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Enjoying so far, surprised how well it runs on my A770.

Annoying though that I let my son play the first half hour or so and found no easy way to reset it. Had to create him his own Windows profile, sign into the store as me and it lets him play on his own xbox account separately now, but for mine ...

It's pretty much what I use my Honda Stepwgn for. Petrol imports just need to be first registered in 2007 onwards for Euro 4 equivalence and thus ULEZ compliance. 1.7m wide, 4.7m long and auto so easy to drive and park. £365 pa tax, mine costs me £400 to insure. Absurdly reliable K20, no diesel Euro ...

CATL supply loads of western brands for EV batteries, unlike BYD they’re not in the business of making their own cars.

Besides there’s enough western brands building entire EVs in China. Originally to flog them there avoiding import issues but many (new Cupra Tavascan as an example) just get made ...

That’s the nice thing about software though, they can find ways to use that extra space.

i3 went to new owner yesterday, I’m regretting it a bit already. Hoping they won’t hit “modern classic” status too soon so I can have another in future.

I’d have no worries on modern wiring (RBCO consumer unit etc) and plugging straight in - no extension leads. The charger should have a temp sensor on the 3 pin plug and cut if it did get too hot.

The problems come with dodgy old wiring, there’s still wire fuse boards out there and decades of DIY ...

Definitely some of that DNA in the I Vision Circular concept they did a few years ago. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/a ... anguage=en

Or come and buy the best looking BMW EV ever made. Olwd out yerrand, etc etc

+1 for FTX Tracer, think my son was about 6 when we got it, haven’t smashed too many bits. Small and light enough that it doesn’t have too much energy in a crash but big enough to work ok on cut grass.

Don’t bother with the brushless version, brushed is plenty.

Picked up our Honda eny1 yesterday - it's a pleasant thing and I'm very happy for the price. Will do a real-world 200+ miles easily, adaptive cruise and lane keeping works great, plenty quick enough, the massive screen is responsive and easy to use - it helps that it always stays in three zones ...

In between crashing a Fiat 127 and buying the Fiat Uno that would eventually be my first car, my mum had a Vauxhall Chevette. I look at pics now and quite like the shape but at the time I mostly hated the vinyl seats which were always too hot or cold.

Actually, after the Uno she bought a mk1 Tigra ...

Saw two Denza B5s this morning heading out of London on the A13. Most badging taped up, on trade plates. Wonder if they’re gearing up for a UK launch.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... l-lands-uk

Mine is from Marshalls in Reading. Apparently Honda have about 1000 of them, they're letting dealers market it.

https://www.marshall.co.uk/honda/new-car-offers/eny1/

My quote with £700 paint is

Cash price £32,740.00 (after the £8750 "Honda EV grant')
Total deposit £10,500.00. (this is 10k ...

Went for it - looks like I'll be 3 days in office soon so something comfier with adaptive cruise was calling me. Also, much as I love the i3, it doesn't really work for us with tall and growing kids in the back.

Nice 2019 i3S, 72k miles, grey with brown leather, will be up for sale in a couple of ...

That’s ace. I’m lusting after that Skylift too.

Need to get the Monster recommissioned this year, I’ve ordered a load of bits and hoping that several years of neglect under a cover hasn’t been too harsh on it.

Honda seem to be desperate to sell some eny1s again, if anyone is after some cheap EV motoring.

£8750 “Honda EV grant”, £10k finance contribution, £3k or so of retailer support, 0% finance and 5 years warranty/servicing. Works out around £200pm, £500 deposit.

Wouldn’t let that put you off. Most of the towns along the England-Wales border have rapid chargers now and Llandrinidod Wells has a few. Lots of the towns around there have 22kw AC (R5 will take 11kw) if you’re really in a pinch.

I hope they are issuing medals for the drone operators too - some of the footage (luge, downhill skiing etc) is just superb 8-)

(I think they are fpv human operated rather than automated)


Luge/Skeleton/Bobsleigh is shaggyfpv, he's one of the best in the business - if you've seen an impressive ...

Nerdy design article about the Luce interior details: https://www.prndlcars.com/p/what-they-c ... e-jony-ive

There's some really interesting stuff - fwiw I love how that steering wheel looks.

I do the same - the LG remote is tucked away except for the odd time we want non-BBC broadcast TV, the AppleTV remote wakes up the TV and puts it straight on that input.

Quicker all around, no screen clutter, you can type searches or paste passwords etc from your iphone, and it does a decent job of ...

I’ve got a little 288wh Allpowers one, it’s a perfect size if you’re not running anything heavy. Will run our little compressor fridge for about 24h tops. Gets used a lot in the family bus as there’s no rear power so keeps the kids iPads going on long trips.

Have a 1000wh Jackery for longer ...

Had 8 months off after redundancy, but really enjoying the new job. Got bathroom finished. Gave back Leaf and bought an i3S which I’m still really enjoying (even if the kids hate it).

Stepwgn is fine but could do with some tidying and I still have some sketched out ideas for a basic camper setup ...