Stainlesssteelride Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 25 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: The stupid bit was allowing 8/9 other riders with higher averages to double down in the Championship But most of them had previously doubled, so where allowed. It all went Pete Tong last year when a couple extra did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainlesssteelride Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hopefully there will still be plenty of gas guzzlers left for me until I'm gone. I'm a petrol head and love thrashing an engine and the sound it makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 What about steam engines as an alternative - plenty of noise then and the fuel can be 'green' as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainlesssteelride Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 3 hours ago, soupy said: Why not just cycle speedway that solves all the problems and keep them go go goodies happy lol And you could put an icelolly stick into the spokes to make a noise. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 but you have to keep checking your spokes as the lol . ly sticks undo the nipple (oh eer) and the spokes loosen . ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFMDan Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 I know this is an MX bike . . . but, the technology to compete is here already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainlesssteelride Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 They had electric mx bikes on top gear last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 it will come . maybe not in my generation, but its coming . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Only a matter of time, electric mountain bikes and electric moto cross bikes are getting more efficient . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Hyper-Trax in East Kilbride, as used by a few speedway riders, have electric MX bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkendlass Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 13 February 2018 at 1:42 PM, ruffdiamond said: Do you mean, putting sails on the bikes ??? Well I've got a basket on the front of my bike.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, parkendlass said: Well I've got a basket on the front of my bike.... is it for fish ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkendlass Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 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 ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 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 ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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