tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post6281423722002200140..comments2024-03-28T14:29:18.183+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Electric car spottingA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-70720799891410440382015-09-08T13:56:09.784+01:002015-09-08T13:56:09.784+01:00Wiggia - the comment by Demetrius was tongue in ch...Wiggia - the comment by Demetrius was tongue in cheek. I remember the poles coming off quite frequently.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-31784544169531917012015-09-08T11:12:44.275+01:002015-09-08T11:12:44.275+01:00Why can't they install wiring above streets an...Why can't they install wiring above streets and equip vehicles with a contact pole that would power the movement? Perhaps this could be used instead of diesel or petrol buses. Why has nobody ever thought of this?<br /><br />They have, it was called the trolley bus, and whilst effecient they had two major flaws especially if you applied the technology to normal cars, 1 you cannot overtake and 2 if you take a bend to fast the connecting arms come off the wires and wrap themselves around the nearest lamp post, some thing that happened on more than one occasion on my way to school on one.wiggiatlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679399861131265080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-88634973935650588302015-09-07T19:14:35.714+01:002015-09-07T19:14:35.714+01:00James - almost certainly.
Michael - I fancy an e...James - almost certainly. <br /><br />Michael - I fancy an electric bike but they tend to be pricey.<br /><br />Roger - it's a loss maker so the outcome could be similar.<br /><br />Demetrius - much too radical.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-3479252327135550452015-09-07T15:14:22.078+01:002015-09-07T15:14:22.078+01:00Why can't they install wiring above streets an...Why can't they install wiring above streets and equip vehicles with a contact pole that would power the movement? Perhaps this could be used instead of diesel or petrol buses. Why has nobody ever thought of this?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-60714163242186740182015-09-07T07:42:00.005+01:002015-09-07T07:42:00.005+01:00The life history of Nikola Tesla provokes some unc...The life history of Nikola Tesla provokes some uncomfortable thoughts regarding the eponymous car. Let us hope for the investors' sakes the outcome is better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-42542130075719701192015-09-07T05:59:04.401+01:002015-09-07T05:59:04.401+01:00I'd go for an electric bike instead!
When my ...I'd go for an electric bike instead!<br /><br />When my boat comes in, and presuming I'm not waiting at the bus station instead of the harbour, I'll be up for one of the best there is - but they keep getting better...Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-7522647571968372302015-09-06T18:05:04.339+01:002015-09-06T18:05:04.339+01:00Can they be electronically jammed though?Can they be electronically jammed though?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com