Do EVs make sense to you?

[DodgeRover]

They should do something in these colours again, it's what I always think of when Fiat is mentioned

[Jerzy Woking]

Are EV's popular in Spain? Finally remembered to photograph this.

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16 charging bays, and not one in use. I have never, ever seen a vehicle charging there. Its in the car park of a huge DIY store and a McDonalds. Surely the sort of places to go and spend an hour whilst you vehicle charges?

Maybe in Madrid and Barcelona EV's make a bit of sense (?) but down here, not.

[LynehamHerc]

"I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car"

"He said his brand new MG ZS EV became stuck at 30mph.
The brakes would not work and he had to dial 999 from inside the car."

"Police were forced to stop the runaway car by allowing it to slowly crash into their police van."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

[Eddie Honda]

"I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car"

"He said his brand new MG ZS EV became stuck at 30mph.
The brakes would not work and he had to dial 999 from inside the car."

"Police were forced to stop the runaway car by allowing it to slowly crash into their police van."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

#chinnyreckon
#upthearsecorner
#greatbunchofladscar

''After that, a police officer jumped into my car and did something which seemed to keep the car still."
.

Riiiiight.

[LynehamHerc]

It's a bit like the unintentional acceleration of Audi 5000s in the 80s.

[Eddie Honda]

Venice bus crash:

The bus company emphasised that the 13-tonne vehicle was electric, discounting earlier reports that it also ran on methane gas. Fire brigade commander Mauro Longo told Il Gazzettino website that the bus's batteries caught fire and made the task of clearing the vehicle a complex operation.

Witnesses said they could hear people screaming, but the flames were too intense to get to them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67008199

[Jerzy Woking]

"I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car"

"He said his brand new MG ZS EV became stuck at 30mph.
The brakes would not work and he had to dial 999 from inside the car."

"Police were forced to stop the runaway car by allowing it to slowly crash into their police van."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

#chinnyreckon
#upthearsecorner
#greatbunchofladscar

''After that, a police officer jumped into my car and did something which seemed to keep the car still."
.

Riiiiight.

"Mr Morrison initially called his wife in a panic to ask her to warn vehicles ahead of him that he could not stop his car".

Just WTF his wife could do miles away from the him. I wonder how far he travelled at 30 mph from tye time he discovered he could not slow down until he crashed at low speed (is 30 mph slow?) into a police van.

And is there a place name better than Kirkintilloch that sounds most Scottish when said with a Scots accent?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

"I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car"

"He said his brand new MG ZS EV became stuck at 30mph.
The brakes would not work and he had to dial 999 from inside the car."

"Police were forced to stop the runaway car by allowing it to slowly crash into their police van."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

#chinnyreckon
#upthearsecorner
#greatbunchofladscar

''After that, a police officer jumped into my car and did something which seemed to keep the car still."
.

Riiiiight.

Reminds me of the case of a “ runaway” 38 tonne artic on the M1 a few years ago , Police cleared the motorway had a helicopter up, driver supposedly couldn’t brake or switch off. Eventually crashed into the barrier somewhere round Hendon. Nothing ever found wrong with the wagon ( Volvo?) think the driver was done in the end. Fucking mentalist.

[Jerzy Woking]

That Venice coach crash sounds horrific. Especially for the fireman unable to put the fire out and had to watch it burn

[Eddie Honda]

Reminds me of the case of a “ runaway” 38 tonne artic on the M1 a few years ago , Police cleared the motorway had a helicopter up, driver supposedly couldn’t brake or switch off. Eventually crashed into the barrier somewhere round Hendon. Nothing ever found wrong with the wagon ( Volvo?) think the driver was done in the end. Fucking mentalist.

There was a minor problem, but he made a huge drama out of it being an attention seeking cunt. He's also a kiddy beater.

But Scania, the manufacturer of the lorry, said yesterday that an investigation into the incident revealed the speed limiter, which should have kept the speed of the lorry down, had been tampered with. The company also says that a non-Scania engine-speed limiting device damaged the truck's throttle linkage, forcing the accelerator to jam.

But both the speed limiter and the braking system were found to be working properly. An investigation has been launched by Metropolitan Police into the incident.

https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news ... on-the-m1/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jun/08/sarahhall
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jun/15/sarahhall
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pc%27s+s ... a060533619