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  • Crazy Dave
    Crazy Dave reacted to Agent_zed's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Trailer? I wasn't necessarily suggesting reducing to 20mph, more a case that if people for a start drove within the speed limits and...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to selectortone's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Oil prices have been falling for the last two years despite everything OPEC and Putin have tried in order to maintain a target price of...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Ozi's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    I lived in a similar terrace in Coventry, used to think it was bad on Match days now most in that street are HMOs on a 12 foot pitch so...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Agent_zed's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    whilst I'm not sure EV is that answer (environmentally at least), you are missing the other challenge which is even bigger: Oil is...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to AJB Temple's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Good posts from Dabop above. Re performance. I was naively under the impression that all EVs had broadly similar performance until I...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Dabop's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Plus they are so much more than many expect in performance- I got to 'test drive' one off the locals Atto 3's, just to see what it...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to johnb80's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Well youre entitled to your experienced opinion, I should take heed of my dads advice, never argue with idiots, they drag you down to...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Dabop's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Most current EVs charge at around 10km per minute if the charger permits, some faster... The Atto 3 I am looking at for example will on...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Dabop's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Funnily enough- I am indeed actually looking at an EV (specifically the Atto3, because of its towing ability - up to 1200kg on a braked...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to AJB Temple's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Must depend on the make then. In winter I precondition the car so battery starts warm, fully demisted, car at desired internal temp and...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to sploo's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Ironically I brim the diesel up because it's a faff to get to a petrol station (accepting the extra weight isn't good for economy), but...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Ollie78's post in the thread DIY Powerwall / Battery with Like Like.
    I agree, MCS reminds me a little of Fensa. Just because a company is MCS registered does not mean the installers are. There is a huge...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Sideways's post in the thread DIY Powerwall / Battery with Like Like.
    But if you do have the knowledge, there should be a way. MCS is just an approval scheme to try and set a minimum standard. Some of us...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Ollie78's post in the thread DIY Powerwall / Battery with Like Like.
    Octopus no longer require MCS certification for their tarrifs. You can still get niciec cetificates for the electrical safety of...
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    Crazy Dave reacted to Dabop's post in the thread DIY Powerwall / Battery with Thanks Thanks.
    One thing to watch out for when buying cells (a single cell connected with other cells in the one enclosure is a battery) is looking out...
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