RobertArthur wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:55 am
Hotrodder, sorry to hear that you don't like those simple and reliable toggle switches, I've got loads of them. To be used one day, but when... I saw a market opportunity.
There is no disputing about taste, let's turn to scientific studies adding other elements to the ongong discussions. This time the pollution from tires. Quote: << Tires release 100 times the amount of volatile organic compounds as a modern tailpipe, says an analyst. >>
I am actually a big fan of the humble toggle switch, just not on a modern (or retro) car. I have several in my leccy kit and get a warm feeling when an occasion comes to use one. Apart from their reliability a big plus for me is that you can fit one after drilling a simple round hole in a panel. The chore of cutting a rectancular hole is a once experienced/never to be repeated experience.
Another point..... I thought safety regs for new vehicle construction had put a stop to such sharp projections inside a car.
Re: Pollution from tyres Does it not follow that a heavier car (due to the weight of batteries) will scrub off more tyre pollutants than equivalent mileage done in a conventional car.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.
Just been reading an article that Tyre manufactures are now producing tyres specifically for EV cars, less derogation, = less pollution, only tested on Teslas yet put more sizes in 2024.
They are also having to alter driving licence categories in the UK as the current 3.5t limit on a post-1997 licence is insufficient for the battery-powered delivery vans. The proposal is raising the limit to 4.25t. I wonder whether this will include tachograph/governors and speed limit law changes as well.
Spectrum wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:29 am
Just been reading an article that Tyre manufactures are now producing tyres specifically for EV cars, less derogation, = less pollution, only tested on Teslas yet put more sizes in 2024.
The practices of tyre manufacturers are scandalous. OH was unable to avoid a parpaing that was in the road and burst the sidewall of a nearly new tyre. Surprise, surprise, the manufacturers no longer make exactly the same tyre so we have to buy two new tyres
Blaze wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:44 amThe practices of tyre manufacturers are scandalous. OH was unable to avoid a parpaing that was in the road and burst the sidewall of a nearly new tyre. Surprise, surprise, the manufacturers no longer make exactly the same tyre so we have to buy two new tyres
That is down to French Law - not the tyre manufacturers - a law, I suspect, that was intended to stop a mix of radial and cross-ply tyres that was just badly drafted.
Spectrum wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:29 am
Just been reading an article that Tyre manufactures are now producing tyres specifically for EV cars, less derogation, = less pollution, only tested on Teslas yet put more sizes in 2024.
Surely they’ve always sold tyres specifically designed for EVs.
Owning a vehicle in France, buying and keeping, Insuring, Driving licence issues, etc.
