Recent content by flecc

Not even that. Front wheel drives can't do wheelies, only uselessly spin. .

Look at my opening answer in post 2, this fully covered by the below: "The Torq and Quando motor spindle nuts are 18 mm, a size often not included in the average spanner set which commonly jumps from 17 to 19 mm. Separate spanners are expensive and even open ended spanners are often too long...

It's not only the DfT to blame, they get pulled from pillar to post of by others, For example, when the e-scooter trial was announced, the government's wishes then were that any eventual permission for them should follow the two EU rules for them: Maximum speed 20kph (12.5mph). Power rating...

Consumer demand is not a reason to say yes. There's a large consumer demand for guns, just look at the USA's healthy market for them and I bet they'd sell well here too. No-one is doing nothing, all you want was allowed very long ago and still is. It just means registration and some...

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No need, it's already in place. One of the clevernesses in EAPC law is the division set between them as Bicycles and Motor Vehicles, and of course motor vehicles are banned from all footpaths, shared paths, cycleways, bridleways etc. That division is set in the last words of the Type Approval...

It's what the laws say that they are repeating: From the original EAPC law of 1983: 2. In these Regulations— “continuous rated output” has the same meaning as in the 1971 British Standard; And from the Two and Three Wheeled Type Approval law exemption for EAPCs: (h) pedal cycles with pedal...

I don't agree. The government quite rightly recognises that perfect accuracy is nigh on an impossibility, so it's unreasonable to expect it of designers, manufacturers, owners, police or even courts, so the 10% is to deal with that human factor intruding, no matter where it occurs. Of course...

Yes, there is no such set of conditions applied to the tolerance. It can of course be the tolerance for the bike to get it wrong. .

The DfT have confirmed that the usual 10% tolerance allowed on speed limits also applies to the EAPC assist limit. The strictest interpretation of the original 25kph law plus 10% allows 17.08762 mph. .

And even more relevant skeletions, like deliberately turning the Chinese into a nation of Opium addicts to take trading advantage. They still call it their century of shame and will never forget our behaviour back then. .

Precisely, nothing whatsoever to do with us and none of our business, so not for us to criticise. There are no such issues as human rights and freedom of expression outside of our own political sphere, they are fabrications we use as an excuse to interfere with other's national business. .

The one in Texas was due to a fire in 12 volt battery ancillaries circuit, just like those in IC cars. Leaf fires in the USA and FOUR in Ukraine? Strange they don't happen where the Leafs are mostly sold. Perhaps they were like the non-existent EVs that didn't cause the multi story car park...

Yes, I'm quite sure we will be seeing many more changes yet. But given the current climate and the huge problems Lithium fires are causing, there's much to be said for Nissan's cautious very safe approach meanwhile. It would take just one traction battery fire to destroy their 14 year...

I suspect the main cause is still the cylindrical cells. You'll remember long ago when laptop fires became commonplace and the main manufacturers held their hands up, inadequate manufacturing quality control as the cause. There's indications that this is still a problem. Some while ago...