Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
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Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
The official pressures on my vespa are 30psi. My push bike the same. But if I pump them up to 60 as it says the max on the tyre it makes it far easier to pedal.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:55 pm What tyre pressures are you running? I seem to remember you're not exactly a racing snake physique? A quick look suggests 60 psi if you are further up the scale? I know my step mothers electric bike had the range probably doubled when I pumped them up.
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I had the same worries with my Lifan, always concerned it would run out before journey end (it never did) Took a lot of the enjoyment from it if I'm honest.
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#shouldveboughtacub50
(247mpg @ constant 18.6mph )
(247mpg @ constant 18.6mph )
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Never sold in Spain or Portugal. Unbelievable.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:49 am #shouldveboughtacub50
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Did they get the the robust CT90/ 110 Postie versions instead?Jerzy Woking wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:02 amNever sold in Spain or Portugal. Unbelievable.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:49 am #shouldveboughtacub50
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(247mpg @ constant 18.6mph )
Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
The not small building to the NE of the big circular one houses diesel gennys. They crank the fuckers up once a month to check them. Sent from my RMO-NX1 using TapatalkScruffy Bodger wrote:It's all a balance, they have to try and pre-empt all the big events to make sure there's enough juice to keep the lights on. Years ago when everyone* watched the big soaps it was a nightmare as during a break or at the end of the program people flicked kettles on by the million!Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:45 pmNow as a complete amateur, my limited understanding was that the grid was shit and every winter they have brown trouser moments when brown-outs are on the cards.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:41 pm when they said the grid and infrastructure simply wasn't a problem.
There's a bit in that which shows you what they have to do at about 17 mins in, coincidentally I watched it last night. Years back I worked in one of the centres (for a few days) that is in charge of making those calls, MI5 did the security for it just in case... The new control room was as you'd expect it but walk out the door and directly across the corridor and into the old control room onto what looked like a Sean Connery era Bond set
They had massive Caterpillar turbo diesel gen sets sat in custom heated buildings with warm water running thru the engine blocks constantly in case of a blackout, 24/7/365.
Not having the lights go out is serious business!
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No. Searched loads of for sale sites here for anything C90 related. But nothing.DodgeRover wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:00 pmDid they get the the robust CT90/ 110 Postie versions instead?Jerzy Woking wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:02 amNever sold in Spain or Portugal. Unbelievable.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:49 am #shouldveboughtacub50
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The 125 Cub is on sale here, but can't recall seeing one on the road, but probably because scooters are far more practical
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