Electric cars still a bit shite

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Why don't you add male to hedge your bets?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Mr Firth, of course, is being his usual slippery self.

The snag with the figure you've given is you'd need to define London. And commuter.

[The Other Mike]

I've probably driven more of them than you.

Then they must be senile. Put them in a Dacia Sandero and see their eyes light up at the outstanding performance, economy, convenience, space, comfort and stunning good looks.

If electric was so good they'd be queuing down the road at the dealerships. They aren't, and never will be until massive advancements are made in storage.

[The Other Mike]

Yes all those Romans, Anglo Saxons and Viikings. Deport them all.

[The Other Mike]

F*ck me I must be nuclear waste then.

[John Williamson]

We need Heinlein's Shipstone storage battery. I believe it contains unobtanium.

[John Williamson]

Most of them live outside London and drive to a nearby location to work. No mention was made of driving into London to work.

[Tim Streater]

You are. At least any elements in your body further up the periodic table than iron will only exist by having been made in a supernova explosion.

[Nightjar]

One recent definition of London I have seen is anything south and east of a line drawn from the Wash to the Severn Estuary.

Colin Bignell

[John Williamson]

So you'd include Bristol in London, then?

One that I often use is "Inside the M25".

[charles]

but to quote Flanders & Swann regarding the London Borough reorganisation of th '70s: You put all the boroughs south of the Thames together and call them "Brighton".

[Tim Streater]

Fuck to that, and you can tell 'em I said so.

[Steve Firth]

Bristol and Brighton are London. Bristolians even have that funny cockernee accent.

Well that's the worst bit.

[The Natural Philosopher]

[Nightjar]

Blame the Great Western Railway for that.

Valid for certain definitions of London. The one I quoted claimed that anywhere in that area was sufficiently close to London in travel time to be considered as part of its commuter belt.

Colin Bignell

[The Natural Philosopher]

that doesnt mean a lot. any fission of thorium will produce some radioactive bits and pieces. The advantage is that mainly they are short lived, useless to terrorists and easily shielded. It doesn't mean there aren't any though.

[charles]

I had a colleague who used to commute to London from Cardiff. But, "anywhere in the area south of a line from the Wash to the Severn estuary"? How about Penzance?

[Nightjar]

I would take south and east (not just south) of the line to exclude the West Country.

Colin Bignell

[Bill Wright]

Except for them on here who think they're abnormally clever.

Bill

[The Natural Philosopher]

Most fusion in stars stops at carbon I think.