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electric speedway bike . WHEN?


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1 hour ago, A ORLOV said:

A fair number of people drive 300 miles a day so electric power for them is no good but those just going to work or the shops can use battery power, I did mention this.

Is it 300 miles if you drive like a granny, the way that many manufacturers claimed mpg figures in the past or 300 if you drive at 70mph or a lot of town driving with a lot of braking and accelaration, ie a London taxi.  In fact a London taxi use would be a good test for time and length of usage.  The only problem with taxis are that many are not kept in a garage or off the road overnight so recharging is not possible.

Tesla are very good at giving real World figure, so there 300 miles can be trusted. If anything they undersell and over deliver. As for taxis, they spend a lot of time sat around waiting, so they can be charged continually throughout the day. The London Taxi Company recently released an electric version and I've been in a few London Ubers that are electric vehicles.

As a petrol head I was very weary of electric vehicles a few years ago but they're stupidly clever bits of kit that I'm fairly certainly will save people a fortune in a few years time (maintenance is nothing compared to internal combustion engines) and is going to be a pretty good thing.

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15 minutes ago, adonis said:

Maintenance is nothing ,until it goes wrong  or batteries start to wear out , within a few years of electric "CLEAN " (that should be on the jokes page ) vehicles ,the scrap yards will be full of cars that are uneconomical to repair , and the companies that the relatives of Govt have set up will be raking it in , disposing of the spent batteries ,  more than likely on the seabed ( Yes I happen to know that has already been suggested ) .and we will still be polluting the atmosphere generating the electricity to recharge them 

Smart people are already gearing up to recycle batteries:

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-batteries-recycling-analysis/metal-recyclers-prepare-for-electric-car-revolution-idUKKBN1DH1DS

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2 hours ago, Stainlesssteelride said:

But most of them had previously doubled, so where allowed.  It all went Pete Tong last year when a couple extra did it. 

I know that, but that's the stupid bit, many aren't even riding for the same teams.  Riders are only employed for the season, not future ones, so legacy from one year to the next should not apply.  Anyway, what's this got to do with electric speedway :)

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8 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

What about steam engines as an alternative - plenty of noise then and the fuel can be 'green' as well.

Why not just cycle speedway that solves all  the problems and keep them go go goodies happy lol

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16 minutes ago, adonis said:

are you a rich petrol head , because once the current panacea for dirty electricn fully  takes hold , petrol engines will be priced out by virtue of the price of their fuel , £50 a gallon is not beyond belief 

Hopefully it won't be that bad before I depart, but just in case, I had better up the thrashings now, on a track only of course:lol:

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  • 3 weeks later...

Battery and recharging technology is changing all the time, lots of money being spent on research and development. I read they can charge a mobile phone in 30 seconds, they just need to commercialise that engineering - which they will do. Same with electric cars, new cars like Nissan Leaf (new model( can do over 230 miles, give a couple years and it will be 500-800 miles and then its is very viable.

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5 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said:

is it for fish ??? ;)

On most Friday's yes, or occasionally with a famous Boro Parmo ....to be shared I hasten to add, far too many calories for one to take on !! 

Plus, I have an emergency supply of salt and vinegar in case the aroma from the chips proves irresistible ...

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45 minutes ago, parkendlass said:

On most Friday's yes, or occasionally with a famous Boro Parmo ....to be shared I hasten to add, far too many calories for one to take on !! 

Plus, I have an emergency supply of salt and vinegar in case the aroma from the chips proves irresistible ...

Oh well, thats good,,, so your not the woman from the wizard of oz ???

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