trivial things that make you smile,or make you feel good

[No Longer Posh Red]

the problem, other than price imo, is only a few ev have a half decent range.

if there's going to be a VolksEV  then it's going to have to solve both.

The range & the recharge time are the biggest issues.
With an EV we couldn’t drive down to football & back.

[Audrey]

Electric vehicles are so prone to spontaneously bursting into flames—which are virtually impossible to put out—that a Norwegian shipping company has banned them from its ferries, citing a ship that sank last February after the EVs it was carrying caught fire and couldn't be extinguished.

[Nemo]

Wife is watching Pointless Celebrities and the category was "teams who've been in the top flight of English football" and both Oxford and Reading were pointless, and Swindon were not. Delightfully trivial.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Morcambe v Crawley postponed next week due to international call ups😁

[Samdy Gray]

The range & the recharge time are the biggest issues.
With an EV we couldn’t drive down to football & back.

The more fundamental issue is the lack of infrastructure. Remember earlier this year when there was a threat of rolling blackouts because the grid was at capacity? Now add another few million electric vehicles that require charging. That's really why the ICE ban has been extended.

[Sippo]

I have a Cupra EV. Do I love it? Hell no. I miss the petrol smell, the noise, the stick...

Does it get me from A to B? Yes. Is it cheaper? Yes. You need a home charger to reap the benefits. I get about 240 miles from a £14 charge. And that is me thrashing the fucker.

If I was doing long journeys on a regular basis then no I wouldn't buy an EV. Diesel for that is still king.

[Laddy in Red]

I have a Cupra EV. Do I love it? Hell no. I miss the petrol smell, the noise, the stick...

Does it get me from A to B? Yes. Is it cheaper? Yes. You need a home charger to reap the benefits. I get about 240 miles from a £14 charge. And that is me thrashing the fucker.

If I was doing long journeys on a regular basis then no I wouldn't buy an EV. Diesel for that is still king.

The Born looks decent, most EVs are ugly.

I'll stick to petrol until the prices come down a bit. You can get a much nicer car for similar price and I live in a flat so no chance of home charging.

[Bennett]

Electric vehicles are so prone to spontaneously bursting into flames—which are virtually impossible to put out—that a Norwegian shipping company has banned them from its ferries, citing a ship that sank last February after the EVs it was carrying caught fire and couldn't be extinguished.

It's not a blanket ban

"After a risk analysis carried out by Proactima AS, Havila Kystruten has decided that only cars and motor vehicles that use fossil fuel can be transported on board the company's ships, in selected ports along the coastal route"

https://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/havilakystruten/news/vi-tar-sikkerheten-paa-alvor-460184

[Bob's Orange]

It's the actual Lithium batteries that catch fire isn't it? I assume this is the same as on these electric scooters/bikes etc that tend to catch fire randomly. (often when charging if I am not mistaken)

I assume that there is strict legislation in place for batteries, especially if they are prone to exploding. I don't know a huge amount about it, but are there other less risky options for batteries, or is Lithium pretty much the only player in the game?

[Bob's Orange]

The weather today and this weekend, positively balmy for this time of year. I might have to get the garden loungers back out of the shed for one last hurrah tomorrow/Sunday.

[horlock07]

The weather today and this weekend, positively balmy for this time of year. I might have to get the garden loungers back out of the shed for one last hurrah tomorrow/Sunday.

Its pissing it down and blowing a gale here 

[Bob's Orange]

Its pissing it down and blowing a gale here 

To be fair it's quite breezy here also, but 20 degrees at this time of year is very pleasant! The longer I can keep the heating off for the year the better! The only irritating thing is I still have to mow the lawn for a bit longer (I actually enjoy mowing the lawn so it's not that irritating!)

[Audrey]

It's not a blanket ban

"After a risk analysis carried out by Proactima AS, Havila Kystruten has decided that only cars and motor vehicles that use fossil fuel can be transported on board the company's ships, in selected ports along the coastal route"

https://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/havilakystruten/news/vi-tar-sikkerheten-paa-alvor-460184

Interestingly, oil and gas are not fossil fuels apparently.

‘O il & gas are of course NOT "fossil fuels": that is another fear based limited supply hoax:
"Abiogenic Deep Origin of Hydrocarbons and Oil and Gas Deposits Formation"
"The theory of the abiogenic deep origin of hydrocarbons recognizes that the petroleum is a primordial material of deep origin [Kutcherov, Krayushkin 2010]. This theory explains that hydrocarbon compounds generate in the asthenosphere of the Earth and migrate through the deep faults into the crust of the Earth. There they form oil and gas deposits in any kind of rock in any kind of the structural position (Fig. 1). Thus the accumulation of oil and gas is considered as a part of the natural process of the Earth’s outgrassing, which was in turn responsible for creation of its hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Until recently the obstacles to accept the theory of the abyssal abiogenic origin of hydrocarbons was the lack of the reliable and reproducible experimental results confirming the possibility of the synthesis of complex hydrocarbon systems under the conditions of the asthenosphere of the Earth."

Whatever that means!

[Jimmy Quinn]

Expect a big following away to Franchise two supporters coaches booked up already.

[Bennett]

Interestingly, oil and gas are not fossil fuels apparently.

‘O il & gas are of course NOT "fossil fuels": that is another fear based limited supply hoax:
"Abiogenic Deep Origin of Hydrocarbons and Oil and Gas Deposits Formation"
"The theory of the abiogenic deep origin of hydrocarbons recognizes that the petroleum is a primordial material of deep origin [Kutcherov, Krayushkin 2010]. This theory explains that hydrocarbon compounds generate in the asthenosphere of the Earth and migrate through the deep faults into the crust of the Earth. There they form oil and gas deposits in any kind of rock in any kind of the structural position (Fig. 1). Thus the accumulation of oil and gas is considered as a part of the natural process of the Earth’s outgrassing, which was in turn responsible for creation of its hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Until recently the obstacles to accept the theory of the abyssal abiogenic origin of hydrocarbons was the lack of the reliable and reproducible experimental results confirming the possibility of the synthesis of complex hydrocarbon systems under the conditions of the asthenosphere of the Earth."

Whatever that means!

That's an excerpt from this:
https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/41889

Which is hard to read and sciency, so here's a wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin

Basically it seems to be a theory that's not overtaken the prevailing view that oil and gas are fossil fuels