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Previously on "Electric Scots Panda"

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  • Zigenare
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    Originally posted by tazdevil View Post

    Trouble is we don't have enough generating capacity to feed the charging points if everyone goes EV, we hardly have enough now Agree about hydrogen.
    JCB are investing a lot into using Hydrogen as a fuel in their Deisel engines - Harry Metcalfe interviews Lord Bamford...
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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by tazdevil View Post

    Trouble is we don't have enough generating capacity to feed the charging points if everyone goes EV, we hardly have enough now Agree about hydrogen.
    This is partly what the massive cables to Norway are about.

    It's not going to be a quick transition.

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  • jamesbrown
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

    The thing Sturgeon doesn't understand as soon as Scots get their independence she is a gonna.
    Oh, I think she understands that pretty well. She also understands that she isn't going to get one any time soon.

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  • tazdevil
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    Originally posted by mallisarealperson View Post
    We need more charging points in the UK.
    Has to be Hydrogen fuel cells really.
    Trouble is we don't have enough generating capacity to feed the charging points if everyone goes EV, we hardly have enough now Agree about hydrogen.

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  • mallisarealperson
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    We need more charging points in the UK.

    https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...ts-SHRUNK.html

    Can see this being a real issue in the next few years.

    I have always felt plug in electric cars was a stop gap.

    Has to be Hydrogen fuel cells really.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post

    And why are the police towing caravans?
    In case Extinction Rebellion need somewhere to sleep during protests?

    Actually the Police occasionally tow a caravan/trailer for Public events.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by tazdevil View Post

    The LAPD bought a fleet of EV's and had to get rid of them at huge loss when they proved inadequate and that was City use People who tow stuff such as caravans will also tell you that EV's have a meagre range when towing compared to normal use.
    Have you been to LA? It's hardly a city by normal terms. And why are the police towing caravans?

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  • tazdevil
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    In rural areas. The US is a bit larger than the UK. Though the Scottish Highlands doesn't sound an ideal place for EVs to be fair.
    The LAPD bought a fleet of EV's and had to get rid of them at huge loss when they proved inadequate and that was City use People who tow stuff such as caravans will also tell you that EV's have a meagre range when towing compared to normal use.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by tazdevil View Post
    In the USA police are having to switch back to proper cars due to the limited range of electric vehicles under stress and the long distances they need to cover quickly
    In rural areas. The US is a bit larger than the UK. Though the Scottish Highlands doesn't sound an ideal place for EVs to be fair.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    It's a shame the Scots are so held back by Sturgeon and her cronies. Get her out of the way and, independent or not, they'd be far better off.
    The thing Sturgeon doesn't understand as soon as Scots get their independence she is a gonna.

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  • ladymuck
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    It's a shame the Scots are so held back by Sturgeon and her cronies. Get her out of the way and, independent or not, they'd be far better off.

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  • tazdevil
    started a topic Electric Scots Panda

    Electric Scots Panda

    I see the SNP are getting into the electric panda business, its a pity they forgot the need to charge them

    In the USA police are having to switch back to proper cars due to the limited range of electric vehicles under stress and the long distances they need to cover quickly

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