Electric cars still a bit shite

and it isn't this:

The Japs also appear to have nicked the design from something discarded by the Brits two decades ago

More info here

Also that drag coeffiicent of 0.35* is appaling for a jelly mould boring box

The Audi 100 of 1983 was 0.30, the Lotus Elite of 1958 a mere 0.29

They are massively expensive and universally have piss poor performance.

They could waterboard me and I wouldn't have one.

It seems a bit low to me, 300kWh / month is almost exactly our usage. That's pure domestic load, no space heating, no electric cars, no lights left on, no telly the size of a football pitch, no dishwasher.

It's quite extraordinary how narrow some people's views are. That if their car breaks down they have no option but to stay at home and keep the kids away from school.

You have displayed a general mindset in favour of taxation.

As one of my kids once said to her twin, "I might be stupid but I'm not so stupid that I don't know I'm stupid, so I don't need you to tell me."

Bill

That's what the environmentalists crave, because they are against prosperity and progress. And capitalism of course. Years ago we had various s*it-for-brains groups including the CND lot, the Socialist Workers Party, the hippies, the veggies, etc et bloody cetra. Now they've found a common umbrella movement, environmentalism. Shooting would be too good for 'em in my opinion.

Only because of greeny pressure. There's 200 years' worth of coal here in Yorkshire.

Bill

That's the actual situation for many in rural areas.

Bill

Not denying that. However, what percentage of the population does it apply to? 1% - or less?

Seems to me some on here can't see beyond the end of their probably extensive driveway in the middle of nowhere. And seem to think everything should be designed for them.

we were not commenting on the advisability, but on the possibility.

That you did it does not make it a safe practice. To be safe, RoSPA recommends no more than 2 continuously hours at the wheel, followed by a break of at least 20 minutes (3 hours / 30 minutes was the recommendation when regularly drove long distances) and avoid driving between 2:00am and 6:00am and again after lunch.

I pass Brussels on the way to Liege.

Colin Bignell

Oh no, if my car breaks down I hire another car. Anything else would be a severe PITA. The local bus service doesn't get into the city until 0930 for example.

PT is s**te.

I chose it because its quoted as the national average and it's a lot higher than my usage.

I don't mind if the rest of you get shafted.

Thank you for your admission that you were telling a lie.

Why are people so stupid?

Ah, it's genetic is it?

The point I was trying to drag from some would be that arriving a little late is better than simply not trying?

I know of a couple that drive to cornwall and share the journey. They just stop, sometimes have a break and swap over. They can't be the only ones to have thought of this method to dribve long distances.

Nothing wrong with airfields. Gliders or otherwise. All you have to do is telephone in advance and you can land at most of them for free. Most also have fuel (Avgas.)

Or even fields. I have landed in hundreds. There is a list somewhere of farmers who have private airfields you can use.

I had a car like this one I built myself.

I have driven across the Andes several times. Also in the desert and the jungle. But not in the NG.

Got bored with driving and took up flying (Gliders).

As I have said it is the optimum shape for a car for all things (as well as aerodynamic drag.) That's why tey are all the same shape.

And the Euroboxes are the same shape.