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Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?

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v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 8:41 am One for @Potter ?

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electr ... over/47243
That's kinda cool - except it looks a bit like a toy car!! Is it lacking 'soul'??!!
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 8:54 am a chicken coup.
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They've clucking had enough.
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Wait, what, a bullpup design, a magazine but no grip and a belt feed on top but with no trigger :silent: :flame:
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v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 8:41 am One for @Potter ?

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electr ... over/47243
I like the idea but the reality sounds gash, it can only run for 20 minutes and then it needs charging, plus they've used the large chassis and it has no luggage space anymore because of fitting everything in.

At the moment my 210bhp, 500kg Caterham (small chassis) will beat it in just about every department, plus I can put enough luggage into the boot for a weekend away with me and the missus...or easily enough to do a trackday in comfort including tools and camping chairs.

At the moment it seems like just an expensive concept car that no one would buy.
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The really big reason for things like EV Caterhams is noise.

It's the dullest of dull reasons of course, but noise is the number one reasons race tracks get either restricted, shut down, or not even built in the first place.
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MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 2:26 pm Wait, what, a bullpup design, a magazine but no grip and a belt feed on top but with no trigger :silent: :flame:
What can I say? AI is the end of humanity.
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MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 2:26 pm Wait, what, a bullpup design, a magazine but no grip and a belt feed on top but with no trigger :silent: :flame:
Probably AI generated.
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Potter wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 2:28 pm
v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 8:41 am One for @Potter ?

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electr ... over/47243
I like the idea but the reality sounds gash, it can only run for 20 minutes and then it needs charging, plus they've used the large chassis and it has no luggage space anymore because of fitting everything in.

At the moment my 210bhp, 500kg Caterham (small chassis) will beat it in just about every department, plus I can put enough luggage into the boot for a weekend away with me and the missus...or easily enough to do a trackday in comfort including tools and camping chairs.

At the moment it seems like just an expensive concept car that no one would buy.

Nearly right: it's an expensive concept that they're not making yet.

It's a technology experiment to see if the concept is valid or not.
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Rockburner wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:27 pm Probably AI generated.
Definitely AI generated, by me.
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The Beeb are reporting that JLR have picked the UK for their new battery plant, yay!
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Slenver wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:38 pm
Rockburner wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:27 pm Probably AI generated.
Definitely AI generated, by me.
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Slenver wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:38 pm
Rockburner wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:27 pm Probably AI generated.
Definitely AI generated, by me.
Nice. :thumbup:

Which one?
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Nice. :thumbup:

Which one?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:48 pm
Slenver wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:38 pm
Rockburner wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 3:27 pm Probably AI generated.
Definitely AI generated, by me.
Don't do yourself down man, I believe you're a real human.
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oops..

https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden ... -disaster/
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ZRX61 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 12:04 am oops..

https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden ... -disaster/
It's a climate change denial site, we've covered that off before. It content is half truths and lies, the sort off place Trump would like.
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Pirahna wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:08 am
ZRX61 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 12:04 am oops..

https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden ... -disaster/
It's a climate change denial site, we've covered that off before. It content is half truths and lies, the sort off place Trump would like.
It's progress at least. They've stopped blaming Obama for everything :thumbup:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:57 am
Pirahna wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:08 am
ZRX61 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 12:04 am oops..

https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden ... -disaster/
It's a climate change denial site, we've covered that off before. It content is half truths and lies, the sort off place Trump would like.
It's progress at least. They've stopped blaming Obama for everything :thumbup:
Everyone knows it was Thatcher.
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Pirahna wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:08 am It's a climate change denial site, we've covered that off before. It content is half truths and lies, the sort off place Trump would like.
All they do is share links from other sites. Feel free to counter the report about the buses.

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administra ... rdly-work/
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