Electric cars.

Like Penicillin and WW1, LED lighting was not developed when they were punting the low-energy lamps that took half an hour to get to full brightness.

 

I still dont get it I'm afraid.

But it does point out that they forced us into something that was rubbish before they had a sensible alternative.

 

No it doesn't. There was no coercion. I tried one of the crap low-energy bulbs but didn't like it, so stuck with the old bulbs and only changed to LED lamps two years ago. Earlier this summer I was clearing out the shed and threw out about a dozen incandescent bulbs.

 

Which just backs up what I was saying months ago. As more EV’s enter the second-hand market, the more affordable they will become.

 

But they stopped selling the old bulbs years ago, I still have some but dont remember seeing them on sale for years.

 

So I can see, but cant remember the last time I saw them in shops, must be over 10 yrs ago.
A Simple Guide To The Incandescent Light Bulb from Universal Lighting.

 

Hi,

My friend tells me the only time he'll buy an electric car is when he can fill a Jerry can with electricity; sums it up pretty well.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

That's good news for the second hand market, but what about new registrations. The fleet sector has been the driving force of new BEV registrations, which is now the main reason for the large depreciation in the second hand market as supply is out stripping demand.

I still would not purchase a second hand BEV, who knows how much further they will depreciate, while an ICE is holding it's valuation

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After they stopped selling incandescent lamps and before the LED revolution they had lower energy lamps which were basically a halogen envelope in a standard lamp housing.


I still have two three-branch light fittings with the candle-style lamps of this tyre. These do not suffer from slow start-up.

 

Also, according to government guide lines backed by the National Fire Protection Association when a battery is damaged in a collision, the vehicle must be stored at least 15 metres away from all other objects. Repair centres will need more appropriate storage space to accommodate damaged BEV's in the future.

 

Yes I ve got some halogen ones kicking around the golf ball type.

 

Hi,

I've spent the morning doing more rust proofing on our seven year old planet destroyer Yeti; as I jacked one front wheel off the ground it set the Yeti's alarm off; I'd forgotten to open and close a door.

No problem at all doing this at home on our driveway but it did make me wonder about jacking up an EV to change a wheel; the EV battery being virtually the car floor would it distort at all; just a thought.

Looks like we ICE owners will be paying more for our insurance due to EV's costing so much to repair assuming they aren't written off; the only good thing I can see regarding EV's is their absence.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

I just think insurers are charging more, because they can, its rip off time folks and lets all jump on the bandwagon.
Everyone else in the chain is charging more so why not insurers, that's how inflation gets a hold and is difficult to get out the system once in there.