Oh no! The end of UK car production!

[BrilloPad]

But last week Brexiteers were telling us that the reason Ford was closing down int he UK was because they were going to produce electric cars with subsidies in Eastern Europe.
So are we now saying that the UK is a viable place to produce electric cars, and that the spin about Ford's reason for pulling out might not be 100% right?

Think of this like your marriage. You are always wrong.

[JohntheBike]

Electric Vehicle Toyota Motor Europe



MAZDA: Electric Vehicle | Environmental Technology

ZERO MOTORCYCLES – The Electric Motorcycle Company - Official Site

The 8 Best Electric Motorcycles | Improb

If Toyota and Mazda were entirely wedded to the electric idea, then why join forces to develop a new type of petrol engine? I'd guess they are hedging their bets.

I can never see an electric motorbike giving the same pleasure as a conventional bike, as many of the desireables of a conventional bike, e.g. exhaust note, will be eliminated. Anyone who thinks that isn't an issue is deluding themselves. In the whole of my association with bikes, and that's over 60 years, we have always striven to make our bikes noisier, hence the market for straight through silencers.

[woohoo]

Who wants to ride something that sounds like a sewing machine?

I suppose those people not compensating for a tiny weeny dick?

I’m only joking. But just the other side of the coin I absolutely hate the sound of motor bikes, especially dirt bikes.

[JohntheBike]

I suppose those people not compensating for a tiny weeny dick?

I’m only joking. But just the other side of the coin I absolutely hate the sound of motor bikes, especially dirt bikes.

"I absolutely hate the sound of motor bikes"

but there are those who feel the same about Ode to Joy!

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"I suppose those people not compensating for a tiny weeny dick?"

mine's a foot, but I don't use it as a rule.

[MasterBait]

Wow JLR suddenly realises it can built electric cars in the UK, but someone else needs to start a battery factory first.

[vetran]

Wow JLR suddenly realises it can built electric cars in the UK, but someone else needs to start a battery factory first.

plenty of battery factories in the UK

[AtW]

plenty of battery factories in the UK

[vetran]

laughs manically

Coventry to be home of UK Battery Industrialisation Centre | The Engineer The Engineer

LMGTFY

[Paddy]

plenty of battery factories in the UK

You're right.

[darmstadt]

Coventry to be home of UK Battery Industrialisation Centre | The Engineer The Engineer

LMGTFY

I read that article along with others but you might have noticed that this investment is in developing the technologies and not actually manufacturing batteries (actually the site will be used for a myriad other uses.) Also the prime component for these type of batteries has to be imported and it looks like that the largest reserves are found in...Argentina which has just signed a free trade agreement with...the EU. Now I suppose the UK might trade the Falklands for some lithium....