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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Tesla have no dealers. They have showrooms where the staff are not on commission and there’s no hard sell. As there’s no requirement for...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Sandy level crossing.Interesting. We have CCTV cameras at work that make full nighttime look like daylight on the screen (there's no lighting and it's rural...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Noise protocols for overnight rail services.I remember there is (or was) a sign on the chord linking Gloucester to the Bristol to Birmingham line instructing drivers to shut down...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Does the elevated price of diesel tilt economic business cases in favournof rail?.I think gas and oil stays expensive until some time after he leaves the White House. He's created a huge mess (yoooge, the biggest ever)...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Not forgetting the 5p "temporary" cut which no government has had the balls to rescind. Watch this lot back out of it again.
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.That's because the £ is worth about 30% less than it was in 2008, relative to the $.
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Indeed. We've just commissioned a site (not EV charging) connected to 11kV. We have a 2MW import limit. Standing charge £6,500 per...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.It's not a faff. Car drivers you to the exact location. They are better in every way: Cheaper to run Cheaper to maintain Better...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper Highlander – can I get off at Edinburgh?.Agreed. You’ll be fit for nothing.
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.184 miles easily doable at motorway speeds in many EVs. And even if it did need a charge, it’s 5 minutes not 30 for that sort of distance.
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.The touchscreen isn’t an issue other than the deletion of the drive stalk. What I hate most about mine is the insistence on using...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Assume you meant “might not want to”. Reality is there’s no messing about. Many car parks have sockets now, plug in, tap card, walk...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Has the government ever consulted on closing a station and then NOT closed it?.I do wonder what the point is of the many “parliamentary” and one service a day stations. For example on my local Breckland Line I’m...
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper Highlander – can I get off at Edinburgh?.Indeed! Even in a bed you'd be lucky to get 5 hours sleep. Skinflints should have sent you up the day before and paid for a hotel.
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Ttrebor79 replied to the thread Duxford air show.Yeah. Plenty of other things besides the flying. There was a small miniature railway and vintage funfair with helter skelter and steam...