Electric Cars:what's available?

[NewcastleFalcon]

While the Fiat Panda may or may not be the correct guess here, viewtopic.php?p=781023#p781023 , the Panda name lives on and is planned to be re-launched 11th July 2024 to coincide with FIAT's 125th Anniversary.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... ow-cost-ev


From the Wiki delve not the first electric Panda. Didn't realise they tried this 1990-1998

Fiat Panda Elettra 1990
Viva Chile, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Neil

[myglaren]

Durham University solar car completes Australian challenge

A solar-powered car designed and built by Durham University students has completed a 3,000km (1,864-mile) race across the Australian outback.

The Durham team's three-wheeled vehicle finished 11th in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge's main race - the best placing for a British team to date.

Students took turns driving in temperatures up to 40C (104F).

One student said it was "amazing" as it was the first time the university had completed the race.

Team member Vedika Bedi, said: "Durham has never finished a solar challenge before and this is the fifth race we've been to - so just finishing for us as a university is amazing."

[myglaren]

This amused me

Tesla sues Swedish government

Elon is on a loser here. Swedish working practices are very different to what he has become accustomed to.

[bobins]

^^^^^^^^
Couldn't happen to a nicer chap, eh ?

[MattBLancs]

Elon is a loser.

Fixed it for you, though actually I don't think that's correct

Spoiler: show

I think Elon is an egomaniac actually

[Gibbo2286]

But those are generally the people who 'get things done'

[MattBLancs]

But those are generally the people who 'get things done'

Oh yes, makes progress 100%
Would I like him to be my boss 0% !

[myglaren]

[Gibbo2286]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the presenters were like him.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the presenters were like him.

When I saw the big red click bait MISTAKE? title, and the face, and the Ami on the flatbed, I thought it was going to be one of the typical everything has been disastrous video's with the usual ranting. Refreshingly not so, honest, not all in the garden has been rosy, but a positive assessment. I have watched some of their other vids, and it would have been a surprising turnaround.

Neil

[myglaren]

A follow-up

[ChrisRobin]

Joys of modern day motor vehicles.
Take a look @ Swindon Audi

https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish ... cle/294190

Went up on Friday from a battery from an Etron GT, removed from vehicle (not connected) and NOT on charge a job we do across VW, Audi and Skoda at least twice a week now @ one stage we would have 2 in day changing cells. Inside there are bit of suspension parts every where and someone's car next to it is dead and the one next to it has heavy smoke damage at the very least.

Noticed it never made the general news.

How many diesel/petrol cars go on fire with the 12v battery removed?

No doubt now we will all have refresher courses chucked at us now for EV safety.

[bobins]

Joys of modern day motor vehicles.
Take a look @ Swindon Audi

https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish ... cle/294190

No doubt now we will all have refresher courses chucked at us now for EV safety.

They've streamlined the training course now - it's just a two stage process.

1. Know where your Fire Exits are.
2. See 1. above.

[Gibbo2286]

"The force has now confirmed that the blaze began within a vehicle workshop and involved an electric car. It has also said that the blaze was started accidentally."

Does that mean some dolt jacked it up under the battery?

[myglaren]