Electric mopeds. 4kw equiv to 50cc. Need a cbt. not elec bic

[Sister Sledge]

Someone asked: I believe there are 3 different types of charging plug. I could be wrong though. That dramatically reduces charging point availability.. or can you get giant travel adapters??

I'm surprised the local metal pikeys haven't realised this but those charging leads at points are easy pickings for good copper. It'd be awful if those pikeys crippled the UK overnight for a few quid in their pockets..
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[Polarbear]

How do they stop someone in say London, free parking their electric car all day on a charging point?
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[Sister Sledge]

I dunno about free parking at points but can tell you that around my way (SE Northumberland) you will rarely have access to a charging point because taxis sit at them all day.
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[Polarbear]

[grr666]

It's the lack of forward thinking that we should expect from the muppets that govern us tbh. Even if the greens got in,
(excuse me while I laugh myself sick) they would still make a pigs ear of implementation no doubt. For starters we'll
need many more powerstations.

We'll need to stop buying them for Iraq first.

https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/01/28/uk-invests-770m-in-two-new-power-stations-in-iraq/
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[bhinso]

I did a masters in Power and Sustainable Energy Engineering a few years ago and someone did a presentation on the governments proposal for all vehicles to be electric by 2025 (at the time).

If we were to generate the extra electricity needed ourselves he worked out we'd have to cover 25% of the UK land area with wind turbines lol.

Solution is developing cold fusion
Unfortunately, just like Brexit/fail*al it's always a few years away

[Polarbear]

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[Sister Sledge]

We also need to realise that once the government has everyone driving milk floats around the UK, they'll then proceed to tax them to the hilt.
Make your own juice on the roof? There's a tax for that etc. Governments detest not being in control of and manipulating what the public use/need.
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[Pete.]

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[Pete.]

[grr666]

And my point was that its still a terrible way to spend a sum of money like that just to appear a little more "right on"
than the next bloke. It's about as sound an investment as getting a builder to pop a landing platform on the roof for
a Jetsons car anywhere during my lifetime. Get in before the big rush on Teslas Do me a favour, They're
so popular, I've only seen 3. Ever. We've already been told that electric vehicles will still have to pay extra to go into London
regardless of emissions. What a huge incentive that is, to toss 70k at a donkey.
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[Sister Sledge]

Could be all sorts of potential spin-offs if ICEs are banned.
One idea could be steam. All you need is something like paraffin and a flash boiler and away you go.
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[bhinso]

Bet the mpg on that would be good.

I remember at uni looking at water powered vehicles, something to do with electrolysis of the hydrogen, can't remember details.

Or alcohol powered. One for you... one for me (stolen from Simpsons )

[Pete.]

[grr666]

15k is about my ceiling price for what is ultimately just some transport which can be written off in an instant. Be it car,
bike or van. 30k seems awfully indulgent to me, but we all have our priorities I suppose. I had about 10k change from
30k for a 2012 Van, a 2015 car bought at 2 years old, a 2016 bike bought brand new and my 2013 125 scooter.
But then I don't have a big handle on the side of my head like a mug might have. I'd rather have my 4 vehicles bought
and paid for than less than a third of a shitty battery powered white elephant. If they're so awesome Pete, where's yours?
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[bhinso]

Agree,
And as soon as there is a point, we will know. Because government will tax the shit out of it.

[M.C]