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There will be much more help with fuel costs from government, simply because there will have to be, but of course that will just make the national debt even worse. Unless of course we simply go back to buying the very low cost Russian oil and gas. That is what much of the world is still doing. .

You've been getting so much wrong in your posts on this subject it's difficult to know where to begin. D8veh was one of the most technically knowledgeable posters ever in this forum and he has bluntly stated that the power is whatever the manufacturer states it to be, and that is largely true...

I don't know of any remaining, Sparta specialist Drakes of Cambridge have been closed for some while. However the following bike dealer specialising in Dutch bikes used to be a Sparta specialist too so worth contacting to check if they are still going: Amsterdammers, Brighton...

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As I've explained we cannot have that. Motors cannot be defined to a fixed limit, since they vary enormously according to circumstances. There are legal pedicabs with the 250 watt rated Lynch motor that peak at well over 4000 watts. How else would they get the rider and two fat passengers up...

Yes, it's clever and a whole lot better than the average political video here. Pity about his voice though, he needs a laryngial transplant. .

Yes it would be and is classed as 250 watts. And not just mid drives, I've owned and used an entirely legal hub motor bike with peak consumption reaching 1000 watts, so similar nett power at the wheel as the mid drives you mention. It's practicality, since a motor that peaked at 250 watts...

Never treat these government guidance sites as the law, they never are. They are simplified for anyone to read. The law doesn't specify maximum power. It specifies maximum continuous power. Nor can we use our own definition of what continuous means. That law is laid down in the technical...

But it isn't a tiny pool. Only today on the 1pm BBC news they were interviewing those who had been asserting Johnson must go, but now have accepted ministerial posts. They're politicians so few have any principles, only desires for status and money. .

As I said, best for the party since everyone knows it's him who is the trouble, not the party the public swept into power with a large majority in 2019. Replace him immediately and the new PM has two years to show they'll be no better in present circumstances. Anyone who thinks it's just...

This is more sensible for the Tory party than his immediate departure, it fits with what I thought best, minimise the length of time any new PM has until the next GE. In the present state of the economy no new PM will be able to satisfy the electorate, so the less time for that to be apparent...

Boris Johnson's reply to all the resignation calls in PM's question time amounted to: "The Ukrainians need me". Desperation if ever there was. .

Starting price here will be £8k say Citroen. I'm not worried by the limited range or top speed of 28mph, but for me the killers are no heating (essential with my circulation troubles) and the impossibly slow hill climbing that 5kW (6.7 bhp) of power hauling well over half a tonne means. Being...

I've had a very serious look at the Ami and similar. With my remaining sister living in Bulgaria and my brather having died in 2020, my Leaf has become a very expensive shopping trolley since I have no longer journey needs. I could sell the Leaf, buy an Ami and top up my bank account with...

It's not the battery chemistry that's the key to the future, you're omitting other more important factors: It's simply not convenient or even possible for the world's huge population to all drive cars while dealing with climate change problems, no matter how they are powered. And it's not just...

Eventually, but not soon. The society thats been created over the last 50 years is so unequal that that up to 30% of the population will be little affected. It will take up to 10 years to satisfy their e-car desires, after which the other 70% will gradually be reduced to living without a...

Passive cooling isn't a big deal though for most users. Even my latest series 2018 model has no battery temperature regulation, but with a maximum charge rate of 50kW from any rapid charger, it isn't going to self destruct. And in our temperate climate and clogged roads, driving the car too...

Yesterday I jokingly remarked this about selling my Nissan Leaf: "If I wait another year I should get more than I paid for it new!" However, it appears that's not so far out. I'd bought the new model in 2018 at that low introductory price of £25,500, but shortly after Nissan increased th...

The shortage of fully electric cars and the very high demand for them is doing astonishing things to values. I bought my Nissan Leaf new in 2018 for £25,500. At 3.5 years old last year, after adjusting for mileage, condition etc, WeBuyAnyCar valued it at £14500. Today at 4.3 years old, out...

I found my ideal 54 years ago, only just inside London, and why I've never moved since. On the north I have all the big city conveniences on my doorstep. All around me I have rural. A 200 acre nature reserve 80 yards away which I've just got back from, three other nature reserves and three...