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3 minutes ago, SuperStu said:
Another fail link...
***shakes head***
Sorry it was on BBC but I lost the link.
I only have the app for finance info, they might be TV celeb and pointless rubbish top heavy but money side is ok. Honest I don't care for orange people with caterpillar eyebrows.
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No it's not sticking electrodes in potatoes but using rotting fruit and veg to make electricity indirectly. Genius!!
Bet China will patent or copy and that's that poor guy....
This is the kind of stuff we need not the endless 'well we are almost sure we can make nuclear fusion honest, maybe a bit longer ...'
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6 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said:
It’s just the sale of new vehicles that use petrol/diesel engines that is being banned from 2030, not the sale (or use) of petrol/diesel itself. So yes, emergency services (and everyone else) will still run petrol for years after the cut off.
Yes but eventually parts will run out and the skills to fix combustion engines.
Then again we still have Green Goddess fire engines from the 60/70s and pretty sure Russia still has those old steam engines stored away in case of a pulse weapon strike!
Actually if they do use a pulse weapon that's all the leccie cars fried isn't it? Just as well I have my VW Beetle still.
Removes environmentally sourced tin hat.....
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42 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said:
I thought I'd look at it from the point of view of the OPEC countries, Saudi Arabia for instance. They rely on oil sales, so they'll have to think of something else to bolster their economy. Could that be hydrogen by electrolysis of sea water powered by solar ? I'm pretty sure some of these countries will be thinking along these lines and the west will be looking to sign them up. Just look at Shell. They virtually run the economy of Nigeria and Nigeria could use sea water and the sun (with the help of Shell) to produce hydrogen too.
A lot of the middle East oil rich countries have been diversifying into the hotel/shopping holiday destinations for some time, Dubai for example. They know the oil will run out eventually but remember we need oil for plastic and a million and one other things so they don't need to worry just yet?
I am just thinking will the emergency services still run petrol after the cut off in 2030. You don't want to be in a situation where an ambulance couldn't get to you because it ran out of battery power, in the Scottish Highlands for example?
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On 17/11/2020 at 23:02, GranTurismoEra said:
we need to find an alternative biofuel and push that as an alternative. As everything electric is not realistic for everyone. I like the idea of Cleaner fuel as opposed to just electric
Eventually there will be many petrol cars converted to electric
That's what I am hoping will happen. It's the quickest way to that cleaner option, rather than creating brand new cars and tech for it. Fingers crossed ...
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I always find it amusing how someone always has time to conveniently stand there and film it on their phone and post it to the Daily Mail?
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49 minutes ago, galaxyg said:
Quoting: "We wanted flying cars, instead we got Twitter. We wanted clean energy; we got cryptocurrencies that use as much electricity as Argentina. We wanted sustainable transport, instead we got millions of car-hire drivers"
It's because all the things today are easier to do/make than the stuff we really wanted! Although we did get flip mobile phones in the early 2000s so thats a bit Star treky isn't it?
Money motivation and laziness that's the issue today. Lacking the first 2 bucketfuls of the other.
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I have said it before where is Mr Fusion?
I mean even Delorean had that in the 80s where did we go wrong since?
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I don't think we can predict what the future holds, technology and attitudes to these things change weekly, as do the politicians.
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26 minutes ago, galaxyg said:
Does anyone here actually know anyone that wants a self-driving car? I don't.
For the elderly, partially sighted or very long boring trips on a single straight road (ha not in the UK) yes it would be useful. Then again if you are travelling a long way in a straight line a train might be better subject to pandemic conditions of course?
Personally I don't want a self driving car we are all car enthusiasts so the idea of that part of the experience being taken away, you might as well sell your car and use taxis? At least you can have a chat about the worlds problems!! What will Alexa or bleeding Google talk to you about?
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looks good especially that top photo very nice.
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24 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said:
Yep - they're gang nailed timber trusses - DO NOT CUT BITS OUT under any circumstances
... but I'm sure you knew that
Haha naaa I would have to bolster the other beams and replace with thicker angled beams before removing those.
It's not a deal breaker still looking at my options. My knees are worth saving but cold concrete floors are no fun.
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As you can see the beams will need to be changed to create a larger gap.
Not sure I can be bothered for the gain?
The van is quite high off the ground but the Beetle isn't and that's my long term project, well since 1990 actually when it went off the road.
Excuse the mess I do a lot of woodwork/DIY.
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12 minutes ago, Ekona said:
Exploring space is massively important imho, I cannot wait to sit there in front of the holotelly and watch us land on Mars. It will unite us all in the way the moon landings did I think.
Also, f*ck electric cars.
As a kid in the 70s it was a massive thing every single rocket launch. Now they only seem to make the news if they blow up or break.
Oh well let's sit back wait for the next big thing and then wait for the tax on top of it?
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8 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said:
Happy to advise on structural matters Stan
Haha thanks. I will take some garage roof pics see what you think? Not sure it's worth the faff though?
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2 hours ago, Ian said:
Doesnt take much space at all & has a 3 tonne weight limit so good for lifting most things.
Its on single phase & yup, just needed a 16a fuse fitting to stop it tripping the power.
The only thing that I wish I had done was to sink the ramp into the floor so that its flat and easier to get a car onto it. Reversing any rwd car with semi decent power whilst living in the wettest country on earth is a challenge when going up and over the ramp.
i love it though, its by far one of the best things I have ever bought. After years of working outdoors and under gazeebos, to have a garage and a ramp is a massive culture shock
Thanks I will take a serious look at those. Thinking how I can change the roof beams in the space where the van would go? If I take out a foot or so and redo them differently it would make all the difference? Knowing my luck the roof will sag...
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1 hour ago, Ian said:
For a 2 poster, you usually need 6+ inches of concrete for it.
I've got one of these, Its a Platinum MSL3. It lifts the car about 6 foot in the air & is an absolute godsend. I dont know how I ever managed without it
^^ Thats on the lowest "lock" setting
I paid a bit more for it than you can find them for on ebay, purely because theres a place that sells & maintains them 10 minutes from my house.
I've had it over a year now, I had 1 issue with it where it locked itself in the highest position but that was just a dislodged sensor that was quickly rectified
Thanks for that info. Doesn't take up much space does it? Is it single phase do you need a heaver fuse like 16a?
After spending most of my adult life having to do repairs on my back or side of the road thought it was time I treated myself to some garage comforts before I give up all this stuff.
I just measured the garage there is a 4 post option that fits nicely but it would be 2 weekends faff making space for it and if I felt like it changing the roof beams to give me more lift roof for the VW T2.
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8 minutes ago, SuperStu said:
This is some world class whataboutery. Impressive.
Actually it's out of this world!
See what I did there?
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4 minutes ago, SuperStu said:
Careful. Agreeing with the daily fail is not just a disciplinary matter, it means you're dangerously close to disconnecting from reality.
I am sorry mate, I did consider the implications of admitting that in a public forum and completely tarnishing my already feable reputation but thought it was worth the risk if I went to confession immediately afterwards and repented for my sins.
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After seeing Alex with his full on pro car lift, it reminded me how I always wanted to fit one in my garage.
After some eBay trawling I was surprised how almost inexpensive they are for what they do? I don't need a 20 tonne truck one 3 tonnes is more than enough for my fleet.
I was looking at 2 post lifts but although I have a good concrete floor I have this fear of my life being in the hands of a handful of bolts in a floor? So I looked at the 4 post versions but they have full length runners which for me doing a lot of welding will be in the way? Then again they are huge and will get in the way in the garage.
Soooo it's looking like a scissor lift which is portable but hopefully stable?
I do have an issue with the VW camper I can't lift it too high because of the roof beams however the cars are fine.
Does anyone else have experience of any of the lifts especially the scissor ones please?
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18 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said:
A couple of recent posts differentiate between big cities and rural areas and to me, that's important. As usual the government is deciding national policy on the basis of problems encountered in London. I have no need nor any wish to travel to London or any big city for that matter. Fortunately all my journeys are for pleasure only, so I'm affected little by the current proposals for toll roads and electric vehicles. Furthermore, as (I think) the oldest member of our club, I doubt very much I'll be driving anything much after 2030
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When they sort out hover boards we won't need to worry where your Renault Zoe gets its next charge.
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36 minutes ago, Cill said:
Cheers, had to cut a bramble that grew in the front grill and out between the bonnet and headlight, and remove about 10 snails from the intake ducts but yeah, not too bad and the interior was grand so I got lucky I think
Excellent. You will find they are pretty tough well made cars just look at the suspension mounts!
Oil change wash and you are away.
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43 minutes ago, coldel said:
The implications for this are mind boggling, but with so much of this current governments polices its knee jerk and poorly thought through. You cant just pick a number out the air in a panic, why 2030? Because the number 30 seems to sound nice? What actual business modelling has been done to determine that this is viable?
Millions of road users never use the motorways, rendering using the motorway charging network useless. Similarly millions do not have ability to charge at home. In the borough of Richmond there are 262 charge points, in a borough of 185,000 people. Many of those 262 charge points are replacing on street parking bays so its simply not a case of scaling up either.
Then of course is the revenue issue, billions paid by fuel duties, by companies that operate in the fuel industry etc. that needs to be covered. Pay by mile is a good idea but who will this hit hardest? The wealthy EV owner who pays no fuel duties, or the mobile car mechanic scraping a living, living out a 7th floor flat who is paying fuel duties because their used £3k van is affordable whilst the £80k EV one isn't. Lets not kid ourselves, there is not going to be a thiving used EV market come 2030.
The important bit really is that we become a green energy producing country first and foremost, we live on an island surrounded by moving water and high winds how we have managed to stumble into 2020 without having at least half our energy generated by this is a crime in itself.
You are spot on.
Currently the people who are using the roads are the delivery drivers working as self contractors to Amazon or Hermes etc etc all the stuff we can't go to the shops for due to lockdowns and so on.
They will.probably have to buy or lease expensive ev vans because the town centres will be no go zones for petrol or diesel.
So it will boil down to a class system based on wealth again.
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5 minutes ago, davey_83 said:
Maybe too much time and money being spent on missions to Mars
What's the point?
Money well spent?
This is criminal imo
Since its inception, the United States has spent nearly US$650 billion on NASA.
The NASA thing has always been a look at us you pesky Russians and how can the private contractors make a tonne of money from the US Government for the long term? Of course there is the hope of mining precious minerals and all that cheese that makes up the moon.
But none of this is important when you see the obscene amounts of money people like this make and the Government pays it?!!!
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I think Japan will carry on with petrol cars as long as they feel like it (not sure if they signed up to the same agreement we did ?) They were slow to take up diesel and probably slower to ditch petrol. I may have to emigrate over there.
Agree parts will be available for a while yet. I can get most stuff for the 65 Rover but the issue is quality of parts which these days is getting worse. But anyway glad we can still to keep these bangers going.