Search:

No, and thank goodness.



I hope that we, as in the UK, take any opportunity to build Chinese EVs here, and jobs are created in the dealer networks and battery hot swap facilities (Nio) as...

It’s not just pebble sized, dust particles already batter satellites etc when they’re traveling fast enough.

But, it’s all just the Universe as we understand it, civilizations millions of years...

Well, as apparently we can’t talk politics in the G&D, I was restricting myself to the consumer impacts of such a decision.

I’d imagine and agree it’s precisely short term protectionism at work,...

It is also, as usual, very Tesla centric. Like the uptake of EVs depends on the success of one EV manufacturer with a limited and aging model range. There are some very compelling models out there...

For the last few years I’ve been helping a friend maintain her 6 figure mileage 12+ year old Kia Sorrennto.

We’ve done various bits and pieces, mainly suspension replacements incl dampers and drop...

I don’t think it means any of that, indeed reports are that the team is being stood up again, albeit with fewer numbers.
...

The local chips away franchise holder did some paint on my wife’s Tesla sill after she scraped it. £200 quid, and it was a great job, probably better than the original paint! :-)

There’s no...

The glass isn’t bullet proof, just the stainless steel bodywork, and then ‘only’ 9mm or so.

https://youtu.be/VLV-4HMrAz0?si=NqVwRWJpfLsDjrAU

You seem to have an obsession with these things,...

True!



Also true! :-D

I’m not trying to excuse Tesla’s behaviour or shoddy build quality in any area, just to be clear, and I've always had an issue with Tesla calling their driver assistance features ‘autopilot’. In the...

No, it doesn’t, but just as an example I accept multi million £ aircraft into service as part of my job, and they all have faults from brand new.

Doesn’t make it ok, it’s just reality with any...

Possibly/maybe, I just think if you look/tear down anything hard enough you’ll find something wrong with everything. It does a lot of stuff right too.

To avoid doubt, I still think the cyber...

Has anything so crap ever got so much attention? Manna from Heaven for YouTubers, and ammo for anti-Tesla/Musk folk…

We just don’t seem to get the same attention around the latest Toyota RAV4 or...

This, really. People don’t need to worry about Ford, it’s not like they worry about us.

Doesn’t really help that Ford’s EV offerings aren’t very compelling, unless you’re in the market for a £50k+ Mach-e, an F-150 pickup or a transit van.

They’ve got the Ford Explorer released soon,...

I’ve got a Wallbox Pulsar Plus, it’s pretty small an unobtrusive and the App works well. You can also operate it/set timers via Bluetooth as well so you’re not relying on Cloud Services etc.

I...

Well, it is the Cotswolds!

I think really, just like Top Gear, you need to put aside 100% realism and remember that it’s meant to be entertainment rather than a documentary about farming, many of...

Hey, you don’t need man maths, just maths!

When I was looking recently at used Taycan’s on the Porsche website, I was struck by the potential huge variance in prices for apparently the same model...

I know what you’re saying. I ran a Golf GTE for 3 years and nearly 100k miles, plugged it in as often as possible and got an average of 78mpg over that time, not bad for a 200bhp hatchback. It was...

They seem to don’t they!

Seems like there’s been a shift up for many established insurers, moving up the price range, but seems to be creating room for new entrants to the market, or new brands...

Indeed! I do love the grand tours, really great to watch.

It’s about this time of year I always think I should get a road bike, but by August I’m back on the mountain bikes! :-D

For some people, hybrids (of the plug in type at least) are the right cars for them.

I’ve been driving a mix of all sorts of cars for the last 12 years, first hybrids, then plug in ones and for...

I believe Vauxhall (so Stellantis) have just announced EVs and ICE will be available at the same monthly PCP rate, they’ve lowered the prices of their EV offerings to do so.
...

It monitors 12v battery health/voltage, and uses a DC to DC charger to keep it charged from the traction battery if necessary.

Most modern EVs do to be fair, although VW and Hyundai struggled...

A widely held view amongst the profession, so I’m told.