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  1. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    "The Reverse Auction", All the Generators get the Highest price bid by the most expensive operator. Even the "Renewables", even if they bid zero! See when the power goes off, how many people die? Play Russian Windmill Roulette with Their lives!, not our own? How "Green" ?! :-)
  2. MikelBikel

    Hoping to increase driver passing distance at night, I've glued front and rear reflectors to my wing mirrors.

    There goes the Drone fad, they'll all get banned! Hehe 8-) (The ability to follow and avoid obstacles is cool though. Off road on private property ;-) )
  3. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Are you selling a 1kWh battery for $53? If so, I'll have one please, hell, I'll have 2, thanks. yippee :-)
  4. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    And sets of pedals for driver and passengers , yeah? 8-) Big toys for Big boys, yippee!
  5. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    "Railways": Electrified Trains run without batteries on rail or overhead juice. And the only "battery" ones trialled have diesel backup units to push the dead hulk home. I recently showed an example of a German trial of battery less, Overhead line powered electric/diesel hybrid truck. And that...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    "Rocket Scientist", hehe, "It'll never take off" :-) Gas Saver Kettles were a thing, for a while. They had a deeper rim at bottom with vents to better catch hot flame of gas ring. :-) (Le creuset are too damn heavy, my mum never used the set I gave her. Probably OK if one hires a strong cook...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    So the 'green' part are the parasites? And the rest of the 'cool' side is questionable too? Y, definitely needs trimming, snip, snip! :-)
  8. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    So by cancelling local elections in favour of "shadow local authorities", Herr Farmer Harmer will Lock in Liebor with Gowlieters, err I mean Mayors, to keep the regional Gau's in line. Verstein? (Spelt phonetically on purpose, for the "intellectuals" :-) )
  9. MikelBikel

    OK, it's not a bike, but it is electric... Bubble cars are back!

    https://youtube.com/shorts/R-DRGRf1gko?si=AGVJcbf8Mj--Pp-p If looking for more comfort on one's leccy scooter! Merry Christmas yo ho ho :-)
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Ireland's Interconnector to France under construction. So we can pretend we are net zero and nuekleer free! Ha ha. Happy Christmas yo ho ho :-)
  11. MikelBikel

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    https://www.politico.eu/article/cheap-us-gas-cost-fortune-europe-russia-ukraine-energy/ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/energy/energy-diplomacy/us-lng-price-up-to-40-higher-than-russian-gas-novak/20225 Maybe it was a temporary spike in prices?. Or someone got confused between 4 and 40%. Or mixup...
  12. MikelBikel

    Hoping to increase driver passing distance at night, I've glued front and rear reflectors to my wing mirrors.

    How about a Mass Escort of Drones? That should get one noticed to increase passing distance! Happy Christmas yo ho ho :-)
  13. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Merry Christmas yo ho ho :-)
  14. MikelBikel

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Crosses over 2 threads? Hoho , EU and Energy. Now buying US gas instead of Rooski at 4 times the price, while claiming its cheaper, genius Urzula! :-)
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Merry Christmas yo ho ho! :-)
  16. MikelBikel

    Sympathetic conversion ideas for Raleigh Clubman from the 80's

    https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/mid-drive-pashley-sovereign-tsdz2.37398/post-708322 Not a Raleigh but maybe Pashley from same era is built similar apart from bottom bracket threading? Best wishes :-)
  17. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    And horses came about because feet were banned? And ICE came about because horses were banned? And metal came about because rocks were banned? "We didn't leave the stone age coz we ran out of rocks"! Hehe :-) merry Christmas
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Apparently not royal anymore, the Czech is in the post :-) He's got UK power stations too, what else?
  19. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    If battery cars were wonderfully efficient and economical, then gov wouldn't have to mandate them. They would naturally replace ICE, like ICE replaced horses. Neigh?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    "EU 'watchdog' O'Reilly retiring (oh really :-) , she says Commission is like a mafia consiglieri". I vonder, von der vhy? ( If u can understand his accent?)