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  1. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    You don't need to spend 30k on a car to pootle about for a couple of thousand miles a year, how about one for less than 7k...
  2. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    You used a poor example there for your case. Nottingham to Burgess Hill is a mere 190 miles, any reasonable EV will do that with ease without the need to stop and charge. Don't know what your budget is but if it's only £1200 then yep no EVs at that price, but for your 15k too much you could...
  3. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    It certainly does have a cost issue, but that's only 1 of the several issues. Worth watching this, it's only 7 minutes long and quite entertaining in a factual way.
  4. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    But you asked about charging it on your own property. Then I will re-phrase the answer for you...What's the problem with a car being parked overnight not on your property charging while you sleep/watch TV or whatever your favourite pastime might be. Cars are unused for over 90% of their life...
  5. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Cobalt is being phased out of EV batteries, as is nickel. Possibly the most common replacement now are LFP batteries, these don't contain either cobalt or Nickel. The cobalt used in EV batteries is also recyclable and can be reused in the manufacture of new batteries later. The same cannot be...
  6. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Large lorries with swappable batteries taking about 10/15 minutes, as long as filling a lorry tank with diesel, are already in use in Australia, and Tesla semis are being trialled as well. What's the problem with a car being parked overnight on your property charging while you sleep/watch TV or...
  7. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Apart from the congestion, electric cars would reduce the noise and help towards a healthier society because of the removal of the exhaust fumes.
  8. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Agreed electric cars on their own won't save the planet, but they are a piece in the jigsaw and a darn sight better option than burning fossils fuels. Which components are you thinking of when you mention the damage being done by mining and in which third world countries ?
  9. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Do't hold your breath on that thought. Hydrogen fuel cells for cars have been dead in the water for ages. The only clean way to produce the hydrogen is by using large amounts of electricity to split water, in fact more electricity than the energy you will get out of the hydrogen. Far simpler to...
  10. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Apparently walking around Oslo is a strangely quiet experience. The majority of vehicles are plug in electric including public transport, and the sound of the occasional ICE vehicle is very noticeable. Fully electric new car sales in Norway are currently 82% of the entire market.
  11. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Electric or hybrid vehicles can be virtually silent, especially at lower speeds, making it very difficult to hear their approach. From 1 July 2021, all new electric and hybrid vehicles registered in the UK need to have a sound generator installed to make a sound similar to a conventional engine...
  12. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    Rare earth materials are not particularly rare, just hard to extract and are used for the motors, not the batteries in EVs. Tesla are now going back to motors that don't use them at all. 'there are a lot of misconceptions about what a rare earth element is and how many of them are used by...
  13. GOM

    [News] 2030 and Electric cars.

    OMG, that man is still repeating the anti-ev FUD of 2 or 3 years ago. So many falsehoods in that article, no wonder he feels duped.
  14. GOM

    [News] The National Embarrassment That Is . . . HM Passport Office.

    Not necessarily, the 6 month thing is a bit of generalisation myth. Most EU countries are 3 months, many are just valid for duration of your stay. Very few are actually 6 months and most of those are not the 'normal' holiday destinations...
  15. GOM

    [Albion] £30m offer for Levi Colwill rejected

    Maybe not 'very obvious' if you were unaware of the the original.
  16. GOM

    [Technology] Artificial Intelligence

    Just like all those things from Star Trek came true, maybe Skynet too......
  17. GOM

    [Albion] RDZ blue and white army shirts?

    Just because we weren't at this match doesn't mean we haven't been on tour this season.
  18. GOM

    [Food] Price of fish n chips / takeaway

    Not so much now, our local in the suburbs of Leeds is £8.70 for fish and chips, £7.15 for a medium fish and chips.
  19. GOM

    [Albion] Mahmoud Dahoud (Loaned to VfB Stuttgart 31/01/24)

    Maybe we look a more attractive prospect now for new signings.
  20. GOM

    [Film] Film 2023

    Can we pack in with the trailers for upcoming films please. We can all see them on www.imdb.com if we want. I want to know about films people have watched and what they thought of them. tiny rant over.

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