared although it does prevail regarding the ignoring of speed limits which can have just as tragic consequences, as can fatigue through driving excessive distances or after not enough sleep.
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The ex and I when courting, used go to The Boar at Moddershall, (The Garden of Eden) - Moddershall, not The Boar! 1 regular always came in 5 mins before they rang the bell and order 8 pints of bitter, his Mrs had a couple of g&ts. She didn't drive, he did. They lived Blythe Bridge way. He wasn't the only one who did that. How no-one was killed or lost their license is anyones business.
 
Noah

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Cambridge Beer Festival 1980s. Customer staggers out weaving all over the place. "You're not driving are you sir?" ask security staff. "No, it's all right" he replied, "The missus is driving, she's been drinking cider".
GBBF Birmingham (1985?) at closing time. Inebriated bloke says to his mates "I want a quid off each of you for petrol". "We're having him" said a police sergeant standing close to the exit. Two constables had to more or less carry him to the police cat and pour him into the driving seat of the police car. (quite a few of the police seemed to think they were entitled to staff beer and were drinking behind the scenes. How many policemen can you get in a cubicle in the ladies loo when a police inspector walks into a beer festival in Birmingham - quite a few)
 
Mudgie

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Noah said:
Road deaths seem to have been much higher than today in the late Victorian era before the introduction of the motor car. Dangerous things horses.
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Yes, and you probably had to be quite nifty with your shovel as you retrieved their manure for your parent's rhubarb !!
 
Mudgie

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Noah said:
Cambridge Beer Festival 1980s. Customer staggers out weaving all over the place. "You're not driving are you sir?" ask security staff. "No, it's all right" he replied, "The missus is driving, she's been drinking cider".
GBBF Birmingham (1985?) at closing time. Inebriated bloke says to his mates "I want a quid off each of you for petrol". "We're having him" said a police sergeant standing close to the exit. Two constables had to more or less carry him to the police cat and pour him into the driving seat of the police car. (quite a few of the police seemed to think they were entitled to staff beer and were drinking behind the scenes. How many policemen can you get in a cubicle in the ladies loo when a police inspector walks into a beer festival in Birmingham - quite a few)
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The GBBF was in Birmingham during 1983 not 1985.
"Quite a few of the police seemed to think they were entitled to staff beer" reminds me of the Midlands Real Ale Festival at the Bingley Hall during 1975 when I was one of two who took sleeping bags to be nightwatchmen as it wasn't a very secure building and during the night there would be knocks on the door, two police officers asking if everything was alright but only really there for scrounging a half or two.
And some of the most reliable pubs for "lates" were undoubtedly those used by the police.
 
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Mudgie

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Glam said:
The ex and I when courting, used go to The Boar at Moddershall, (The Garden of Eden) - Moddershall, not The Boar! 1 regular always came in 5 mins before they rang the bell and order 8 pints of bitter, his Mrs had a couple of g&ts. She didn't drive, he did. They lived Blythe Bridge way. He wasn't the only one who did that. How no-one was killed or lost their license is anyones business.
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Yes, that reminds me of the Stafford Newsletter recently mentioning the late Alan Turner of Haughton's Bell Inn from 1972 to 2001 and that “Whilst running the Bell, Alan and wife Janet saw many changes – drinking and driving was socially acceptable, ............”.
 
proactive

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
Mudgie said:
But I'm sure you're perfectly capable of directing it back towards 'Electric cars'.
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Why can't you be capable of not polluting every thread with your inane chat about pubs?

You've got an entire forum section and your own thread. Stop being a troll.
 
Mudgie

Mudgie

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proactive said:
Why can't you be capable of not polluting every thread with your inane chat about pubs?

You've got an entire forum section and your own thread. Stop being a troll.
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Being lead astray with mention of a Birmingham Beer Festival isn't being a troll.
Now can we please get back to the topic of Electric cars ?
I eagerly await your reports of electric cars in France.
 
Cue

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I have been permitted to put a deposit down to replace the Leaf with something with a bigger battery, very exciting.

It will however require a new charger on the wall, as I opted for a tethered charger and Nissan were still stuck in ancient times when I got the Leaf…

I also haven’t been permitted to sign the lease paperwork yet, just put down the £100 deposit…
 
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