Recent content by markj1

I drove my 2021 IONIQ 5 from London to Switzerland and back. I later did the same trip again in a 2025 IONIQ 5. No sweat. Long distance journeys in an EV isn't an issue at all in Western Europe. The situation might obviously be different in other parts of the world.

Petrol and Diesel oil aren't much better either! :D

My understanding is that the main benefit of Hydrogen fuel cell technology is that it is zero-exhaust-emissions, making it ideal (together with battery powered EVs) for use in urban areas. However, the technology in itself is not very efficient, due to the heavy use of electricity to produce...

Hydrogen is the Betamax of cars. Better technology that never caught on. The issue stems from the fact the car manufacturers were dragging their heels over alternatives to ICE. I believe that Mercedes, for example, had a Fuel Cell demonstrator as early as 2000, but 26 later, can you buy one...

I can define what is unnecessary. My neighbour used to work in Mayfair. Every morning at 8 AM an Uber picked him up. One morning, I saw him get into his Audi. While chatting to him he explained that one of the senior managers retired, which freed up a parking space in the company's car park...

Power generation capacity for EVs in the UK isn't an issue, even when everyone goes EV, as confirmed by the power companies. The problem is with the distribution infrastructure, which is better in some places than in others. Unfortunately, we're not very good at infrastructure investment in...

I don't think that this is the case. I would expect that the overall capacity will be distributed between the consumers. E.g. on the 300kW chargers that I used while driving through France, there was a sign saying that 300kW is the total capacity, but if two are are connected simultaneously then...

I agree, but at the same time, in the bigger scheme of things, replacing one type of car with another won't change anything. The only solution, in respect of motor vehicles, is to have less of them, and drive them less. Obviously, this requires investing in clean, efficient, and affordable...

There's indeed a massive oversupply of second hand luxury EVs, mainly because the majority of new cars on a business lease over the past 5 years were EVs (there are significant tax breaks for EVs leased through the business for private use), and when these cars come off the lease at 2 to 3 years...

The 'cradle to grave' environmental pollution that EVs are causing is happening far away from city centres, which is where the majority of people live and work. I don't know about 'saving the planet', well, EVs won't do that, but I do know that air quality is noticeably better in cities that...

The US has a score to settle with OPEC:

Another pertinent point is that when introducing children to firearms, hunting isn't the ideal starting point. Training should start with dry runs, followed by shooting at the range. Any form of participating in a hunt (operating the firearm in any capacity) should only take place after the...

:rofl:

https://gearjunkie.com/hunting/3-year-old-shoots-wounds-2-wisconsin-youth-turkey-hunt "The shooting happened on state forest land at Honey Creek Wildlife Area in Racine County. According to Thok, a 34-year-old male mentor said he saw what appeared to be a turkey fan and movement in the woods...

For anyone following this thread: the good news is that - unlike HMRC - the Met FET do no 'count days', instead the situation is simpler - as long as the FAC holder spends some time in the UK every year, that's fine. Obviously, appropriate security measures need to be considered while the FAC...