Fuel costs

[Delphin]

If cycling is too much, maybe go for something small

 

[nx4737]

If cycling is too much, maybe go for something small

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That's one step up from getting one of these, the original EV!

 

[Clive K]

I thought that this was the original ev?

 

[Brentor]

I did a 490 mile round trip last week and thanks to endless roadworks and a huge amount of people sitting in the outside lane, I must have been averaging about 50mph because I was getting the best mpg I've ever seen in my car! lol

M6?

 

[davholla]

I did a 490 mile round trip last week and thanks to endless roadworks and a huge amount of people sitting in the outside lane, I must have been averaging about 50mph because I was getting the best mpg I've ever seen in my car! lol

The US had a 50 mile limit for years to save petrol.

National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Normally I find I can travel at 60 or 70 but anything less it's very slow. It adds to my annoyance that it costs me money.

 

[Nod]

That's one step up from getting one of these, the original EV!

I thought that this was the original ev?

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You're both forgetting the milk floats (that still exist, I think) and EVs were around in the late 19th (yup, 19th!) century.

 

[Clive K]

Yep! AndI drove one for four years. The accelerator was either on or off and it clicked through three power bands using servos. Get it up to 20mph, freewheel, put the selector into reverse and press the pedal. 20mph to 0mph in a millisecond even with 700 pints aboard.

One of the fleet was souped up in some way and could touch 40mph with a 0 to 30 acceleration faster than any sportscar.

 

[Chris_911]

I confess I'm cutting back. Only covering events if there's a client at the end of it, or it's local.
I have simply stopped doing longer trips.

 

[Delphin]

You're both forgetting the milk floats (that still exist, I think) and EVs were around in the late 19th (yup, 19th!) century.

Yes first electric car in the 1830s, long before petrol and diesel cars.

 

[gman]

M6?

Yep, was awful. Miles upon miles of cones with nothing happening. In Cyprus when driving around we noticed that they put the cones up where they were working with just a small buffer before and after. Zero issues.

 

[Delphin]

Yep, was awful. Miles upon miles of cones with nothing happening. In Cyprus when driving around we noticed that they put the cones up where they were working with just a small buffer before and after. Zero issues.

You should ring 08457 504030. (John Major's total waste of money Cone Hotline)